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The Workers’ Compensation Board of Alberta has increased the claims cost threshold used to calculate experience rating for employers with no-time-lost claims. For claims occurring in 2026, the threshold has… …
Workers in British Columbia’s forest industry can now access free confidential mental health services through the Connection to Care program, which expanded Jan. 5 to include BC Forest Safety Council… …
Canada’s Building Trades Unions has unanimously passed a resolution to harmonize national safety certification standards for construction workers, aiming to eliminate interprovincial barriers that prevent tradespeople from moving between provinces… …
The Workers’ Compensation Board of Nova Scotia has launched a network of 119 health care providers to deliver treatment for workplace injuries across the province. The network, which became operational… …
The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board is now offering rebates of up to $2,500 to construction companies that buy automated external defibrillators for qualifying projects across Ontario. The program launched… …
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The Ontario Labour Relations Board has denied Starbucks Coffee Canada’s request to suspend two health and safety orders requiring ladder training for employees and installation of a plumbed eye-wash station… …
WorkSafeBC will maintain its average base premium rate at $1.55 per $100 of assessable payroll in 2026, marking the ninth consecutive year without change to the rate employers pay for… …
By Bob Mackin | Prince George Citizen Peter Peebles vows never to drive in British Columbia again. “It’s too dangerous,” Peebles said in an interview with The Citizen. The Sherwood Park, Alta.,… …
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