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PEI’s WCB urges Atlantic employers to get hurricane plans ready before September hits
The Workers Compensation Board of Prince Edward Island is calling on employers to update emergency plans now, before the Atlantic hurricane season reaches its most active stretch. The board’s Occupational… …
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Features & AnalysisLegislation & Government PolicyWorkplace Safety
Updated PEI farm code spells out confined-space, chemical rules
Farm employers and workers across Prince Edward Island have a newly updated safety guide covering everything from grain bin entry procedures to power line clearances, following a February 2026 revision… …
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Features & AnalysisWorkplace Safety
Two Island EMS paramedics, patient killed in New Brunswick crash
Two Island Emergency Medical Services (EMS) paramedics and the patient they were transporting died in a motor vehicle accident involving an ambulance in New Brunswick on July 7, according to… …
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Legislation & Government PolicyWorkplace Safety
P.E.I. seeks public input on first chronic pain strategy
Prince Edward Island is asking residents to help shape its first Chronic Pain Strategy, a five-year plan aimed at improving access to care for people living with long-term pain. The… …
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Training & EducationWorkplace Safety
P.E.I. workers’ compensation board partners with rural groups on free safety workshops
The Workers Compensation Board of Prince Edward Island has partnered with Rural Action Centres and the Community Business Development Corporation (CBDC) to offer free in-person occupational health and safety workshops… …
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Features & AnalysisWorkplace Safety
WCB PEI launches trauma training for staff through Wounded Warriors Canada
The Workers Compensation Board of Prince Edward Island has formed a partnership with Wounded Warriors Canada to strengthen psychological health and safety supports for trauma-exposed workers in the province. Under… …
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Legislation & Government PolicyWorkplace Safety
P.E.I. becomes first province to lower colorectal cancer screening age to 45
Prince Edward Island has become the first province in Canada to lower the starting age for colorectal cancer screening from 50 to 45, the provincial government announced March 30. Islanders… …
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Legislation & Government PolicyWorkplace Safety
PEI fishing employers can opt in to workers’ compensation coverage for crews
Commercial fishing workers in Prince Edward Island are not automatically covered under the province’s Workers Compensation Act, leaving them without benefits if they are hurt or fall ill on the… …
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Legislation & Government PolicyWorkplace Safety
Workers Compensation Board of PEI issues cold stress guide for outdoor, cold storage workers
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberThe Workers Compensation Board of PEI has released a Cold Stress Prevention Guide aimed at helping employers and workers identify and manage the health risks of working in cold conditions,… …



