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Workers’ Compensation Board of Nova Scotia
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The Workers’ Compensation Board (WCB) of Nova Scotia recorded its lowest-ever provincial workplace injury rate in 2025, with fewer workers hurt, faster recoveries and fewer days lost across major industries… …
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Legislation & Government PolicyWorkplace Safety
WCB Nova Scotia board approves new policy on earnings replacement benefit reviews
The Workers’ Compensation Board (WCB) of Nova Scotia has approved a new policy governing reviews of the extended earnings replacement benefit (EERB), following a public consultation that ran from Feb.… …
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Features & AnalysisWorkplace Safety
Nova Scotia posts lowest workplace injury rate on record as WCB hits second-year targets
Nova Scotia workers suffered fewer on-the-job injuries in 2024 than at any point in the province’s recorded history, according to the Workers’ Compensation Board (WCB) of Nova Scotia’s 2025 Strategic… …
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The Workers’ Compensation Board (WCB) of Nova Scotia has been named one of Atlantic Canada’s Top Employers for 2026, an annual designation awarded by Mediacorp Canada Inc. to leading employers… …
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Legislation & Government PolicyWorkplace Safety
Nova Scotia launches first review of workers’ compensation appeals system since 1999
Nova Scotia is reviewing how injured workers and employers challenge workers’ compensation decisions — the first full look at the system in more than 25 years. The provincial Department of… …
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Features & AnalysisWorkplace Safety
Nova Scotia workers returning to jobs faster as injury support times improve
Nova Scotia’s workplace injury insurer is contacting injured workers more quickly and getting them back to work sooner, according to new performance data for February. The Workers’ Compensation Board of… …
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Features & AnalysisWorkplace Safety
Snow and ice workplace injuries up 40 per cent in Nova Scotia this winter
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberSnow and ice-related workplace injuries are running roughly 40 per cent above last winter’s pace in Nova Scotia, according to new data from WCB Nova Scotia released Feb. 24. WCB… …
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Features & AnalysisWorkplace Safety
Nova Scotia records 22 workplace deaths in 2025 as occupational disease cases rise
Twenty-two Nova Scotians died at work or as a result of their work in 2025, with occupational disease fatalities more than doubling compared to the previous year, according to the… …
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Legislation & Government PolicyWorkplace Safety
Nova Scotia workers’ compensation board reports 81% return-to-work rate within 90 days
The Workers’ Compensation Board of Nova Scotia says 81 per cent of injured workers returned to work within 90 days in January, marking the first time the province has exceeded… …



