Nova Scotia’s Workers’ Compensation Board (WCB) says more injured workers are returning to their jobs sooner, one year after a new legal duty to cooperate took effect. The rule, part… …
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The Workers’ Compensation Board of Nova Scotia says its time-loss injury rate has dropped to a new low, meeting a 2030 target three and a half years ahead of schedule.… …
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Nova Scotia hits 2030 workplace injury target years early
Nova Scotia’s Workers’ Compensation Board (WCB Nova Scotia) has reached its 2030 workplace safety target three and a half years ahead of schedule. The board recorded 1.15 time-loss injuries per… …
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Nova Scotia WCB approves new vocational rehabilitation policies
The Workers’ Compensation Board of Nova Scotia’s board of directors approved two new vocational rehabilitation policies on June 25, 2026. The policies replace a framework that had not been reviewed… …
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NSGEU Local 55 ratifies new collective agreement with WCB Nova Scotia
Workers’ Compensation Board of Nova Scotia employees have a new collective agreement after NSGEU Local 55 accepted the board’s latest offer. The Nova Scotia Government and General Employees Union local… …
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Nova Scotia young workers face higher injury risk as summer job season begins
Nova Scotia’s Workers’ Compensation Board is urging employers to prioritize safety training and supervision for young workers as the summer job season gets underway, citing data showing workers under 25… …
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Nova Scotia records lowest-ever rate of days lost to workplace injury
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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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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.… …


