SAFE Work Manitoba is warning employers and outdoor workers to take precautions against cold-related injuries as bitterly cold temperatures increase workplace hazards across the province. The division of the Workers… …
Workers’ Compensation
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Legislation & Government PolicyWorkplace Safety
Manitoba opens public consultation on Workers Compensation Act review
Manitoba has opened a public consultation period for a legislative review of its Workers Compensation Act, with feedback accepted until March 31, 2026. The Workers Compensation Act Legislative Review Committee… …
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Mental Health & WellbeingOHS LawWorkplace Safety
PREMIUM Tribunal denies mental disorder claim after finding workplace conflicts not traumatic
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberPremium Member Access Required This article is available to Safety News Canada Premium members. Subscribe for $99/year plus HST for concise, plain-language summaries of the court decisions, arbitration rulings, and …
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OHS LawWorkplace Safety
PREMIUM Worker fired for $180 copper theft entitled to keep disability benefits for chainsaw injury: Tribunal
Premium Member Access Required This article is available to Safety News Canada Premium members. Subscribe for $99/year plus HST for concise, plain-language summaries of the court decisions, arbitration rulings, and …
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Legislation & Government PolicyWorkplace Safety
WorkSafeNB launches new finance system for corporate suppliers
WorkSafeNB is rolling out a new finance system that will change how corporate suppliers submit invoices and track payments starting in early February. The workers’ compensation board will implement Oracle… …
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Features & AnalysisWorkplace Safety
Concrete pressure, lack of engineering oversight caused church chimney collapse that injured three
A WorkSafeBC investigation has determined that excessive concrete pressure and the absence of engineering analysis led to a November 2023 chimney collapse that seriously injured three workers during a church… …
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Legislation & Government PolicyWorkplace Safety
WCB Nova Scotia adds 83,000 working days through faster injury recovery
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberNova Scotia’s workers’ compensation board returned injured workers to their jobs faster in 2025, adding 83,000 working days to the province’s labour force compared to the previous year. The Workers’… …
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Legislation & Government PolicyWorkplace Safety
WorkSafeBC seeks health professionals for clinical recovery framework advisory panel
WorkSafeBC is accepting applications from clinicians and health professionals to join an expert advisory panel that will help develop a Clinical Recovery Framework for injured workers in British Columbia. The… …
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Features & AnalysisWorkplace Safety
Corman Park partners with Saskatchewan WCB to improve safety, return-to-work program
By Kevin Berger | Crossing Gazette The RM of Corman Park and the Saskatchewan Worker’s Compensation Board (WCB) have entered into a partnership for the purpose of strengthening workplace safety and… …
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Features & AnalysisWorkplace Safety
Worker pinned under manufactured home during 2023 lifting operation: WorkSafeBC
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberA worker sustained serious injuries in June 2023 after a manufactured home shifted off its supports and pinned him to the ground during a lifting operation on sloped terrain. WorkSafeBC… …



