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WorkSafeBC holds average premium rate flat for 10th straight year
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberWorkSafeBC will keep its preliminary average base premium rate at $1.55 per $100 of assessable payroll in 2027, marking the 10th consecutive year the rate has stayed at this level.… …
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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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Legislation & Government PolicyWorkplace Safety
WorkSafeNB reports fewer workplace deaths, record-low assessment rate in 2025
WorkSafeNB recorded nine workplace fatalities in 2025, down from 15 the year before, according to the Crown corporation’s 2025 annual report released July 9. The report covers the first full… …
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Mental Health & WellbeingOHS Law
PREMIUM Worker denied compensation despite finding of excessive workload caused stress disorder
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Injury claims hit record low in N.L., WorkplaceNL says
Newfoundland and Labrador’s lost-time injury rate stayed at an all-time low of 1.2 per 100 workers in 2025, WorkplaceNL said. The number of new injury claims also reached a record… …
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OHS Law
PREMIUM Worker injured after his seat collapsed in a work vehicle during hard braking awarded benefits
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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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