Category: Workers’ Compensation
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Quebec Introduces Bill 59 re Workers Compensation & Occupational Health & Safety
Quebec introduced Bill 59, An Act to modernize the occupational health and safety regime, for first reading on October 27, 2020. The Bill makes extensive amendments to the Quebec's health and safety laws, including the Act respecting industrial accidents and occupational diseases and the Act respecting occupational health and safety . . .
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Ontario Introduces Bill 218 re COVID-19 Liability Protection
Ontario introduced Bill 218, Supporting Ontario's Recovery and Municipal Elections Act, 2020 for first reading on October 20, 2020. Bill 218 enacts The Supporting Ontario’s Recovery Act, 2020 to protect persons acting in good faith from COVID-19 related liability . . .
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Manitoba (Re)Introduces Bill 18 re Workers Compensation
Manitoba introduced Bill 18, The Workers’ Compensation Amendment Act, for first reading on October 14, 2020. Bill 18 makes extensive amendments to the Manitoba Workers’ Compensation Act in response to recommendations of the Legislative Review Committee . . .
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Manitoba Introduces Bill 2 re Budget
Manitoba introduced Bill 2, The Budget Implementation and Tax Statutes Amendment Act, 2020 for first reading on October 9, 2020. Bill 2 enacts The Public Sector Executive Compensation Act and amends the Workers Compensation Act . . .
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Quebec Regulations re Workers Compensation Premiums
Further to my earlier post, Quebec has published final regulations under An Act respecting industrial accidents and occupational diseases related to workers compensation premiums . . .
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Ontario WSIB Premiums for 2021
The Ontario Workplace Safety and Insurance Board published information on 2021 premium rates . . .
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Alberta WCB Announces COVID-19 Cost Relief
The Alberta Workers' Compensation Board announced that, in response to COVID-19, it will relieve approximately $10 million in claim costs from employers’ experience . . .
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B.C. Policy Amendments re Bill 23
Further to Bill 23, which received Royal Assent on August 14, 2020, WorkSafeBC has published a discussion paper outlining related policy amendments . . .
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Quebec Draft Regulation re Workers Compensation Premiums
Quebec has published a Notice (Avis) under An Act respecting industrial accidents and occupational diseases of an amendment to the Regulation respecting financing/ Règlement sur le financement . . .
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Quebec Regulations re Health & Safety
Quebec published a series of health and safety regulations: O.C. 888-2020: Regulation to amend the Regulation respecting medical aid; O.C. 889-2020: Regulation to amend the Regulation respecting occupational health and safety; O.C. 890-2020: Regulation to amend the Safety Code for the construction industry; and O.C. 891-2020: Regulation to amend the First-aid Minimum Standards Regulation . . .
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