WorkSafeBC return-to-work policies: duty to cooperate. The duty to cooperate applies to all employers and workers in B.C., making it law for both parties to make appropriate efforts to maintain ...

Four Greater Victoria companies were fined more than $27,000 by WorkSafeBC between April and May for fall protection ...

WorkSafeBC’s Failures ‘a Major Embarrassment,’ Says Report Employers regularly ignore the law requiring injuries to be reported, a government adviser finds. Andrew MacLeod 26 May 2025 The Tyee ...

Lawyer Craig Paterson cut a swath through the heretofore quiet complacency of workers’ compensation adjudication in British Columbia. Over three decades, ... (now WorkSafeBC), ...

Normally, WorkSafeBC aims for the value of the fund’s assets to be 30 per cent higher than its liabilities, for a total target of 130 per cent. It’s a big cushion — the largest used by any ...

WorkSafeBC said the 2025 levy on employers will be 1.55 per cent of payroll, less than the expected cost of 1.78 per cent to cover claims. The agency said it will use $2.5 billion in surplus funds ...

A WorkSafeBC investigation into the death of a heavy equipment operator working on Cypress Mountain found numerous safety infractions for which the resort has now been fined more than $100,000.

Under the BC Workers Compensation Act, employers are required to report work-related injuries or diseases to WorkSafeBC within three days of an incident. Reporting can be done in several ways: online ...

RICHMOND - WorkSafeBC is urging builders to take steps to prevent workers from falling on construction sites after more than 1,000 injuries were reported in the province last year.

WorkSafeBC is set to discuss the recommendations in the following weeks with the provincial Ministry of Labour, SkilledTradesBC, the BC Association for Crane Safety and other stakeholders such as ...

2:07 New WorkSafe tips, gratuities rules criticized by hospitality industry Two organizations that represent restaurants across B.C. are asking WorkSafeBC to pause enforcement of what they call a ...