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WCB Nova Scotia is inviting stakeholders to participate in discussions about regulations regarding providing the benefit of presumption for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) for frontline or emergency response workers.   In Fall 2017,…

WCB Nova Scotia releases 2018 Q1 Community Report and 2017 Annual Report There has been progress over the long term, but workplace injury continues to impact workers, employers, and families, according to WCB Nova Scotia’s Report to the Community…

Update September 26 - WCB has resumed sending mail, including cheques. We will continue to do so unless a postal disruption is imminent, however, we will not be mailing on Fridays. Registering for WCB Online  and signing up for…

North American Occupational Health and Safety (NAOSH) Week is May 6-12, and is dedicated to highlighting the importance of preventing injury and illness in the workplace, at home and in the community.  This year’s theme is “Making…

The latest edition of our Safe + Secure eNews is now available! This month, we discuss everything related to summer safety and recap one year since the launch of WCB Online. We provide information for young workers beginning their summer jobs, as…

Our Sydney office is open as usual for the afternoon . If you are visiting us or travelling anywhere on the roads in Nova Scotia today, please travel safely. As always, WCB Online is available 24/7.

Co-hosted by Rodney Burgar, Chair of WCB Nova Scotia Board of Directors, and Duff Montgomerie, Deputy Minister of the Nova Scotia Department of Labour and Advanced Education, the WSIS Annual Meeting provides an update on the performance of the…

Register to attend Safety First in Cape Breton Symposium on May 14 (Apr. 11/25) New location for a new future: WCB Nova Scotia relocates for easier access and better service (April 10/25) Day of Mourning 2025: Honouring Jamie Lapierre (Apr. 7/25…

Co-hosted by Rodney Burgar, Chair of WCB Nova Scotia Board of Directors, and Duff Montgomerie, Deputy Minister of the Nova Scotia Department of Labourand Advanced Education, the WSIS Annual Meeting provides an update on the performance of the…

Remembering William Davis - Davis Day 2017 This Sunday, June 11, WCB Nova Scotia will join community members in Glace Bay, NS to lay a wreath in honour of Davis Day.  Every year, we pause on Davis Day to recognize the life of William Davis, a…

This Sunday, June 11, WCB Nova Scotia will join community members in Glace Bay, NS to lay a wreath in honour of Davis Day.   Every year, we pause on Davis Day to recognize the life of William Davis, a miner who was shot and killed…

[April 5, 2018]; Halifax, Nova Scotia: Workplace injuries leading to time off the job remained about steady in 2017, according to statistics released by WCB Nova Scotia today. The 2017 time-loss injury rate of 1.76 per 100 covered workers…

We're pleased to share our holiday hours for 2017. Please note that our offices will be open/closed this holiday season as follows; Friday Dec. 22nd - Closing at noon Monday Dec. 25- Closed Tuesday Dec 26 (Boxing Day) - Closed Dec…

Slips, trips and falls – Nova Scotia’s third most common cause of workplace injury – see a significant spike in winter  December 19, 2017. Halifax, N.S.: Each year, thousands of Nova Scotia workers are injured when they fall on wet, slippery…

The Mainstay Awards will be updated in 2017. The format and timing of the awards program is being reconsidered, as we look at the safety year as a whole and enter the final year of the Workplace Safety Strategy. Entry deadlines and entry…

Twenty years ago, a week was dedicated to occupational health and safety in North America. North American Occupational Safety and Health (NAOSH) Week was established through NAFTA talks between Canada, Mexico and the United States. Two decades…

WCB Nova Scotia has a revolving program policy agenda that determines the policy topics for coming years, and is set through consultation by stakeholders. The next topic is the development of a new policy regarding workers with pre-existing…

Reprinted from the Cutting Edge Safety website   Four great reasons why you should attend this year’s 35th Annual Workplace Health and Safety Conference. 1. Education : The key part of our Workplace Health and Safety Conference is the…

WCB Nova Scotia has begun the most significant part of our business transformation – the move to an updated, cloud-based system that will power the main technology that run the core of our business, replacing 25-year-old legacy systems.   …

WCB Nova Scotia has introduced changes to how they work with hearing health professionals in Nova Scotia, including a new process for workers to receive hearing aid batteries. The changes include a new process and fee schedule for hearing health…

Halifax, NS July 6, 2017: Doing business with WCB Nova Scotia just became easier.  After a century of paper-based operations, the WCB is now providing online services to workers and employers. Physiotherapists and chiropractors can also…

Beginning in February, three service providers – CORE, Lifemark, and CBI – will treat workers with concussion injuries. These clinics currently treat the majority of the WCB’s concussion claims. They provide province-wide coverage, and each has a…

Annual Report released today also outlines need to address the province’s average claim duration rate HALIFAX, NS – Workplace injury in Nova Scotia reached a historic low last year. In its 2016 Annual Report released today, WCB Nova Scotia…

Beginning March 13, WCB Nova Scotia will start using the email address format firstname.lastname@wcb.ns.ca Currently, WCB email addresses include “.gov,” - @wcb.gov.ns.ca Those who communicate with us by email will not experience any disruptions -…

Each year in Nova Scotia, more than 770,000 work days are lost due to workplace injury.  Although the number of time-loss injuries has declined in recent years, the average length of those claims has increased.  Losing time from work due…