Financial Benefits

When a workplace injury has a permanent impact, WCB provides financial benefits:

Permanent Impairment Benefit (PIB)  

It’s rare, but sometimes a workplace injury can cause a permanent impairment — a lasting loss of physical or psychological function that remains even after treatment and recovery are complete. When this happens, a Permanent Impairment Benefit (PIB) provides compensation for that permanent impairment itself, based on a medical assessment of how much function has been lost. PIB is a benefit that can be paid regardless of whether the impairment affects a worker's ability to work or earn an income. 

Learn more about how PIB is assessed, how it's calculated, and what to expect.

Extended Earnings Replacement Benefit (EERB)

WCB’s first goal after a workplace injury is always to support a worker's recovery and safe return to work. Most workers return to work with the help of medical treatment, workplace accommodations, return-to-work support, and in some cases vocational rehabilitation services. For some workers, a workplace injury causes a lasting impact that reduces their ability to earn what they did before — even with that support in place. When this happens, an Extended Earnings Replacement Benefit (EERB) provides ongoing income support. 

Learn more about who qualifies, how the benefit works, and what to expect over time.