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Today, the Workers’ Safety and Compensation Commission (WSCC) welcomes the appointment of Maia Lepage as the new Worker’s Advisor for the Northwest Territories & Nunavut. Appointed by the Northwest Territories Minister Responsible for the WSCC, the Honourable Alfred Moses, Ms. Lepage begins…
This holiday season, WSCC offices close at 5 PM on Thursday, December 20, 2018, and reopen at 8:30 AM on Wednesday, January 2, 2019. To report a workplace incident, or for urgent concerns, please call 1-800-661-0792 and leave a message. In the event of a travel interruption, please contact our 24…
Yellowknife, NT (November 26, 2018) – The Workers’ Safety and Compensation Commission of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut (WSCC) have announced the 2019 employer assessment rates. This year, the average provisional assessment rate will be $2.10 per $100 assessable payroll. This provisional…
Yellowknife, NT (October 22, 2018) – Today, the Workers’ Safety and Compensation Commission (WSCC) released online educational materials aimed at employers and workers on impairment in the workplace, as cannabis becomes legal for recreational use. The term impairment refers to a variety of…
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Yellowknife, NT (July 31, 2018) – The WSCC has responded to the recommendations made by the Office of the Chief Coroner of the Northwest Territories following the coroner’s investigation into the death of David John Vinnicombe, a worker who was fatally injured at a worksite near Inuvik, Northwest…
Yellowknife, NT (July 10, 2018) – On June 29, 2018, the Workers’ Safety and Compensation Commission filed five charges in the Northwest Territories’ Territorial Court under the Northwest Territories’ Safety Act. LSI Transport NWT Limited and Supervisor Richard German are charged with multiple…
Yellowknife, NT (June 6, 2018) – On Saturday, the Workers’ Safety and Compensation Commission (WSCC) announced the winners of the 61st Annual Mine Rescue Competition, held June 1 and 2, 2018 in Yellowknife. Gahcho Kué Diamond Mine of De Beers Canada took home the Overall Surface trophy, and…
Yellowknife, NT (May 29, 2018) – On April 24, 2018, the Workers’ Safety and Compensation Commission filed five charges in the Northwest Territories’ Territorial Court under the Northwest Territories’ Safety Act. The North West Company Inc. and the North West Company LP are charged with multiple…
Yellowknife, NT (May 18, 2018) – The Workers’ Safety and Compensation Commission (WSCC) of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut invites Northerners to witness the events of the 61st Annual Mine Rescue Competition. The annual public event takes place this year on Saturday, June 2. The WSCC invites…
