Iqaluit, NU (July 11, 2023) – Jenni Bruce, Chair of the Governance Council of the Workers’ Safety and Compensation Commission (WSCC), is pleased to announce the appointment of Rick Hunt as the new…
Media Releases
Media Release: Nogha Enterprises Ltd. sentenced under the Northwest Territories Safety Act
Yellowknife, NT (June 30, 2023) – On June 28, 2023, Nogha Enterprises Ltd appeared in the Northwest Territories’ Territorial Court in Yellowknife and entered a guilty plea to two offences under the…
Media Release: The Northwest Territories Power Corporation sentenced under the Safety Act
Yellowknife, NT (June 28, 2023) – On June 23, 2023, the Northwest Territories Power Corporation appeared in the Northwest Territories’ Territorial Court in Yellowknife and entered a guilty plea to an…
Media Release: WSCC Introduces Safety Outreach Representatives
Yellowknife, NT (June 2, 2023) – The Workers’ Safety and Compensation Commission’s (WSCC) is proud to introduce the Safety Outreach Representatives, part of ongoing efforts to support employers in…
Media Release: Yellowknife Student Wins Territorial Safety Video Contest
Yellowknife, NT (May 4, 2023) – A video by Sir John Franklin High School student Kai Walden that encourages youth to think about their rights as workers has won the territorial 2023 Workers’ Safety…
Media Release: The City of Iqaluit sentenced under the Nunavut Safety Act
Iqaluit, NU (May 3, 2023) – On May 2, 2023, the City of Iqaluit appeared in the Nunavut Court of Justice in Iqaluit and entered a guilty plea to an offence under the Safety Act. The City…
Media Release: Arctic Canada Construction Ltd. (ARCAN) sentenced under the Northwest Territories Safety Act
Yellowknife, NT (March 28, 2023) – On March 24, 2023, Arctic Canada Construction Ltd. (ARCAN) appeared in the Northwest Territories’ Territorial Court in Yellowknife and entered a guilty plea to an…
Media Release: WSCC Announces Departure of President and Chief Executive Officer
Yellowknife, NT (March 23, 2023) – The Workers’ Safety and Compensation Commission (WSCC) today announced that as of May 8, 2023, Debbie Molloy is stepping down as President and Chief Executive…
Media Release: The Workers’ Safety and Compensation Commission Lay Charges under the Nunavut Safety Act and Mine Health and Safety Act
Yellowknife, NT (January 20, 2023) – On January 12, 2023, the Workers’ Safety and Compensation Commission filed ten charges in the Nunavut Court of Justice under the Safety Act and the Mine Health…
Media Release: Diavik Diamond Mines sentenced for offence under the Mine Health & Safety Act
Yellowknife, NT (December 6, 2022) – On December 5, 2022, Diavik Diamond Mines appeared in the Northwest Territories Territorial Court in Yellowknife, and entered a guilty plea to an offence under…
Media Release: Workers’ Safety and Compensation Commission Release Assessment Rates for 2023
Yellowknife, NT (November 28, 2022) – The Workers’ Safety and Compensation Commission of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut (WSCC) announces that the average employer assessment rate is remaining…
Media Release: The Workers' Safety and Compensation Commission Lay Charges Under the Nunavut Safety Act
Iqaluit, NU (July 15, 2022) – On July 7, 2022 the Workers’ Safety and Compensation Commission filed eight charges under the Nunavut Safety Act in relation to an incident that occurred at the City of…