Yellowknife, NT / Iqaluit, NU (July 15, 2025) – The Workers’ Safety & Compensation Commission (WSCC) is now accepting applications for initiatives that aim to reduce work-related injuries and…
Media Releases
Media Release: The Workers’ Safety and Compensation Commission lay charges against Qulliq Energy Corporation under the Safety Act
Iqaluit, NU (July 3, 2025) – On June 26, 2025, the Workers’ Safety and Compensation Commission filed nine charges against Qulliq Energy Corporation (QEC) in the Nunavut Court of Justice under the…
Working With You During a Canada Post Service Disruption
The WSCC is committed to minimizing service interruption for our stakeholders. Please review alternatives to using mail for employers, workers, claimants, pensioners, and suppliers. Claims…
Media Release: WSCC launches new Workplace Safety Planning Guide
Yellowknife, NT / Iqaluit, NU (May 01, 2025) – The Workers’ Safety & Compensation Commission (WSCC) is pleased to mark Safety and Health Week this year with the launch of a new Workplace…
Media Release: Workers’ Safety and Compensation Commission Release Assessment Rates for 2025
Yellowknife, NT (November 25, 2024) – The Workers’ Safety and Compensation Commission (WSCC) announces that the average employer assessment rate is remaining at $2.40 per $100 of assessable payroll,…
Media Release: WSCC and Sabina Gold & Silver Corp., Matrix Aviation Solutions Inc., Matrix Kitikmeot Ltd. and Gallant Restorations Incorporated Reach Alternative Measures Agreement
Yellowknife, NT (October 29, 2024) – On October 29, 2024, the Workers’ Safety and Compensation Commission (WSCC), working with the Attorney General of Nunavut, reached an Alternative Measures…
Media Release: Diavik Diamond Mine Inc. sentenced under the Northwest Territories Mine Health and Safety Act
Yellowknife, NT (Sept 12, 2024) – On Wednesday, September 11, 2024, Diavik Diamond Mine Inc. appeared in the Northwest Territories’ Territorial Court in Yellowknife and entered a guilty plea to one…
Media Release: SMS Equipment Ltd. sentenced under the Northwest Territories Safety Act
Yellowknife, NT (July 30, 2024) – On Friday, July 26, 2024, SMS Equipment Ltd. appeared in the Northwest Territories’ Territorial Court in Yellowknife and entered a guilty plea to one offence under…
Media Release - WSCC Introduces Separate Year’s Maximum Insurable Remuneration for Northwest Territories and Nunavut
Yellowknife, NT (July 11, 2024) – The Workers’ Safety and Compensation Commission (WSCC) will introduce two distinct Year’s Maximum Insurable Remuneration (YMIR) values for the Northwest Territories…
Media Release: Nunavut Student Wins Territorial Safety Video Contest
Yellowknife, NT (May 10, 2024) – A video by Baker Lake, Nunavut student Daniel Tapatai that highlights how to work safely in a power plant has won the 2024 Workers’ Safety and Compensation Commission…
Media Release: The Workers’ Safety and Compensation Commission Lay Charges under the Northwest Territories Mine Health and Safety Act
Yellowknife, NT (February 2, 2024) – On January 19, 2024, the Workers’ Safety and Compensation Commission filed four charges against Diavik Diamond Mines in the Northwest Territories’ Territorial…
Media Release: Workers’ Safety and Compensation Commission Release Assessment Rates for 2024
Yellowknife, NT (November 27, 2023) – The Workers’ Safety and Compensation Commission (WSCC) announces that the average employer assessment rate is remaining at $2.40 per $100 of assessable payroll,…