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 illnesses.
Organizations that provide occupational health and safety services, education or training in communities in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut are encouraged to apply.
Examples of initiatives include:
- Supervisor Safety Familiarization Training
- First Aid Training
- Emergency Preparedness Training
- OHS Accreditation Services
- Delivering existing OHS services in Indigenous languages
- Promoting occupational health and safety to youth
- Initiatives that increase access to OHS services to more communities in the NWT and Nunavut
The deadline for applications is September 8, 2025.
Applicants can request between $5,000 - $250,000 per initiative and apply for more than one initiative in a year. This could be a single-year initiative, or a multi-year initiative. Multi-year funding requests will only be available to applicants that have a track record of partnership with the WSCC or have received funding in the past.
For more information on eligibility and the application process, please visit the WSCC website.
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Maggie Collins
Communications and Public Affairs Manager
Workers’ Safety and Compensation Commission Northwest Territories and Nunavut
T: (867) 920-3854