Most people receive their first compensation payment within 25 days of their incident. The WSCC pays from the first day of work you missed because of your injury. The WSCC does not pay you for the day of the incident.
No. You do not pay Income Tax, Canada Pension, or Employment Insurance premiums on your compensation payments. The WSCC sends you a T5007 at tax time and you report your WSCC earnings on your income tax form.
You get paid every two weeks. If your employer pays you while you cannot work, the WSCC sends your compensation benefits to your employer, not you.
How long a worker receives compensation payments varies from case-to-case. The WSCC uses medical reports from a doctor, nurse, or other specialist to determine entitlement to ongoing compensation benefits.
The WSCC offers three payment options:
- By cheque, mailed every two weeks;
- By cheque, for pick-up at our Yellowknife office; or
- By direct deposit into your bank account.
If you choose the direct deposit option, you must submit an encoded personalized cheque marked VOID, or your bank can complete a preauthorization form. Your branch can submit the completed preauthorization form to the WSCC. For auditing purposes, you must send an original cheque to our office for subsequent deposits.
Yes. If you are under 18 years of age, injured at work, and we accept your claim, the WSCC pays you directly, or can send your payments to your parent or guardian.
Maybe. You must talk to your WSCC Adjudicator or Case Manager if you are working or planning to work.
Yes and No. Although you may use sick leave while you’re waiting for the WSCC’s decision on your claim, employee can choose to continue to use their sick leave if employer approves and the WSCC assigns their benefits to their employer.
Yes. You must show the industrial disease resulted from your work.
Yes.
If you’re working for a company operating in the Northwest Territories or Nunavut and they send you to work outside of either territory for a period less than six months, you can apply for compensation benefits.
Depending on the territory or province where the incident takes place, you can choose to claim compensation under that territory or province, or in the Northwest Territories or Nunavut. This is called the Right of Election.