The WSCC provides coverage for a hearing medical device that meets the worker’s needs, is the least expensive, and is of sufficient quality. We pay for the hearing aids and associated expenses, such as fitting fees, maintenance, batteries, and related items deemed medically necessary.

Slips, trips, and falls continue to be a major source of workplace injuries in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut every year.

Reminder! Occupational Health and Safety Reporting Requirement.

Yellowknife, NT/Iqaluit, NU (November 19, 2025) – The Workers’ Safety and Compensation Commission (WSCC) announces that the average employer assessment rate will remain steady at $2.40 per $100 of assessable payroll in 2026. 

This is the rate the WSCC would need to charge if all employers paid the same amount and is used as the starting point when setting industry group rates. There has been no change to this rate since 2020.