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 the Northwest Territories’ Safety Act.

SMS Equipment Ltd. pleaded guilty to Count #1:

  • failing to maintain their establishment in such a manner that the health and safety of persons in the establishment are not likely to be endangered.

The company has been issued a fine in the amount $200,000 to be paid to the Workers’ Protection Fund.

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 and Nunavut, effective January 1, 2025.

The Year’s Maximum Insurable Remuneration (YMIR) is the dollar amount used to calculate compensation benefits for injured workers and sets a limit on the amount of payroll that employers report per worker.