Yellowknife, NT (June 15 2020) – The Workers’ Safety and Compensation Commission (WSCC) today released additional materials to assist employers in reducing the risk of exposure to COVID-19 in their workplaces.

All employers should prepare a COVID-19 Exposure Control Plan to identify what safety measures and procedures need to be in place to reopen safely.

This privacy statement for workers explains the information that the Workers' Safety and Compensation Commission (WSCC) collects about claimants.

We're committed to protecting your privacy and the confidentiality of your personal information. The WSCC collects your information to administer and enforce the Workers' Compensation Acts of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut and is subject to the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Acts of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.

Iqaluit, NU (May 8, 2020) – On May 1, 2020 the Workers’ Safety and Compensation Commission filed five charges in the Nunavut Court of Justice under the Nunavut Safety Act.

The Municipality of Qikiqtarjuaq is charged with multiple counts alleging various offences in violation of the Safety Act and Occupational Health and Safety Regulations (Nunavut), including:

Yellowknife, NT (April 27, 2020) – Tomorrow, April 28th, the Northern Federation of Labour (NTFL) and the Workers’ Safety and Compensation Commission (WSCC) will mark the National Day of Mourning by observing a minute’s silence at 12 noon.

Marked annually across Canada, the day is dedicated to remembering those who have lost their lives, or suffered injury or illness at work. 

Yellowknife, NT (April 8, 2020) – The Workers’ Safety and Compensation Commission (WSCC) today announced relief measures for employers who are unable to make their WSCC assessment payments as a result of the COVID-19 crisis.

Effective April 1, 2020, the WSCC has suspended late payment interest charges and further extended the assessment payment deadline to August 1, 2020.