Corporate Plans

Workers Compensation Board of Prince Edward Island

Corporate Plans

Managing an effective safety and compensation system requires comprehensive planning.

The WCB's 2016-2018 Strategic Plan maps out the future course for our organization and guides the work that we do on behalf of our stakeholders. The plan is based on the WCB’s renewed mission, vision and values, and focuses on six strategic themes:

Enhancing PEI's Workplace Safety Culture

Workplace safety is everyone’s responsibility. This means that we can all make a contribution to a culture of workplace safety, in which injuries are eliminated and all workplaces are safe. The WCB’s strategic efforts will focus on:

Educating Island employers, workers, and youth in incorporating safety in all aspects of their workplace.
Focussing on higher risk sectors, including health care.
Identifying and implementing actions to further advance PEI’s workplace safety culture.

Improving Return to Work Outcomes

Being active, productive and connected to the workplace can promote recovery and well-being for those who have been injured at work. The WCB will work to develop Prince Edward Island’s return to work culture through:

Fostering an increased understanding of the benefits of a safe and timely return to work.
Developing a framework to support comprehensive return to work planning.
Evaluating emerging issues for return to work, including mental health, psychological safe workplaces and the aging population.

Ensuring Financial Responsibility

In accordance with the Meredith Principles, employers are collectively liable for the costs of the workers compensation system. As the administrator of this system on PEI, the WCB must strive for sufficient, but responsive funding and rate-setting policies, as well as the prudent fiscal management of the financial resources entrusted to it. The WCB will ensure financial responsibility through:

Re-evaluating the current funding policy framework.
Monitoring for future risks and emerging issues.
Promoting responsible fiscal management, planning and accountability.

Strengthening Engagement and Partnerships

Effective and meaningful stakeholder engagement is a critical component in the success of any WCB endeavour. The plans to strengthen communication and increase stakeholder involvement include:

Implementing a social media strategy.
Strengthening relationships, and engaging with partners and communities to further enhance safety culture and return to work outcomes.

The WCB is committed to achieving results and demonstrating our accountability by sharing our plans with our stakeholders. More information about how we meet our goals is contained in our annual reports.

Providing Continued Service Excellence

The WCB is committed to customer-driven service delivery to meet and exceed the expectations of our clients and stakeholders. Strategic efforts to improve our clients’ experience with the WCB will include:

Evaluating and enhancing our programs, services and policies.
Modernizing the means by which we deliver our services.

Investing in Our Organization

The Workers Compensation Board requires skills, competencies and a commitment to living its values. As part of the 2016-2018 Strategic Plan, the WCB will foster a culture that is representative of its values, and supports the skills and competencies development of its staff. By investing in organization in this manner, the WCB will affect the conditions necessary for services excellence. The WCB will invest in our organization through:

Fostering a culture that is representative of our organization's values.
Supporting the skills and competencies development of our staff.

If you would like more information about our plans for the future, please contact us.

June 23, 2017

Island students demonstrate leadership in Workplace Safety

The Workers Compensation Board (WCB) would like to recognize high school students from across the province who participated in this year’s Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Leadership Program. A total of 9 schools and 17 students successfully completed this year’s program, which ran from October to May. “This program provides students with the tools and encouragement to become the teacher and the advocate amongst their peers, on the importance of safety in the workplace, as well as their rights and responsibilities as employees,” explains Stuart Affleck, Chair of the Workers Compensation Board. Students in Gr.11 or 12 can apply to participate in the program, with two students selected from each school. Students attend an Orientation Day in October, and then become “safety ambassadors” for their school. To complete the program, each team must hold a minimum number of educational events before the end of the school year. Those students who complete the program receive $500 at the end of the school year, along with a certificate of participation. Some popular events that students held at their schools this year included: Photo booths (students dressed up in safety equipment and pictures were later posted to social media); safety tips (over the announcements or social media); and classroom presentations (where the ambassadors gave presentations on OHS to several classes in the school). Some of the things that this year’s leadership students had to say about the program: “Not only did we teach other students about Occupational Health and Safety, but we ourselves also learned things that we didn’t know before, and otherwise may have never learned.” “Our experience with the OHS Leadership Program was a good character and leadership building experience.” “Not only were we able to learn more about workplace safety, but we were able to express this important, real-life knowledge to our friends, family, students and staff.” For more information about the OHS Leadership program, visit the WCB website at www.wcb.pe.ca/Workplace/YoungWorkers or contact Rebecca McQuaid, Youth Education Consultant with the WCB at rebeccamcquaid@wcb.pe.ca. 2017 OHS Leadership Students receiving their certificate for completing the program. (Front Row L-R ) OHS Youth Education Consultant Rebecca McQuaid, Abby Donald, Maggie Grant, Hannah Larsen, Kristie Drummond (Back Row L-R)Director of Occupational Health and Safety Danny Miller,WCB Board Director Margaret Stewart, Sierrah Laybolt, Lindsay Sanderson, Brett Allen, Jarod Gilroy, and WCB CEO Luanne Gallant Missing from the photo: Olivia Corrigan, Megan Fisher, Jacqueline Dourte, Hannah Aitken, Jaimie Wood, Mackenzie Teatro, Kenzie Lund, Shelaine Gallant and Jenny Richard

June 21, 2017

Annual Public Meeting

WCB Annual Public MeetingThe Workers Compensation Board (WCB) of PEI invites all stakeholders and the general public to a presentationof the WCB 2016 Annual Report at the WCB Annual Public Meeting.10-11:30 a.m. on Monday, June 26th, 2017Holland College Centre for Applied Science and Technology (CAST) Building3rd Floor, 300 Kent Street in Charlottetown Learn more about Medical Marijuana in the Workplace during a presentationby the WCB Medical Advisor, Dr. Hendrik Visser Please RSVP to Jody Jackson at jsjackson@wcb.pe.ca902-368-5688 or 1-800-237-5049

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