Legislative Feedback

Workers Compensation Board of Prince Edward Island

Legislative Feedback

The WCB is committed to ensuring that PEI’s safety and compensation legislation protects workers and employers, promotes a culture of workplace safety and encourages safe and timely return to work.

The Workers Compensation Act is based on the Meredith Principles, which are the framework of no-fault workers compensation legislation across Canada. The Occupational Health & Safety (OHS) Act sets out the standards for health and safety in Island workplaces in consultation with the OHS Advisory Council.

The WCB works with Island workers and employers to administer the Acts and their regulations, and we welcome feedback on ways the legislation can be improved.

Click here to submit your feedback online or send us your suggestions in writing to:

	Workers Compensation Board
	PO Box 757, 14 Weymouth Street
	Charlottetown, PE C1A 7L7
	Fax: 902-368-5696

Although our legislation is available in English only, we welcome feedback in both French and English. Stakeholders are encouraged to participate in their language of choice.

Bien que nos lois soient seulement disponibles en anglais, les commentaires peuvent être formulés en anglais ou en français. Nous encourageons les intéressés à s’exprimer dans la langue de leur choix.

Draft Legislation

We are currently inviting feedback on the following legislative/regulatory changes.

Legislation		Due Date for Feedback
Feedback	Occupational Health and Safety Act Amendments Confidentiality and Limited Disclosure	October 30, 2020

To provide input on the WCB's draft legislation:

Click on the Legislation link to review the proposed legislation.
Click on the feedback link beside each legislation to provide your feedback.
Submit your feedback prior to the due date listed.

Although all feedback received is considered in the policy approval process, the WCB is unable to respond to each individual submission.

If you have any questions about the WCB's policy process, please contact us.

Thank you for helping us to strengthen PEI's safety and compensation legislation and regulation.

Note: Your name and contact information are collected under the authority of section 31(c) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act and will be used to contact you to reply to your question. If you have any questions about this collection of information, please contact: FOIPP Coordinator, Workers Compensation Board of PEI, 14 Weymouth Street, P.O. Box 757, Charlottetown, PE C1A 7L7, (902) 368-5680 or toll free at 1-800-237-5049.

October 23, 2020

Workers Compensation Board of PEI holds assessment rates into 2021

The Workers Compensation Board of Prince Edward Island has announced that 2021 employer assessment rates will be maintained at the 2020 rate levels. “We are pleased that we are able to maintain rates for Island employers and provide some level of certainty in these uncertain times,” said Cheryl Paynter, Chief Executive Officer of the Workers Compensation Board. The cost associated with maintaining 2020 rates for 2021 will be funded from the Workers Compensation Board’s Fund Balance. This announcement comes following a decade of declining assessment rates, strong investment returns, a focus on injury prevention and return to work efforts and generally, an overall strong funded position and a funding policy that focuses on sustainability and minimizing volatility all the while offering service and supports to injured workers. The outbreak of COVID-19 and related responses have impacted economies on a local to global scale. Disruption of normal business operations, contraction of major industries and the volatility experienced in global equity markets have contributed to an uncertain global economic outlook. While it is not yet possible to reliably estimate the long term financial impact of COVID-19, we anticipate that assessment revenues, investment returns, claims costs and benefit liability valuations may all be impacted by COVID-19 well into the future. “The WCB’s funding and rate setting polices are performing in protecting Island workers and employers from extreme fluctuations while ensuring that the current and future costs of workplace accidents are fully funded,” said Jim MacPhee, Chair of the Workers Compensation Board.All Island employers will be advised of their individual assessment rates in December 2020, which are based on the costs of claims and the risks of workplace injury in their industries. For more information on the assessment rate groups, please visit wcb.pe.ca/2021rates.

October 06, 2020

Feedback requested on draft amendments to the OHS Act: confidentiality and limited disclosure

The Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Advisory Council is requesting feedback on proposed amendments to section 39 of the OHS Act regarding confidentiality and limited disclosure. A consultation summary is posted on the Legislative Feedback page of the WCB website, www.wcb.pe.ca/Information/LegislativeReview under the heading, "Occupational Health and Safety Act Amendments Confidentiality and Limited Disclosure." The Council encourages stakeholders to provide feedback on the proposed changes by October 30, 2020, using the online feedback form.

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