Work-Related Injury

Workers Compensation Board of Prince Edward Island

Work-Related Injury

The WCB protects employers and supports workers if a work-related injury or illness occurs, through its no-fault insurance system. This system provides financial and health care benefits to workers while protecting employers from lawsuits.

If a work-related injury or illness occurs, employers must:

Report the injury and make sure the worker gets immediate health care if needed.
Keep in contact with the worker and the WCB throughout the claim process.
Work with the WCB to help the worker stay at work or return to work in a safe and timely manner.
Provide suitable employment that is safe, within the worker’s physical or psychological capabilities, and that restores the worker’s pre-injury earnings whenever possible.
Work collaboratively with the worker and the WCB in the worker's recovery.

Post the In Case of Injury poster around your workplace so that everyone knows what to do when a work-related injury or illness occurs.

November 22, 2024

IMPORTANT NOTICE - Canada Post Service Disruption

The Canadian Union of Postal Workers announced that its members began a nationwide strike on Friday, November 15, at 12:01am ET. The Workers Compensation Board will monitor the situation on a day-by-day basis, and we will only issue mail if, and when, it is possible to do so, to minimize disruption to our clients. The mail strike does not affect those who receive their payments through direct deposit. Injured workers and health care providers are encouraged to set up direct deposit. To sign up, complete the appropriate form: Worker Direct Deposit Form: https://bit.ly/3Z6Jzqk Direct Deposit Request – Service Provider Form : https://bit.ly/4ey4maM The WCB has already reached out to clients to make arrangements for payments to continue in a timely manner. Our Online Services remain available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, where you can submit claims, reports, review account balances and remit account payments electronically. If you have any questions or concerns about your payments, please contact the WCB at 902-368-5680 or toll-free 1-800-237-5049 in Atlantic Canada.

November 22, 2024

2024 Worker Survey Underway

The WCB's 2024 Worker Survey is now underway. This survey is conducted every two years by an independent reserach firm called Narrative Research (NR). NR will ask our clients about their satisfaction with our progams and services. Paricipation is voluntary and confidential. This survey is one way the WCb gathers feedback from our stakeholders, so that we cna continue to improve how we serve Island workers and employers. Click here for the results of previous surveys. If you have questions about this survey, please reach out to Jody Jackson, Manager, Policy, Planning and Evaluation, at 902-213-4547 or email jsjackson@wcb.pe.ca

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