WCB Nova Scotia supported quicker injury recovery in 2025
Over 80,000 more days spent on the job — the equivalent of more than 300 people back to work full-time HALIFAX: Nova Scotians spent more time on the job in…
Setting the stage for system improvements, WCB N.S. reaches $106.7 % in funding
HALIFAX: One year after the release of the Workers’ Compensation Review Committee Report, WCB Nova Scotia says improved financial footing will ensure the system has the stability and capacity to…
Return to work opportunities increase in summer months, WCB reports
HALIFAX: As June ends and Nova Scotia steps into full summer mode, WCB Nova Scotia says more Nova Scotians are returning to work after injury – and the summer months…
Impact of injury: Past tragedies underscore importance of creating safer workplaces: WCB
HALIFAX: As Safety and Health week wraps up for 2025, and as we commemorate the anniversary of the Westray Mine explosion, WCB Nova Scotia is releasing its report on the…
Workplace fatalities: Strong safety measures are crucial to protecting lives, WCB says
From a release HALIFAX: Twenty Nova Scotians died at work or because of their work in 2024 – an increase from 18 fatalities the year prior, the Workers Compensation Board…
WCB N.S. charting new course with commitment to protect more
From a release NOVA SCOTIA: With new leadership, a new vision and improving and much more financial stability than ever before, WCB Nova Scotia is setting out to protect more…
Province adds heart attacks, more cancers to Firefighters’ Insurance Coverage
HALIFAX: Workplace injury insurance for firefighters and their families will soon cover more types of cancer and heart attacks. Nova Scotia announced on March 22 it is acting on its…