Report on Workplace Fatality and Injury Rates in Canada

April 2022: Canadian workers compensation boards reported that 924 workers died due to work-related causes in 2020. This report provides a jurisdictional comparison of work-related injury and fatality rates in Canada between 2016 and 2020 using data from the Association of Workers’ Compensation Boards of Canada (AWCBC). A comparison of fatality rates is important for identifying trends over time both within and between provinces and territories. Job-related fatalities are classified as injury (e.g., death due to job-related electrocution) or occupational disease related (e.g., death from mesothelioma due to work-related exposure to asbestos). This report also provides information on accepted WCB claims for work-related COVID-19 injuries and fatalities for 2020 and 2021. Download the report.

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