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Workers' Advisor or Advocate Offices Across Canada
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Introduction
Alberta
British Columbia
Manitoba
New Brunswick
Newfoundland and Labrador
Northwest Territories and Nunavut
Nova Scotia
Ontario
Prince Edward Island
Quebec
Saskatchewan
Yukon
IntroductionA worker adviser or advocate office is typically an independent agency of the department responsible for health and safety in your jurisdiction but it may be appointed by a separate government department. This office generally provides free services to most injured workers and their survivors in workplace compensation or insurance matters. Eligibility for assistance does vary from region to region. Contact your local office for details. AlbertaThe Office of the Appeals Advisor WCB-Alberta 9912 - 107 Street PO BOX 2415 EDMONTON, AB T5J 2S5 Tel: 780-498-3999 Toll free in Alberta: 1-866-922-9221, Outside Alberta: 1-800-661-9608 Fax: 780-427-5863 or 1-800-661-1993 Internet: http://www.wcb.ab.ca/contact/aplsadvs.asp British ColumbiaWorkers' Advisers Office 500 - 8100 Granville Avenue Richmond, BC V6Y 3T6 Tel: 604 713-0360 Fax: 604 713-0311 Toll Free: 1-800-663-4261 Internet: http://www.labour.gov.bc.ca/wab/ ManitobaWorker Advisor Office Room 406 - 401 York Avenue, Norquay Building Winnipeg, Manitoba R3C 0P8 Phone: (204) 945-5787 Toll Free: 1-800-282-8069 Internet: http://www.gov.mb.ca/labour/standards/wao/index.html New BrunswickWorkers' Advocates Department of Training & Employment Development 470 York Street P.O. Box 6000 Fredericton, NB E3B 5H1 Tel: (506) 453-3247 Fax: (506) 453-3990 Internet: http://www.gnb.ca/0303/index-e.asp Newfoundland and LabradorWorkers' Advisor 330 Portugal Cove Place, NAPE Bldg., 2nd Floor P.O. Box 8597, Station "A" St. John's, NL A1B 3P2 Telephone: (709) 754-3927 Toll Free: 1-800-563-1998 Fax: (709) 754-3928 Internet: http://www.whscc.nf.ca/workers/WS_WorkersAdvisor.whscc Northwest Territories and NunavutWorkers' Advisor Office Bowling Green Building, Suite 205 #19, 4817-49th St. Yellowknife, NT X1A 3S9 Phone: (867) 873-4345 Fax: (867) 873-4349 Toll-free: (877) 816-0166 From Nunavut Phone: (867) 979-5303 Toll free: 1-866-727-3830 Internet: http://www.waonorth.ca/ or http://www.wcb.nt.ca/workers/advisor.html Nova ScotiaWorkers' Advisers Program 5670 Spring Garden Road, Suite 502 P.O. Box 1063 Halifax, NS B3J 2X1 Telephone (Voice and TDD): 424-5050 Toll Free in NS: 1-800-774-4712 Fax: (902) 424-0530 Internet: http://www.gov.ns.ca/enla/wap/ OntarioOffice of the Worker Advisor Main office 123 Edward Street, Suite 1300 Toronto, ON M5G 1E2 Tel.: (416) 325-8570 Fax: (416) 325-4830 Canada-wide Toll Free: 1-800-660-6769 Internet http://www.owa.gov.on.ca Prince Edward IslandWorker Advisor Program c/o General Inquiries Island Information Service P.O. Box 2000 Charlottetown, PE C1A 7N8 Telephone: (902) 368-4000 Internet: http://www.gov.pe.ca/cca/index.php3?number=1004722&lang=E QuebecService des plaintes Commission des lésions professionnelles 500, boul. René-Lévesque Ouest Bureau 17.401 Montréal (Québec) H2Z 1W7 Numéro général : 514 873-7188 Sans frais : 1 800 361-9593 Internet: http://www.clp.gouv.qc.ca/ SaskatchewanOffice of the Worker's Advocate Saskatchewan Labour 400 1870 Albert Street Regina, Saskatchewan. S4P 4W1 Telephone: 306-787-2456 Fax: 306-787-0249 Internet: http://www.labour.gov.sk.ca/Default.aspx?DN=656ca5d1-c136-4575-bfcb-f4c5334718eb YukonWorkers' Advocate Department of Justice, Government of Yukon Box 2703, Q-1 2131-2nd Avenue, Tutshi Building Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 2C6 Phone: (867) 667-5324 Toll free (In Yukon): 1-800-661-0408, local 5324 Internet: http://www.justice.gov.yk.ca/prog/ms/wad/index.html
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Document last updated on February 12, 2008
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