Injured workers

	Alberta Injured Workers' Society
	The Alberta Injured Workers' Society is a registered non-profit society. This organization works to represent workers in dealing with the Alberta Workers Compensation Board. All work is done on a volunteer basis and they do not receive funding from any level of government.
	American Association of State Compensation Insurance Funds
	An association of workers' compensation insurance companies from 27 different states, plus 10 workers' compensation boards in Canada whose mission is to take a position of leadership in the provision of service to employers and injured workers and in the reformation and improvement of workers' compensation.
	ANROAV: Asian Network for the Rights Of Occupational Accident Victims
	ANROAV is a coalition of victims’ groups, trade unions and other labour groups across Asia, all committed to the rights of Victims and for overall improvement of health and safety at the workplace.
	Appeals Commission for Alberta Workers' Compensation
	A transparent, open and accessible appeals process is one part of an effective workers' compensation system. Clear communication and easily accessible information are essential elements of the appeals process. This web site is one way to ensure that accurate, up-to-date information is available in a format that is easy to find and use.
	Appeals Tribunal: Workplace Health and Safety Compensation Commission (New Brunswick)
	The Appeals Tribunal, under the legislative authority of the Workplace Health, Safety and Compensation Commission Act, the Workers' Compensation Act and the Occupational Health and Safety Act is mandated to hear appeals. At arm's length from the WHISK, the Appeals Tribunal is a quasi-judicial administrative tribunal, which respects the rules of natural justice. If a worker, their dependent or an employer is dissatisfied with a decision made by the Workplace Health, Safety and Compensation Commission, they can appeal it through the Appeals Tribunal.
	Asbestos Disease Awareness Oganization
	Serves as the united voice for all asbestos victims and aims to unite asbestos victims. Educates the public and medical community about asbestos related diseases
	Association of Workers' Compensation Boards of Canada
	AWCBC was formed to facilitate the exchange of information among Workers' Compensation Boards and Commissions in Canada. The mission of the association is to achieve excellence through data analysis, shared knowledge, education and networking.
	Australian Safety and Compensation Council
	Through a partnership of government, unions and industry the ASCC leads and coordinates national efforts to: prevent workplace death, injury and diseas; improve workers' compensation arrangements, and; improve the rehabilitation and return to work of injured workers.
	BackCare (Formerly National Back Pain Association)
	An independent national United Kingdom based charity that helps people manage and prevent back pain.
	Canadian Farmers with Disabilities Registry
	The Canadian Farmers with Disabilities Registry (CFWDR), formed in January 1997, is a national organization that promotes farm safety and provides resources and encouragement to disabled farmers and their families. The provinces of Alberta, British Columbia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Manitoba, Prince Edward Island, Quebec and Saskatchewan are represented.
	Canadian Injured Workers Alliance
	The Canadian Injured Workers Alliance (CIWA) is a national network of injured workers groups that aims to support and strengthen the work of local, provincial, and territorial injured workers groups by providing a forum for exchanging information and sharing experiences.
	Canadian Injured Workers Society
	The CIWS addresses unfairness in the workers compensation system in Canada. It promotes fair workplace injury compensation, addresses the mistreatment of injured workers and voices their common concerns. It is a registered non-profit society.
	Canadian LifeQuilt
	The Canadian LifeQuilt is a unique and permanent memorial dedicated to the thousands of young women and men between the ages of 15 and 24, who have been killed and injured on the job. The quilt commemorates 100 young workers killed on the job with individual, personalized quilted blocks. One hundred injured young workers are recognized on the centre panel. You can support this project with your sponsorship and donations.
	Community of Injured Workers in Canada
	Online forum dealing with a variety of workers compensation related issues.
	Compensation Culture
	CompensationCulture was formed to offer a unique reference point on claiming and protecting against compensation. Whether it's protecting yourself against invalid lawsuits or making a genuine claim, we discuss the issues of today's compensation culture. Provides a single UK resource for interesting features and practical advice on this subject.
	Employers' Advisers Office: Ministry of Labour and Citizens' Services (B.C.)
	Employers' Advisers provide independent advice, assistance, representation and training to employers, potential employers and employer associations concerning workers' compensation issues.
	Enable Link: Disability Organizations in Canada
	EnableLink, is the Canadian Abilities Foundation's new website resource for persons with disabilities with over 5,000 organizations from across Canada listed in the Directory of Disability Organizations. There are two ways to find a disability organization in this directory: browse by topic or by community.
	Hamilton and District Injured Workers Group Inc.
	The Hamilton and District Injured Workers Group Inc. is dedicated to helping injured or disabled workers; workers suffering from toxic exposures, and families and co-workers of those killed on the job. We shall always fight for justice, dignity and equality; the health, safety and security of workers in the workplace, and against any violation of human rights.
	Industrial Accident Victims' Group of Ontario (IAVGO)
	Their community legal clinic provides free services to injured workers in Ontario including legal advice, legal representation, public legal education, advocacy training and community development.
	Industrial Injuries Advisory Council (UK)
	The Council is a non-departmental public body whose primary purpose is to advise on the the prescription of diseases concerning the Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit Scheme.
	Injured Workers Online
	A collaborative effort of individuals who want to do something about how people with work related injuries and illnesses are treated by their employers, the media, Workers Compensation Boards, and the government. We are injured workers, trade unionists, community activists, doctors and others.
	International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions
	The IAIABC is an association of government agencies that administer and regulate their jurisdiction’s workers' compensation acts.
	Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety
	The only occupational health and safety research facility owned and operated by an insurance company. They conduct research in the following areas: injury research; physical work; return to work; slips, trips, and falls.
	Manitoba Farmers with Disabilities
	MFWD is an organization dedicated to the education of the public concerning safety issues. It is also a support system for those living with disabilities and their families.
	Manitoba Federation of Labour (MFL): Occupational Health Centre
	The MFL Occupational Health Centre (OHC) is a community health centre funded by Winnipeg Regional Health Authority and donations. The Centre helps workers, employers, and joint health and safety committees to improve workplace health and safety conditions and eliminate hazards. Our services are available free of charge.
	Mesothelioma & Asbestos Awareness Center
	Another web site that provides a wide variety of information on this specific topic. This website is devoted to the needs of people diagnosed with mesothelioma. The content contained herein was not prepared by medical professionals nor should it be taken as a substitute for medical advice. Additionally, this information is not intended to create an attorney-client relationship simply by its viewing.
	Mesothelioma Web
	One of the most established and comprehensive sites on mesothelioma. This site provides facts about palliative care, nutrition, and chemotherapy, as well as information on clinical trials. The site constantly adds new information and articles, including international news.
	National Day of Mourning
	Observed annually on April 28th, the National Day of Mourning commemorates workers who have been injured, killed or suffer illness as a result of occupational accidents and hazards. This day of observance was instituted upon the passing into legislation of the Workers Mourning Day Act in December 1990. Since that time, various events are organized each year by labour organizations across the country are to express remembrance for the family, friends and colleagues who have suffered in carrying out workplace duties.
	National Institute of Disability Management and Research
	The Institute is a labour - management initiative established by by the Disabled Workers Foundation of Canada. Its mandate is to promote integration of disabled people into the workplace.
	NT WorkSafe
	NT WorkSafe is the administrative and regulatory arm of the Northern Territory Work Health Authority the statutory body established under the Work Health Act. NT WorkSafe is resonsible for the Territory-wide regulation of occupational health and safety, rehabilitation and workers' compensation.
	Occupational and Environmental Health Clinic: St. Michael's Hospital
	The Department of Occupational and Environmental Health (OEH) contributes to the prevention of occupational and environmental injury and illness and provides exemplary care to those who are suffering from occupational and environmental injury and disease.
	Occupational Hazards: Buyer's Guide
	This guide is part of American-based Occupational Hazards magazine. This directory contains information from companies/organizations. Using one of the searches below, you can locate companies by the type of product (category search) or by company name.
	Office of the Employer Advisor (Ontario)
	The OEA is an independent agency of the Ministry of Labour and has been helping Ontario employers manage their workplace safety and insurance costs, since 1985. They provide expert advice to any size employer; including mediation, negotiation, and representation throughout the workplace safety and insurance system to employers who primarily employ fewer than 100 employees.
	Office of the Employer Advisor: Prince Edward Island
	The Office of the Employer Advisor assists PEI employers and employer associations with the statutory interpretation; application; and administration of the Workers Compensation Act and the Occupational Health and Safety Act, as well as the Workers Compensation Board of PEI policies, procedures and practices.
	Office of the Worker Advisor (OWA)
	The Office of the Worker Adviser (OWA) is an independent agency of the Ontario Ministry of Labour. The OWA provides free services to non-unionized injured workers and their survivors in workplace insurance matters (formerly called workers' compensation).
	Ontario Workplace Tribunals Library
	Subject areas include labour relations law, employment law, workers' compensation, human rights, pay equity law, administrative law, medical issues pertaining to workers' compensation. Materials include decisions of the tribunals, law reports, government documents, books, journals, policy manuals.
	OSH Answers
	This is a collection of frequently asked health and safety questions, presented by the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS).
	Ottawa and District Injured Workers Group
	A non-profit organization dedicated to assist injured workers and their families in seeking: Justice; dignity; equality; and to promote the proper health, safety and security of injured workers in the workplace. We provide resources and education, to assist injured workers in dealing with workers compensation (W.S.I.B.), injured workers rights, and training.
	Our Youth at Work
	Our Youth at Work is a charitable foundation to try to prevent any other young workers from dying or getting hurt at work. Its unique approach of linking up students, parents, educators and corporate executives and workers face-to-face to talk about workplace safety has impacted more than five million people across North America.
	Queensland: Workplace Health and Safety
	Promotes workplace health and safety, and provides a workers compensation system for the employers and workers of Queensland.
	Threads of Life
	Threads of life is a national not-for-profit organization dedicated to supporting families along their journey of healing who have suffered from a life-altering workplace injury or illness or who are living with an occupational disease. We help these families protect future generations of Canadian workers.
	Toronto Workers' Health and Safety Legal Clinic
	The Toronto Workers' Health and Safety Legal Clinic is funded by Legal Aid Ontario and provides legal advice and representation to unorganized workers who face health and safety problems at work. It is the Clinic's desire to provide an organized, user friendly venue that provides easy access to information for both the legal and nonlegal communities. The website and its Search Engine is designed to facilitate research and access to meaningful information regarding occupational health and safety concerns. The website is designed both for research and advocacy purposes.
	Université de Sherbrooke: Disability Prevention Research and Training Centre
	The Centre’s mission consists in promoting the development of knowledge, competencies and practices related to disability prevention through research and training. The Centre’s expertise is based on many years of experience in research and training which has assured our leadership in this fast-developing field. The experience from these past years has resulted in the set up and the dissemination of PRÉVICAP, a work rehabilitation program. The Centre’s teachers and professionals value an interdisciplinary and collaborative approach among participants, researchers, teachers and students. Here, innovative and student-centered educational practices, such as Case-Study method, tutoring and online courses are used.
	Western Center for Agricultural Health and Safety
	The Western Center for Agricultural Health and Safety is a comprehensive, multidisciplinary program dedicated to the understanding and prevention of illness and injury in Western agriculture. Also maintains the AgHealth E-Mail Listserver at: http://agcenter.ucdavis.edu/lserver/lserver.php
	WorkCover ACT
	ACT WorkCover's core business is to administer, implement and enforce legislation covering occupational health and safety; workers' compensation; dangerous substances and labour regulation.
	WorkCover NSW
	WorkCover promotes workplace health and safety, and provides a workers compensation system for the employers and workers of NSW.
	WorkCover SA
	WorkCover SA is funded by employers to manage a balanced and financially sound system that rehabilitates, compensates and returns injured workers to safe workplaces and the community.
	WorkCover Tasmania
	WorkCover Tasmania promotes workplace health and safety, and provides a workers compensation system for the employers and workers of Tasmania.
	WorkCover WA
	WorkCover WA is the statutory authority responsible for the regulation and administration of the workers' compensation system in Western Australia.
	Worker Advisor Program: Prince Edward Island
	The Worker Advisor will assist injured workers and their families receive the benefits they are entitled to under the Workers Compensation Act and in particular with the appeals process.
	Worker's Compensation Board: Northwest Territories and Nunavut
	The site provides compensation and occupational health & safety information for workers in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.
	Workers' Advisers Program: Nova Scotia Environment and Labour
	The Workers' Advisers Program is a legal clinic that is funded by the provincial government offering services to injured workers.
	Workers' Advisor Office: Northwest Territories & Nunavut
	This office assists with talking with the WCB about claims and trying to work out a solutions; explaining the WCB process and WCB decisions; helping to decide if any more information is needed in a case; reviewing file evidence; helping to prepare and present a case to all WCB decision-making levels; helping you and your family find other community services that you might need.
	Workers' Advocate: Government of Yukon
	The Workers' Advocate is appointed by the Minister of Justice to advocate on the behalf of injured workers. The main duty of the Worker's Advocate is to advise workers and the dependents of deceased workers on the workers' compensation process, and the meaning and effect of compensation claims.
	Workers' Compensation Administrators Directory
	The North Carolina Industrial Commission's list of United States and Canadian workers' compensation agencies is a separate document. It is updated daily, as they receive new information; and is probably the most complete and up-to-date listing of its type available anywhere.
	Workers' Compensation Appeal Tribunal of British Columbia
	This website is intended to help you with various aspects of the appeal process. The 'How to Appeal' section provides an explanation of how to initiate an appeal, access to various appeal forms, links to WCAT publications and other resources that may be helpful. The 'Research' section provides a searchable database of WCAT decisions and links to other sites that may assist you with the appeal process. The 'Publications' section provides access to publications that may also be of assistance.
	Workers Compensation Appeal Tribunal: Prince Edward Island
	This tribunal is a body appointed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council established to hear appeals of Internal Reconsideration Officer decisions and any other matter referred to it by the Workers Compensation Board.
	Workers' Compensation Appeals Tribunal: Nova Scotia
	The Workers' Compensation Appeals Tribunal is an independent tribunal which hears and decides appeals from final decisions of the Workers' Compensation Board.
	Workers' Compensation Board of Alberta
	The Workers´ Compensation Board of Alberta is a not-for-profit organization legislated to administer the workers’ compensation system for the province. Through the payment of premiums, 117,000 employers fund this no-fault system to provide compensation for workplace injuries and occupational diseases to over 1.5 million workers.
	Workers Compensation Board of Manitoba
	Working with its partners, the Workers Compensation Board of Manitoba promotes safe and healthy workplaces, promotes recovery and return to work, provides compassionate and supportive compensation services for workers and employers, and ensures responsible financial stewardship.
	Workers Compensation Board of Manitoba: 24 Hour Distress Line
	If you or a member of your family is having trouble dealing with the effects of your injury, call the WEB Distress Line. Trained counselors from Klinic Community Health Centre are there to help you 24-hours a day, seven days a week. The service is totally confidential and free of charge.
	Workers' Compensation Board of Nova Scotia
	The WCB provides injury prevention information and education; protection from legal action; financial and health-care benefits; rate incentive programs; and co-ordination of the partners in the workplace safety and insurance system.
	Workers Compensation Research Institute
	An independent, not-for-profit research organization providing high-quality, objective information about public policy issues involving workers' compensation systems.
	Workers Health and Safety Centre
	For more than 25 years, the Workers Health and Safety Centre have supported the efforts of workplace representatives in their pursuit of hazard-free workplaces. This support has ranged from answering health and safety concerns posed over the phone to the development and delivery of occupational health and safety training.
	WorkersCompensation.com
	Although a commercial-oriented site it does organize the state rules, statutes and forms into an intuitive user-friendly interface and has Professional Directory Listings in the medical, insurance and workers' compensation service categories.
	Workplace Health Safety and Compensation Commission of New Brunswick
	The WHSCC provides accident prevention services, occupational health and safety assistance and cost-effective disability and liability insurance to workers and employers in New Brunswick.
	Workplace Health, Safety and Compensation Commission of Newfoundland and Labrador
	Serving over 14,000 employers and approximately 12,000 injured workers, the Workplace Health, Safety and Compensation Commission is an employer-funded no fault insurance system that promotes safe and healthy workplaces, provides return-to-work programs and fair compensation to injured workers and their dependents.
	Workplace Health, Safety & Compensation Review Division: Newfoundland and Labrador
	The Decision Search System (DSS) contains over 2000 decisions of the Workplace Health, Safety & Compensation Review Division. It is intended for use by the general public to assist with issues surrounding workers' compensation appeals.
	Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal
	The Tribunal is the final level of appeal to which workers and employers may bring disputes concerning workplace safety and insurance matters in Ontario. The Appeals Tribunal is separate from and independent of the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board.
	Workplace Safety and Insurance Board
	The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) promotes workplace health and safety, and provides a workers compensation system for the employers and workers of Ontario. There is extensive information on this site about prevention, forms, health issues, return to work programs, and links to other health and safety organizations.
	Workplace Safety and Insurance Board: Reference Library
	Provides information and research assistance to WSIB staff and the general public. Borrowing privileges are restricted to staff of the WSIB, and WSIB-affiliated Agencies and Associations.
	WorkSafe Victoria
	WorkSafe Victoria is responsible for enforcing Victoria's occupational health and safety laws; providing reasonably priced insurance for employers; helping injured workers back into the workforce and managing the workers' compensation scheme by ensuring the prompt delivery of appropriate services and adopting prudent financial practice.s
	WorkSafeBC (Workers Compensation Board of British Columbia)
	WorkSafeBC is dedicated to promoting workplace health and safety for the workers and employers of British Columbia. They consult with and educate employers and workers and monitor compliance with the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation.
	Yukon Workers' Compensation Appeal Tribunal
	This site provides Yukon workers and employers with ready access to information that may directly affect them within the appeal process. Since the tribunal's inception in April of 2000, the site has issued approximately 100 written decisions on matters brought to the workers' compensation appeal process. Includes copies of all tribunal decisions to the date of query. The database is in the Adobe .pd. format and is searchable.
	Yukon Workers' Compensation Health and Safety Board
	The mission of the Yukon Workers' Compensation, Health and Safety Board is to provide care and compensation for injured workers, while ensuring safe and healthy work practices.
	Association des commissions des accidents du travail du Canada
	Assumer au Canada un solide rôle de chef de file en assurant les meilleurs lieux de travail au monde en matière de sécurité et de santé, de même qu’un régime d’indemnisation des travailleurs équitable et abordable.
	Bibliothèque des tribunaux du travail de l'Ontario (BTTO)
	Les principaux sujets sont le droit en matière de relations de travail, d'emploi, d'indemnisation des travailleurs, de droits de la personne et d'équité salariale ainsi que le droit administratif général. La collection porte aussi sur les questions médicales en rapport avec l'indemnisation des travailleurs. La collection se compose de livres, de documents gouvernementaux, de recueils de jurisprudence, de services de mise à jour sur feuilles mobiles, de manuels de politiques et de décisions des quatre tribunaux auxquels la BTTO est rattachée.
	Bureau des conseillers des employeurs (BCE)
	Le BCE est un organisme indépendant du ministère du Travail de l'Ontario qui vient en aide aux employeurs de l'Ontario depuis 1985. Nos experts sont là pour vous aider à gérer les coûts liés à la sécurité au travail et à l'assurance afin que votre entreprise bénéficie d'un avantage concurrentiel.
	Bureau des conseillers des travailleurs (BCT)
	Le Bureau des conseillers des travailleurs (BCT) est un organisme indépendant, qui est rattaché au ministère du Travail. Il conseille et représente les personnes non syndiquées qui ont subi un accident du travail ou contracté une maladie professionnelle.
	Centre d'Action en Prévention et Réadaptation de l'incapacité au Travail (CAPRIT)
	Les programmes DES PRATIQUES DE LA RÉADAPTATION ont été créés en 2000, en réponse aux besoins de perfectionnement exprimés par les professionnels de la réadaptation. Depuis, 150 professionnels dont : des ergothérapeutes, physiothérapeutes, travailleurs sociaux, infirmières, psychologues … provenant de différents milieux de pratiques ont suivi ces programmes.
	Commission de la santé, de la sécurité et de l'indemnisation des accidents au travail
	La CSSIAT offre des services de prévention des accidents; de l’aide en matière de santé et de sécurité au travail; ainsi qu’une assurance-invalidité et une assurance-responsabilité économiques aux travailleurs et aux employeurs du Nouveau-Brunswick.
	Commission de la sécurité professionnelle et de l'assurance contre les accidents du travail (CSPAAT)
	La Commission de la sécurité professionnelle et de l'assurance contre les accidents du travail (CSPAAT) fait la promotion de la santé et la sécurité au travail et fournit un régime d'indemnisation des travailleurs aux employeurs et aux travailleurs et travailleuses de l'Ontario.
	Jour de deuil national
	Le Jour de deuil national est commémoré chaque année le 28 avril en mémoire des travailleurs tués ou blessés au travail ou affligés d’une maladie professionnelle découlant d’un accident du travail ou d’un risque professionnel.
	L'enrégistrant des Fermiers Canadiens avec Invalidités du travail
	L'enrégistrant des Fermiers Canadiens avec Invalidités du travail, fondé en janvier, 1997, est une organisation nationale qui sert à promouvoir la sécurité sur la ferme et fournit des ressources et de l'encouragement aux fermiers et à leurs familles qui vivent déjà avec des invalidités.
	Réponses SST
	Ce service gratuit est offert par le Service des demandes de renseignements du Centre canadien d'hygiène et de sécurité au travail (CCHST). Le mandat du CCHST est de promouvoir la santé et la sécurité des lieux de travail en fournissant de l'information pratique en réponse aux questions qui s'y posent.
	Tribunal d’appel: CSSIAT (New Brunswick)
	Le Tribunal d’appel, qui relève de la compétence législative de la Loi sur la Commission de la santé, de la sécurité et de l’indemnisation des accidents au travail, de la Loi sur les accidents du travail et de la Loi sur l’hygiène et la sécurité au travail, est autorisé à entendre des appels. Le Tribunal d’appel fonctionne de façon indépendante de la Commission de la santé, de la sécurité et de l’indemnisation des accidents au travail (CSSIAT).
	Tribunal d’appel de la sécurité professionnelle et de l’assurance contre les accidents du travail (TASPAAT)
	Bienvenue au Tribunal d’appel de la sécurité professionnelle et de l’assurance contre les accidents du travail (TASPAAT). Le Tribunal est le dernier recours des travailleurs et des employeurs dans les litiges en matière de sécurité professionnelle et d’assurance contre les accidents du travail en Ontario.