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WCAT Appeal Tribunal Forms

Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal (WCAT)
A page with all the WCAT forms — both online forms and PDFs you can print out — when you're appealing WorkSafeBC decisions.
Last reviewed March 2024
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Appeal a Decision

Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal (WCAT)
Information about the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal (WCAT) process, where you appeal a decision made by WorkSafeBC. It explains how to start and prepare an appeal, respond to an appeal, and find out an appeal’s status, and what happens after an appeal.
Last reviewed March 2024
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Wage-Loss Benefits

Government of British Columbia
Explains that wage-loss benefits paid by WorkSafeBC are for total disability or for partial disability to replace 90 percent of your wages if you can’t continue working because of a work-related injury.
Last reviewed March 2024
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About the Wage Earner Protection Program (WEPP)

Government of Canada
You may be eligible to receive a payment under this program if your employer has filed for bankruptcy or is subject to receivership, and you’re owed wages, vacation pay, termination pay, or severance pay.
Last reviewed March 2024
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Tools for Training New and Young Workers

WorkSafeBC
A guide to help employers meet their regulatory requirements for training and orienting new and young workers, with resource lists for each required orientation topic.
Last reviewed March 2024
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The Employer’s Duty to Accommodate

People’s Law School
Explains which human rights laws apply to your employer. When a personal characteristic protected under human rights law is involved (such as religion, age, disability, or sex), employers must do what they can to accommodate these differences. The page explains how to ask your employer for accommodation, and answers common questions.
Last reviewed March 2024
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Solution Explorer: Small Claims

Civil Resolution Tribunal (CRT)
The Solution Explorer is the first step in the online Civil Resolution Tribunal (CRT) process, with free legal information and self-help tools. You can apply to the CRT for small claims dispute resolution right from the Solution Explorer.
Last reviewed March 2024
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Reviews and Appeals (WorkSafeBC)

Workers’ Advisers Office (Government of BC)
A fact sheet about your options if you disagree with a WorkSafeBC decision about your claim. You will deal with the Review Division or the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal (WCAT), and there are specific deadlines.
Last reviewed March 2024
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Responsibilities under the Code as an Employer

BC’s Office of the Human Rights Commissioner
In BC, employers are obligated to ensure a workplace free of discrimination, as mandated by the Human Rights Code. This page explains what discrimination is and what can happen if an employer doesn’t meet their responsibilities.
Last reviewed March 2024
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Prohibited Actions Relating to Occupational Health & Safety

Government of British Columbia
Explains that your employer or union cannot retaliate against you if you raise an occupational health and safety issue, refuse unsafe work, and more. It gives examples of some prohibited (retaliatory) actions. It also explains what you should do if you have a complaint, and the options for resolving your complaint.
Last reviewed March 2024