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Canadian Workers’ Compensation System – 2023 Year at a Glance
Claim Measures
 
Claim Measures
CAN
NL
PE
NS
NB
QC
ON
MB
SK
AB
BC
NT/NU
YT
 
Lost Time Injury Frequency (per 100 workers)
1.59
1.39
1.16
1.47
1.04
1.93
1.16
2.52
1.85
1.44
2.07
1.59
1.35
 
Lost Time Claims
274,025
3,179
1,013
5,475
3,688
81,291
72,027
13,623
7,925
29,214
55,480
743
367
 
Fatalities
1,056
15
1
17
19
210
400
23
29
165
175
2
0
 
Workforce Covered (%)
83.01
96.03
98.42
74.96
91.78
93.40
73.80
78.46
72.17
82.59
96.00
96.92
96.15
 
Percentage of Wage Loss Claims off Compensation at 90 Days (%)
74.98
62.87
71.00
67.71
65.50
70.43
84.19
86.70
71.37
71.14
71.43
76.90
76.04
 
Duration (Average - Days)
U/A
116.93
66.20
161.54
73.90
U/A
0.00
36.18
62.68
113.10
100.09
90.34
35.31
 
Financial Measures
 
Financial Measures
CAN
NL
PE
NS
NB
QC
ON
MB
SK
AB
BC
NT/NU
YT
 
Percentage Funded (%)
120.77
121.00
144.40
94.90
156.10
120.00
114.72
160.50
125.80
107.30
142.10
102.00
142.00
 
Market Rate of Return (%)
9.03
11.60
8.90
7.70
8.90
8.60
7.70
8.60
8.20
7.80
8.40
8.28
13.70
 
Current Year Benefit Costs Per $100 of Assessable Payroll ($)
1.04
1.06
0.78
1.66
0.75
1.22
0.68
0.59
0.82
1.26
1.35
1.36
0.98
 
Administration Costs Per $100 of Assessable Payroll ($)
0.27
0.41
0.22
0.37
0.33
0.20
0.30
0.29
0.34
0.22
0.27
0.85
0.61
 
Average Assessment Rate ($)
1.41
1.69
1.37
2.65
1.31
1.50
1.30
0.95
1.28
1.26
1.55
2.40
2.07
 
Assessable Payroll ($ Billions)
 
9.5
3.0
15.3
12.6
213.0
273.0
23.9
26.5
114.7
 
4.1
1.6
 
(Extracted on: 9/27/2026 6:36:35 PM)
Important Note to Readers: Differences in population, industry mixes, coverage and legislation/policy may affect comparability between jurisdictions. These measures use standard definitions that may differ from WCB reports. Please contact the WCB directly with any inquiries about an individual jurisdiction. Additional measures and explanatory footnotes for the above measures can be found in the Detailed Key Statistical Measures Report.
Source: Association of Workers’ Compensation Boards of Canada, Key Statistical Measures (www.awcbc.org)