N.S. has the lowest compensation for injured workers in the country, report says – Halifax [Video]

A new report on Nova Scotia’s compensation program for injured workers says the system is the only one in Canada that is not fully funded, and that more work is needed to help people return to the workforce.

Released on Friday, the report makes recommendations for improving 10 priority areas in the first review of the Workers’ Compensation Board of Nova Scotia since 2002.

The report says the compensation system has the highest average employer premiums across Canada — at $2.65 per $100 of assessable payroll — and the lowest benefits available to injured workers. It is 95 per cent funded, but the report says it’s the only worker compensation program in Canada that is below 100 per cent.

Nova Scotia’s compensation board insures about 353,000 workers in the province and provides financial help and benefits in the event of a workplace injury or illness. In 2022 there were more …