Worker fact sheets
This series of fact sheets provides information for employers on a variety of topics. The information in the fact sheets has been incorporated into WCB website.
Appeals
- Questioning a WCB-Alberta decision (pdf, 288KB)
Claims and benefits
- Claims process (pdf, 256KB)
- Cost of living adjustment (pdf, 175KB)
- Determining compensation (pdf, 267KB)
- Hospitalization benefits (pdf, 307KB)
- Medical treatment and assessment costs (pdf, 244KB)
- Permanent disability compensation and pensions (pdf, 280 KB)
- Personal
Care Allowance (PCA)
(pdf, 258KB) - T5007 statement of benefits (pdf, 237KB)
- Travel costs (pdf, 242KB)
- Vehicle purchase and modifications (pdf, 349KB)
- Wheelchair costs (pdf, 212KB)
- Work-related fatalities (Benefits for dependents) (pdf, 340KB)
Coverage
- Employer-provided premises (pdf, 233KB)
- Employer-provided
transportation
(pdf, 237KB) - Firefighters with cancer (pdf, 200KB)
- Good samaritan acts (pdf, 181KB)
- H1N1 (pdf, 212KB)
- Interjurisdictional trucking (pdf, 262KB)
- Out-of-province accidents (pdf, 248KB)
- Student coverage (pdf, 212KB)
- Temporary foreign workers (pdf, 211KB)
Injury support and return-to-work services
- Back injuiry program (pdf, 198KB)
- Independent Medical Examinations (IME)(pdf, 205KB)
- Medical panels (pdf, 233KB)
- Neuropsychological
assessments
(pdf, 232KB) - Occupational
Injury Service (OIS)
(pdf, 221KB) - Return-to-work assessment centres (pdf, 233KB)
- Shoulder injury program (pdf, 219KB)
- Training-on-the-job (TOJ) (pdf, 189KB)
- Traumatic
psychological injury
(pdf, 216KB) - Vocational rehabilitation (pdf, 253KB)
Privacy Legislation
- Private
Sector Privacy Legislation
(pdf, 231KB)
Services for workers
- Direct
deposit payment service
(pdf, 197KB) - Direct deposit application form (pdf, 26KB)
News / Announcements
July 23, 2010 Grande Prairie services update
The facility that houses WCB’s regional services in Grande Prairie is closing. This has prompted a review of the need for these services in the area, as there has been a decline in the number of people who access the office space. The review will be completed by year-end. More...
July 16, 2010 BackPain - Don't take it lying down
The BackPain campaign is focused on educating Albertans that staying active is the best treatment. Spread the message in your workplace. Order our new campaign posters...
