2022 year at a glance

2022 2021
Number of workers covered 1,900,781 1,799,301
Registered employers 156,590 156,025
Lost-time claim rate (per 100 workers)¹ 2.0 1.9
Disabling-injury rate (per 100 workers)¹ 3.1 2.9
New claims reported 135,524 122,170
Lost-time claims¹ 38,800 34,200
Fatality claims accepted 161 178
Ineligible claims (% of all new claims) 9.6% 9.8%
New requests for review to the DRDRB 2,016 2,179
Return to work with accident employer 92.1% 94.1%
Return to work with new employer 1.6% 1.1%
Return to work overall 93.7% 95.2%
Estimated average claim duration (TTD days) 62.6 62.6
Cost-of-living adjustment on long-term benefits 1.83% 0.84%
Claim benefit expense (thousands) $1,390,820 $1,276,119
New non-economic loss and permanent disability awards 2,889 2,818
New economic loss awards 1,075 797
Premium revenue (thousands) $1,271,560 $1,146,753
Average collected premium rate
(per $100 of assessable earnings)
$1.18 $1.15
Investment income (thousands) -$709,017 $1,183,162
Funded ratio (per cent funded) 108.1% 120.4%

¹Lost-time claims and the lost-time claim and disabling-injury rates are projected. This approach ensures claims for accidents occurring in 2022 but not reported by year-end are considered.