2023 year at a glance

2023 2022
Number of workers covered 2,000,973 1,900,781
Registered employers 157,474 156,590
Lost-time claim rate (per 100 workers)¹ 1.5 2.0
Disabling-injury rate (per 100 workers)¹ 2.5 3.1
New claims reported 128,066 135,524
Lost-time claims¹ 30,100 38,800
Fatality claims accepted 165 161
Ineligible claims (% of all new claims) 9.7% 9.6%
New requests for review to the DRDRB 3,164 2,468
Return to work with accident employer 93.1% 92.1%
Return to work with new employer 1.6% 1.6%
Return to work overall 94.7% 93.7%
Estimated average claim duration (TTD days) 65.1 62.6
Cost-of-living adjustment on long-term benefits 5.48% 1.83%
New non-economic loss and permanent disability awards 2,606 2,889
New economic loss awards 1,864 1,075
Average collected premium rate
(per $100 of assessable earnings)
$1.24 $1.18
Funded ratio (per cent funded) 107.3% 108.1%
Public Interest Disclosure (Whistleblower Protection) Act disclosures 0 0

¹Lost-time claims and the lost-time claim and disabling-injury rates are projected. This approach is taken to ensure claims for accidents occurring in 2023 but not reported by year-end are considered.