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National Work Injury Statistics Program

     ►     Number of Accepted Time-loss Injuries, by Jurisdiction, 1982 – 2006
     ►     Number of Fatalities, by Jurisdiction, 1993 – 2006
 
 

National Work Injury/Disease and Fatality Statistics Program (NWISP)
 
The statistics, produced by the Association of Workers' Compensation Boards of Canada (AWCBC) for the National Work Injuries Statistics Program (NWISP), are derived from administrative records for accepted time-loss injuries and fatalities at provincial/territorial workers' compensation boards or commissions (jurisdictions).
 
The following tables, Table 1. "Number of Accepted Time-Loss Injuries, by Jurisdiction 1982-2006", and Table 14 "Number of Fatalities, by Jurisdiction 1993-2006" are summary tables reproduced from the Association of Workers' Compensation Boards of Canada's annual publication, “National Work Injury and Disease Statistics (latest edition published in December 2007). The publication includes twenty additional tables (most of which contain data for three years) which are listed at the bottom of this page. To learn more about this publication, or to order it, click here.
 

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Important information to note prior to reviewing the tables
Within each jurisdiction, the statistics are consistent over time, but differences may be observed if inter-jurisdictional comparisons are made (for example, specific businesses may be excluded from coverage in certain jurisdictions). Variances arise because differing acts, regulations operating policies and procedures among jurisdictions.
 
For purposes of these tables, ‘time-loss injury’ means an injury/disease) where an employee is compensated for a loss of wages following a work-related injury, or exposure to a noxious substance, or receives compensation for a permanent disability with or without any time lost in his or her employment (for example, if an employee is compensated for a loss of hearing resulting from excessive noise in the workplace). ‘Fatality’ means a death resulting from a work-related incident that has been accepted for compensation by a Workers’ Compensation Board or Commission.
 
Note: If the summary tables are reproduced and/or published, the source of the data must be acknowledged.
 
Other statistical summaries published in the National Work Injury and Disease Statistics publication 
The publication includes statistical summaries by jurisdiction cross tabulated by gender, age, nature and source of injury/disease/fatality, event, part of body, occupation and industry. Additional cross tabulations are published by injury/disease for Industry by nature and source of injury/disease, part of body and event. This publication can be ordered on-line at 'Publication Order Form'.
  
Association of Workers' Compensation Boards of Canada
 
NATIONAL WORK INJURIES STATISTICS PROGRAM WORK INJURIES AND DISEASES
 
Table 1. Number of Accepted Time-loss Injuries, by Jurisdiction, 1982 – 2006

 
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
NL
7 766
7 808
8 223
8 743
8 624
9 047
10 066
10 689
PEI
1 499
1 627
1 495
1 787
1 935
2 068
2 435
2 450
NS
12 501
12 156
11 940
12 624
12 620
11 732
11 219
13 897
NB
9 696
9 530
9 704
8 986
9 909
10 918
12 119
13 083
QC
159 288
160 796
176 001
194 377
213 366
216 724
218 057
218 708
ON
141 917
145 412
167 748
186 648
195 937
205 259
208 499
200 967
MB
18 558
17 759
21 358
22 440
23 495
22 510
22 612
21 618
SK
15 239
15 507
15 700
16 666
15 916
15 715
14 888
13 886
AB
44 941
37 346
37 665
41 376
42 249
41 236
43 349
44 782
BC
66 882
62 949
59 319
61 146
61 711
66 200
73 418
79 613
NT/NU
1 271
1 039
1 164
1 198
956
1 122
1 335
1 286
YT
U/A
U/A
U/A
U/A
U/A
U/A
U/A
U/A
Total
479 558
471 929
510 317
555 991
586 718
602 531
617 997
620 979

 

 
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
NL
10 368
9 421
7 793
6 116
6 646
6 150
5 272
5 295
PEI
2 551
2 250
2 108
2 009
2 094
2 443
2 436
1 794
NS
12 870
12 730
12 181
13 332
13 223
10 463
7 940
8 199
NB
12 508
11 670
10 018
5 647
4 784
4 310
3 906
4 212
QC
204 734
178 689
146 405
135 411
135 482
129 926
119 633
117 407
ON
184 444
155 473
136 936
125 118
125 638
118 812
103 071
101 806
MB
21 369
18 095
16 542
15 327
17 740
17 405
17 255
17 738
SK
13 715
12 701
11 987
12 277
13 337
14 206
13 465
14 345
AB
45 869
38 724
32 092
29 602
30 801
30 285
31 835
35 234
BC
84 464
79 643
78 890
78 495
79 428
74 881
71 602
72 428
NT/NU
1 060
989
966
1 058
1 120
1 049
975
873
YT
U/A
321
408
456
463
534
495
520
Total
593 952
520 706
456 326
424 848
430 756
410 464
377 885
379 851

 

 
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
NL
5 879
6 640
6 609
6 173
5 517
5 247
4 834
4 821
4 577
PEI
2 034
2 099
2 066
1 779
1 347
1 241
1 037
876
812
NS
8 159
8 547
9 232
9 082
8 724
8 849
9 173
8 998
8339
NB
4 729
5 170
5 354
5 162
4 685
4 604
4 185
4 439
4261
QC
6 060
116 797
119 135
112 887
110 244
107 160
104 209
99 067
93 886
ON
97 190
100 727
104 154
98 359
95 568
93 234
90 397
89 734
83 179
MB
18 658
18 979
19 721
18 544
17 919
17 586
17 260
17 785
18 134
SK
13 872
13 720
14 945
15 065
15 623
15 135
13 880
14 170
14 148
AB
36 104
35 393
39 393
38 755
38 426
37 335
35 969
36 305
37 577
BC
71 502
70 090
70 661
66 076
59 530
56 946
58 289
60 340
63 042
NT/NU
780
871
835
889
968
936
817
950
908
YT
393
417
397
445
495
442
452
445
494
Total
375 360
379 450
392 502
373 216
359 046
348 715
340 502
337 930
329 357

Note: This table has been reformatted for publication on the AWCBC website
U/A = Statistics unavailable
 
For printable version of these tables click here.
 
 
Table 14. Number of Fatalities, by Jurisdiction, 1993 – 2006

 
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
NL
11
20
26
17
19
32
27
38
26
23
23
23
25
18
PEI
2
4
2
2
3
3
3
0
5
1
-
1
1
-
NS
40
22
20
23
20
13
17
16
8
14
18
41
27
12
NB
14
11
17
20
17
17
20
7
15
17
7
12
12
15
QC
134
130
148
95
202
208
164
180
180
188
175
176
223
206
ON
292
248
245
238
225
243
283
301
328
383
378
365
412
373
MB
25
20
22
27
21
22
23
19
25
19
24
14
26
27
SK
33
36
26
29
38
28
34
31
35
23
35
30
27
30
AB
77
74
93
91
120
105
114
118
118
101
127
124
143
124
BC
124
152
134
153
164
125
147
157
168
158
170
136
189
160
NT/NU
5
6
12
4
4
2
2
13
11
6
5
5
10
8
YT
1
2
3
4
 
 
1
2
-
1
1
1
2
3
Total
758
725
748
703
833
798
835
882
919
934
963
928
1 097
976

Note: This table has been reformatted for publication on the AWCBC website
U/A = Statistics unavailable
 
For printable version of these tables click here.
 
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