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1943 to 1972 — Charts

Inside the Board

One indication of how effective the Board has been is to look at how it managed its resources: the operation, the people, and the funds that were in its care.

 
Charts
Money flow
Injuries
Impact on workers
Influencing industry
Inside the Board
 
Historical events

1917 - 1942 | 1943 - 1972 | 1973 - 2002

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The largest single resource was the accident fund. This fund was used to pay the pensions of permanently injured workers and surviving families of workers killed on the job. A fund level of 100 percent means that there is exactly enough money to pay out all of the current pensions in the future.

The Board's focus shifted to better service: faster and more accurate responses to both injured workers and industry representatives.

Total income is read from the left-hand scale, cost of operations from the right.

For the years 1943 to 1953 the figure is the average head count based on counts of semi-monthly pay vouchers, in the Administration and Rehabilitation Clinic. Other figures come from various sources.

View detailed historical data describing the workers' compensation system in British Columbia 1943-1972.