Published on: May 24, 2018

The Workers Compensation Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 9) amends the Workers Compensation Act by adding a mental disorder presumption for correctional officers, emergency medical assistants, firefighters, police officers and sheriffs who are exposed to one or more traumatic events as part of their employment.

The Policy, Regulation and Research Division is releasing a discussion paper on proposed mental disorder policies, with options to stakeholders for comment.