Effective date: November 1, 2021
Application: Applies to all claims on or after the effective date.
Policy subject: Termination, reduction or suspension of benefits
Purpose:
To establish guidelines for providing additional benefits when a worker is able to return to work but no longer employer attached.
Suitable productive employment means work that:
Notice Period – General
Notice Period – When the worker is able to return to work
Notice Period – When a decision is reversed
Extension of Benefits
Alternative Supports
Cost Relief
The Workers’ Compensation Act, 2013
Sections 101(1), 111, 115(j).
(1) POL and PRO 17/2010, Termination of Compensation Benefits – Notice (effective May 1, 2010 to October 31, 2021).
(2) POL 11/2013, Bridging Program (effective February 1, 2014 to October 31, 2021).
(3) January 1, 2014. References updated in accordance with The Workers’ Compensation Act, 2013 (Bill 58).
(4) POL and PRO 11/2000, Bridging Program (effective November 20, 2000 to January 31, 2014).
(5) POL 08/2001, Termination of Compensation Benefits – Notice (effective October 1, 2001 to April 30, 2010).
(6) POL 36/83, Termination of Compensation in Long Term Earnings Loss Cases (effective July 22, 1983 to September 30, 2001).
PRO 11/2021 Terminating Benefits – Notice Period
POL 09/2012 Termination – Age 63 and Over, Age 65, and Retirement
POL 01/2018 Benefits – Long-Term Earnings Loss
PRO 02/2018 Benefits – Return to Work (RTW) Interrupted
POL 23/2014 Reversing Decisions
POL 10/2021 Suspension of Benefits
POL 02/2014 Vocational Rehabilitation – Moving Allowance
POL 23/2016 Vocational Rehabilitation – Programs and Services