Alberta Workers' Compensation Act RSA 2000, c W-15 PDF

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Home › Alberta › Consolidated Statutes › RSA 2000, c W-15 Find in document  Workers' Compensation Act, RSA 2000, c W-15  Document Versions (34) Regulations (5) Amendments (25) Cited by (16,370) AI analysis This statute replaces RSA 1980, c W-15. Current version: in force since Apr 1, 2024 Link to this version: https://canlii.ca/t/567fq Citation to this version: Workers' Compensation Act, RSA 2000, c W-15, retrieved on 2024-10-08 Back to top Currency: This statute is current to 2024-04-01 according to the Alberta King's printer Browse myCanLII Save this legislation Set up amendment Set up citation alert Share this legislation alert SHOW TABLE OF CONTENTS WORKERS’ COMPENSATION ACT Chapter W‑15 Preamble WHEREAS the workers’ compensation system in Alberta is founded on the principles of no-fault compensation, security of benefits, collective liability, independent administration and exclusive jurisdiction; WHEREAS the purpose of the workers’ compensation system is to provide appropriate compensation to workers who suffer workplace-related injuries and illnesses; WHEREAS the central focus of the workers’ compensation system is the health and well-being of workers; WHEREAS it is recognized that the success of the workers’ compensation system requires a commitment by all parties to work collaboratively with each other; WHEREAS it is recognized that the workers’ compensation system must be sustainable, affordable and fair in order to benefit workers and employers now and in the future; THEREFORE HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as follows: Interpretation 1(1) In this Act,  3.4k (a) “accident” means an accident that arises out of and occurs in the course of employment in an industry to which this Act applies and includes (i) a wilful and intentional act, not being the act of the worker who suffers the accident, (ii) a chance event occasioned by a physical or natural cause, (iii) disablement, and (iv) a disabling or potentially disabling condition caused by an occupational disease; (b) “Accident Fund” means the fund referred to in section 91; (c) “Appeals Commission” means the Appeals Commission established under section 10; (c.1) “assessment” means the process by which the premium that is payable under this Act by an employer is determined; (d) “Board” means The Workers’ Compensation Board; (e) “child” includes a grandchild, the child of a spouse by a former marriage, and any other child to whom the worker stood in loco parentis; (e.1) repealed 2020 c32 s3(2); (f) “compensation” includes medical aid and vocational rehabilitation; (g) repealed 2002 c27 s2; (h) “dependant” means a member of the family of a worker who was wholly or partially dependent on the worker’s earnings at the time of the worker’s death or who, but for the death or disability due to the accident, would have been so dependent, but a person is not a partial dependant of a worker unless the person was partially dependent on contributions from the worker for the provision of the ordinary necessaries of life; (i) “dependent child” means (i) a child under the age of 18 years, or (ii) a child under the age of 25 years who is enrolled at an educational institution approved by the Board; (j) “employer” means (i) an individual, firm, association, body or corporation that has, or is deemed by the Board or this Act to have, one or more workers in the individual’s or its service and includes a person considered by the Board to be acting on behalf of that individual, firm, association, body or corporation, (ii) a proprietor whose application is approved under section 15, (iii) a corporation where the application of a director of the corporation is approved under section 15, and (iv) a partnership where the application of a partner in the partnership is approved under section 15, and includes the Crown in right of Alberta and the Crown in right of Canada insofar as the latter, in its capacity as employer, submits to the operation of this Act; (k) “employment” means employment in an industry; (k.1) “Fairness Review Officer” means the Fairness Review Officer designated under section 23.1; (l) “fatal accident” means an accident causing the death of a worker under circumstances that entitle the worker’s dependants, if any, to compensation under this Act; (m) “industry” means an establishment, undertaking, trade or business, whether it is carried on in conjunction with other occupations or separately; (n) “invalid” means a person who is incapable of becoming gainfully employed due to physical or mental incapacity; (o) “learner” means a person who, although not under a contract of service or apprenticeship, becomes subject to the hazards of an industry to which this Act applies for the purpose of undergoing testing, training or probationary work preliminary to employment in an industry to which this Act applies; (p) “medical aid” includes medical and other services provided by a person licensed to practise the healing arts in Alberta, and nursing, hospitalization, drugs, dressing, x‑ray treatment, special treatment, appliances, apparatuses, transportation and any other matters and things that the Board authorizes or provides; (q) “member of a family” means a spouse or adult interdependent partner, parent, grandparent, step‑parent, child, step‑child, brother, sister, half‑brother and half‑sister of a worker; (r) “Minister” means the Minister determined under section 16 of the Government Organization Act as the Minister responsible for this Act; (s) “net earnings” means net earnings as defined in the regulations; (t) “occupational disease” means occupational disease as defined in the regulations; (u) “pension” means a periodic payment to a worker in respect of whom a permanent disability has been assessed, or to a dependant of a deceased worker, the capital cost of which has been charged to the Accident Fund, and includes periodic payments to workers, or their dependants, of employers specified in the regulations; (u.1) “personal information” means personal information as defined in the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act; (v) “physician” means a person licensed or authorized under the Health Professions Act to practise any of the healing arts in Alberta; (v.1) “premium” means the amount that is payable by an employer pursuant to an assessment; (w) “proprietor” means (i) an individual who owns and operates a business (A) the general business activity of which usually involves performing work for more than one person concurrently, and (B) in connection with which the individual does not employ any workers, and (ii) any other individual or class of individuals deemed by a direction or order of the Board to be proprietors; (w.1) “review body” means a review body appointed under section 9.3; (x) “secretary” means secretary of the Board; (y) “wages” or “payroll” include any other relative or descriptive terms when an assessment under this Act is based on them; (z) “worker” means a person who enters into or works under a contract of service or apprenticeship, written or oral, express or implied, whether by way of manual labour or otherwise, and includes (i) a learner, (ii) a person whose application to the Board under section 15 is approved, and (iii) any other person who, under this Act or under any direction or order of the Board, is deemed to be a worker, but does not include a person who ordinarily resides outside Canada and is employed by an employer who is based outside Canada and carries on business in Alberta on a temporary basis; (aa) “year” means a calendar year unless the Board directs otherwise. (2) A reference in this Act to a payment to a person also applies to a payment to another person for or on behalf of that person. (3) Repealed 2002 cA‑4.5 s81. RSA 2000 cW‑15 s1;RSA 2000 cH‑7 s142;2002 cA‑4.5 s81; 2002 c27 s2;2010 c16 s1(54);2014 c18 s4;2017 c25 Sched. 2 s4; 2020 c32 s3(2) Insurance Act does not apply 1.1 The Insurance Act does not apply to the Board in respect of the provision of workers’ compensation coverage to persons under this Act and, to avoid any doubt, nothing in section 570 of the Insurance Act affects the application of this  7 Act. 2002 c27 s3;2003 c40 s25;2008 c19 s44 Part 1 Workers’ Compensation Board Continuation 2(1) The corporation previously established and known as The Workers’ Compensation Board is continued.  4 (2) Repealed 2020 c32 s3(3). RSA 2000 cW-15 s2;2020 c32 s3(3) Corporate powers 3 The Board has the capacity and the rights, powers and privileges of a natural person. 1988 c45 s3;1995 c32 s3  2 Staff 4(1) Without limiting the generality of section 3, but subject to section 12(1), the Board may, notwithstanding any other enactment, hire the employees it considers necessary for the purposes of administering this Act and carrying out the  4 business and affairs of the Board. (2) Neither the Board nor the Crown shall provide variable pay to a member or employee of the Board. (3) In subsection (2), “variable pay” means a bonus or other incentive pay provided in addition to base salary as defined in the regulations. RSA 2000 cW‑15 s4;2002 c27 s4;2017 c25 Sched.2 s5 Board of directors 5(1) There shall be a board of directors of the Board, to be appointed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council, consisting of  5 (a) a member who shall be the chair, (b) not more than 3 members whom the Lieutenant Governor in Council considers to be representative of the interests of employers, (c) not more than 3 members whom the Lieutenant Governor in Council considers to be representative of the interests of workers, and (d) not more than 3 members whom the Lieutenant Governor in Council considers to be representative of the interests of the general public. (1.1) Repealed 2020 c32 s3(3). (2) Repealed 2017 c25 Sched.2 s6. (3) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may designate one or more members referred to in subsection (1)(b), (c) or (d) as vice‑chairs. (4) The chair is, by virtue of the chair’s office, a member of all committees of the board of directors. (5) In the event of the chair’s absence or inability to act, the senior vice‑chair shall act in the chair’s place and assume all of the chair’s powers and responsibilities. (6) A member of the board of directors shall be appointed for a term not to exceed 3 years, and is eligible for reappointment for one additional term, not to exceed 3 years. (6.1) Notwithstanding subsection (6) but subject to the Alberta Public Agencies Governance Act and any applicable regulations under that Act, the Lieutenant Governor in Council may, on the recommendation of the Minister, reappoint a member of the board of directors for a third term not exceeding 3 years. (6.2) The Minister may recommend that a member be reappointed under subsection (6.1) if, in the opinion of the Minister, the reappointment would be beneficial to the Board. (7) Notwithstanding subsections (6) and (6.1) but subject to the Alberta Public Agencies Governance Act and any applicable regulations under that Act, (a) if a person other than a member of the board of directors is appointed chair, the person is eligible to serve as chair for a maximum of 3 terms not exceeding 3 years each, and (b) if a member of the board of directors is appointed chair, the member is, subject to subsection (8), eligible to serve as chair for a maximum of 3 terms not exceeding 3 years each. (8) No person is eligible to serve on the board of directors for more than 10 years, taking into account the total number of years served as a member of the board of directors and as chair. RSA 2000 cW‑15 s5;2009 cA‑31.5 s80;2017 c25 Sched.2 s6 Duties of board of directors 6 The board of directors  196 (a) shall (i) determine the Board’s compensation policy, (ii) review and approve the programs and operating policies of the Board, and (iii) consider and approve annual operating and capital budgets of the Board, and (b) may enact bylaws and pass resolutions for the conduct of the business and affairs of the Board. 1988 c45 s3;1990 c39 s2 Meetings of board 7(1) Meetings of the board of directors shall be held at the call of the chair at any place in Alberta that the chair determines, and in no case shall more than 3 months elapse between meetings of the board.  4 (2) A majority of the members of the board of directors appointed constitutes a quorum at any meeting of the board. (3) When there is a vacancy on the board of directors, the remaining directors may exercise all of the powers of the board. RSA 2000 cW‑15 s7;2002 c27 s5 Annual meeting open to public 7.1(1) The Board shall hold an annual general meeting, which must be open to the public.  1 (2) The Board shall publish notice of the annual general meeting referred to in subsection (1) on the Board’s website and in any other manner that the Board considers most likely to bring the notice to the attention of the public. (3) The purpose of the annual general meeting is to discuss the reports presented under subsection (4) and any matters raised in relation to the reports by those present at the meeting. (4) The Board shall ensure that the following reports are presented at the annual general meeting: (a) the report of the chair on behalf of the board of directors; (b) the report of the President; (c) the report referred to in section 93(4) for the preceding calendar year. 2002 c27 s6;2017 c25 Sched.2 s7 President of Board 8(1) The board of directors of the Board shall select and appoint a person to be the President of the Board.  10 (2) The salary and benefits of the President shall be determined by the board of directors of the Board and shall be paid out of the Accident Fund. (2.1) The salary and benefits referred to in subsection (2) must be determined in accordance with any applicable regulations under the Alberta Public Agencies Governance Act. (3) The President shall (a) be the chief executive officer of the Board, (b) advise and inform the board of directors on the operating, planning and development functions of the Board, (c) be responsible for the implementation of policy as established by the board of directors, (d) in accordance with policy as established by the board of directors, be responsible for all functions related to personnel, and (e) carry out any other functions and duties assigned to the President by the board of directors. (4) The President may in writing (a) delegate to an employee of the Board any of the President’s powers or duties, subject to any terms and conditions set out in the delegation, and (b) designate an employee of the Board to act in the President’s place and assume all of the President’s powers and responsibilities during the President’s temporary absence. RSA 2000 cW‑15 s8;2009 cA‑31.5 s80 Remuneration 9 The remuneration of the members of the board of directors of the Board shall be prescribed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council and shall be paid out of the Accident Fund.  5 RSA 2000 cW‑15 s9;2017 c25 Sched.2 s8 Regulations under the Alberta Public Agencies Governance Act prevail 9.1 If regulations under the Alberta Public Agencies Governance Act apply in respect of remuneration referred to in  section 9, those regulations prevail, to the extent of any conflict or inconsistency, over any regulations prescribing remuneration under that section. 2009 cA‑31.5 s80 Code of Rights and Conduct 9.2(1) The Board shall, in consultation with workers, employers, the Appeals Commission and the Fairness Review  Officer, establish a Code of Rights and Conduct that sets out the rights of workers and employers in their interaction with the Board and describes how the Board operates in recognition of those rights. (2) The Code of Rights and Conduct must include provisions (a) conferring rights on workers and employers, including the right to participate in decisions that affect them, (b) imposing obligations on the Board respecting the manner in which the Board interacts with workers and employers, (c) providing for the procedure for making and handling complaints about breaches of the Code, (d) providing for the consequences of, and remedies for, a breach of the Code, and (e) any other matter specified in the regulations. (3) The rights and obligations in the Code of Rights and Conduct are in addition to any other rights and obligations under this Act, any other enactment or the general law. (4) The Board shall make the Code of Rights and Conduct available to the public by publishing it on the Board’s website and by any other means the Board considers appropriate. 2017 c25 Sched. 2 s9;2020 c32 s3(4) Part 1.1 Review Body Review body 9.3(1) The Board shall appoint a review body for the purposes of section 9.4 consisting of not fewer than 3 persons, one of whom shall be designated as the chair.  3 (2) The chair of the review body may designate one or more members of the review body to conduct a review on behalf of the review body. (3) When one or more members of the review body are designated to conduct a review, a decision made by them in respect of that review is a decision of the review body. 2020 c32 s3(5) Reviews 9.4(1) A person who  47 (a) has a direct interest in a claim for compensation in respect of which a claims adjudicator has made a decision, or an assessment, made under this Act, and (b) is dissatisfied with (i) the decision of the claims adjudicator, or (ii) a decision made in respect of the assessment, referred to in clause (a) may, within one year after the day the decision of the claims adjudicator was issued or the decision in respect of the assessment was made, seek a review of the decision by the review body. (2) An administrative penalty under section 152.1 is considered to be an assessment for the purposes of this section. (3) On receiving a request for a review, the Board shall cause all the information in the Board’s possession in respect of the matter that is the subject of the review to be reviewed by the review body. (4) Unless otherwise allowed by the review body, a request for a review must be in writing and must (a) identify the decision or issue that is to be reviewed, (b) if the review is sought with respect to a claim for compensation, set out the date and place of the accident and the claim number, (c) if the review is sought with respect to an assessment, set out the date that the decision that is to be reviewed was made, and (d) set out the reasons why the decision or issue should be reviewed. (5) The review body must receive the representations, if any, made on behalf of any one or more of the interested parties, and may (a) if the review was sought with respect to a claim for compensation, confirm, vary or reverse any decision made in respect of the claim, and (b) if the review was sought with respect to an assessment, confirm, vary or reverse the decision. (6) For the purposes of a review of a claim for compensation, (a) the review body may require the worker or the worker’s dependant, if the dependant is claiming compensation, to undergo a medical examination by a physician not employed by the Board and, in that case, section 38 applies, and (b) a claims adjudicator or a physician referred to in section 42 or 43 who made a decision, or was involved in a matter or issue, that is the subject of the review is not eligible to conduct the review. (7) An employee of the Board who was involved in an assessment is not eligible to conduct a review in respect of the assessment. (8) The review body may grant interim relief while a decision or issue is under review in accordance with policies established by the Board, which must be publicly available. (9) The one‑year period referred to in subsection (1) may be extended, with or without conditions, if the chair of the review body or the chair’s delegate considers there is a justifiable reason for doing so. (10) There is no appeal from a decision made under subsection (9). 2020 c32 s3(5) Part 2 Appeals Commission Appeals Commission 10(1) The Appeals Commission is continued and consists of the following members appointed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council:  23 (a) a chief appeals commissioner, who shall be the chair; (b) one or more appeals commissioners whom the Lieutenant Governor in Council considers to be representative of the interests of employers; (c) one or more appeals commissioners whom the Lieutenant Governor in Council considers to be representative of the interests of workers; (d) repealed 2020 c32 s3(6). (1.1) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may designate one or more appeal commissioners as vice‑chairs. (2) The following persons are not eligible to be or continue to be appeals commissioners: (a) employees of the Board; (b) members of the board of directors. (3) Subject to the Alberta Public Agencies Governance Act and any applicable regulations under that Act, the chief appeals commissioner and any appeals commissioners designated as vice‑chairs may be appointed for maximum terms of 5 years and are eligible for reappointment for additional terms of not more than 5 years each. (4) Subject to the Alberta Public Agencies Governance Act and any applicable regulations under that Act, an appeals commissioner other than the chief appeals commissioner and an appeal commissioner designated as a vice‑chair may be appointed for a maximum term of 3 years and is eligible for reappointment for additional terms of not more than 3 years each. (5) The chief appeals commissioner is the chief executive officer of the Appeals Commission. (6) The chief appeals commissioner may designate one of the other appeals commissioners to act in the chief appeals commissioner’s place as chief appeals commissioner and to assume all of the chief appeals commissioner’s powers and responsibilities during the chief appeals commissioner’s temporary absence. (7) Notwithstanding the resignation or the expiry of the term of office of an appeals commissioner, the appeals commissioner may continue to act as an appeals commissioner for the purpose of completing the appeals commissioner’s duties in respect of matters arising before the effective date of the resignation or the expiry of the term of office. (8) The Lieutenant Governor in Council shall set the remuneration that is payable to appeals commissioners. (9) The remuneration referred to in subsection (8) must be set in accordance with any applicable regulations under the Alberta Public Agencies Governance Act. RSA 2000 cW‑15 s10;2002 c27 s7;2009 cA‑31.5 s80; 2020 c32 s3(6) Minister responsible for Commission 11 The Minister is responsible for the Appeals Commission. 2002 c27 s7  7 Administration 12(1) Any officers and employees that are necessary for the purposes of carrying out the business and affairs of the Appeals Commission may be appointed in accordance with the Public Service Act.  9 (2) The chief appeals commissioner may designate employees of the Appeals Commission as officers of the Appeals Commission and may, in writing, delegate administrative powers, duties and responsibilities of the Appeals Commission to such officers. (3) The costs of carrying on the operations of the Appeals Commission, as approved by the Minister, and the remuneration payable to the appeals commissioners shall be paid by the Minister and be reimbursed to the Crown by the Board from the Accident Fund. 2002 c27 s7;2020 c32 s3(7) Meetings 13(1) The Appeals Commission may hold meetings of the Appeals Commission at any place in Alberta that the Appeals Commission determines.  106 (2) The Appeals Commission shall hold an annual general meeting, which must be open to the public. (3) The Appeals Commission shall publish notice of the annual general meeting referred to in subsection (2) on the Appeals Commission’s website and in any other manner that the Appeals Commission considers most likely to bring the notice to the attention of the public. (4) The Appeals Commission shall ensure that the following are presented at the annual general meeting: (a) the report of the chief appeals commissioner, on behalf of the Appeals Commission; (b) information relating to the operations of the Appeals Commission from the most recent report of the Auditor General on the Minister’s department. 2002 c27 s7;2017 c25 Sched.2 s10 Power of Appeals Commission 13.1(1) Subject to sections 13.2(11) and 13.4, the Appeals Commission has exclusive jurisdiction to examine, inquire into, hear and determine all matters and questions arising under this Act and the regulations in respect of  4.7k (a) appeals from decisions of a review body under section 9.4, (b) repealed 2020 c32 s3(8), (c) appeals from determinations of the Board under section 21(3), and (d) any other matters assigned to it under this or any other Act or the regulations under this or any other Act, and the decision of the Appeals Commission on the appeal or other matter is final and conclusive and is not open to question or review in any court. (2) The chief appeals commissioner may authorize a panel of 2 or more appeals commissioners to act on behalf of the Appeals Commission under subsection (1) and that panel may exercise the powers of the Appeals Commission for that purpose. (2.1) A decision of a majority of the members of the Appeals Commission present and constituting a quorum is the decision of the Commission. (2.2) Notwithstanding subsections (2) and (2.1), the chief appeals commissioner may authorize an appeals commissioner to sit alone (a) to hear and determine matters and questions relating to assessments referred to in section 97, (b) to hear and determine whether to grant interim relief while a matter is under appeal, and (c) to carry out a review referred to in subsection (7.1). (2.3) When an appeals commissioner sits alone under subsection (2.2), the appeals commissioner is deemed to be the Appeals Commission for the purposes of this Act. (2.4) Interim relief may only be granted in accordance with policies established by the Board, which must be publicly available. (3) The Appeals Commission may make rules governing the practice and procedure applicable to proceedings before it. (4) The Regulations Act does not apply to rules made under subsection (3). (5) The Appeals Commission has the same powers as the Court of King’s Bench for compelling the attendance of witnesses and examining them under oath and for compelling the production and inspection of books, papers, documents and things. (6) The Appeals Commission may cause depositions of witnesses residing in or outside Alberta to be taken before any person appointed by the Appeals Commission in a manner similar to that prescribed by the Alberta Rules of Court. (7) The Appeals Commission, at its discretion on the application of a person with a direct interest in the matter, or on its own motion, may reconsider any matter that it has dealt with and may confirm, rescind or amend any decision or order previously made by it. (7.1) to (7.3) Repealed 2020 c32 s3(8). (8) Repealed 2017 c25 Sched.2 s11. (9) No proceedings by or before the Appeals Commission shall be restrained by injunction, prohibition or other process or proceedings in any court or are removable by certiorari or otherwise into any court, nor shall any action be maintained or brought against the Appeals Commission or any member of the Appeals Commission in respect of any act done or decision made in the honest belief that it was within the jurisdiction of the Appeals Commission. (10) If the evidence in support of the opposite sides of an issue related to a claim for compensation is approximately equal, the issue shall be resolved in favour of the worker. RSA 2000 cW‑15 s12;2002 c27 s7;2017 c25 Sched. 2 s11; 2020 c32 s3(8);AR 217/2022 Appeals 13.2(1) A person who has a direct interest in and is dissatisfied with  3.5k (a) a decision of a review body under section 9.4, or (b) repealed 2020 c32 s3(9), (c) a determination of the Board under section 21(3) may, in accordance with this section, the regulations and the Appeals Commission’s rules, appeal the decision or determination to the Appeals Commission. (2) The Appeals Commission shall consider the following in an appeal: (a) if the appeal is from a decision under section 9.4 with respect to a claim for compensation, the records of the claims adjudicator and the review body relating to the claim; (b) if the appeal is from a decision under section 9.4 with respect to an assessment, the records and information available to the review body relating to the matter under consideration; (c) if the appeal is from a determination of the Board under section 21(3), the records and information available to the Board relating to the matter under consideration. (3), (4) Repealed 2020 c32 s3(9). (5) Where a decision or determination is appealed, the Board shall provide to the Appeals Commission (a) the records and information, including personal information, relating to the claim or matter that is under appeal that are in the possession of the Board or the review body, and (b) the written reasons for the decision or determination. (5.1) For the purpose of subsection (5), the Appeals Commission is authorized to collect and use the records and information referred to in subsection (5). (5.2) The Board may enter into an agreement with the Appeals Commission respecting the manner in which the records, information and reasons required to be provided under subsection (5) are to be provided to the Appeals Commission, including by electronic means. (6) In the hearing of an appeal under this section, the Appeals Commission (a) shall give all persons with a direct interest in the matter under appeal an opportunity to be heard and to present any new or additional evidence, (b) is bound by the board of directors’ policy relating to the matter under appeal, (c) shall, subject to subsection (6.1), permit the Board to make representations, in the form and manner that the Appeals Commission directs, as to the proper application of policy determined by the board of directors or of the provisions of this Act or the regulations that are applicable to the matter under appeal, (d) may confirm, reverse or vary the decision or determination appealed, (e) may direct that its decision be implemented within a specified time period, and (f) may refer any matter back to the review body or the Board, as the case may be, for further action or decision, with or without directions. (6.1) The Board may make representations under subsection (6)(c) if it has submitted to the Appeals Commission a notice of intention to attend the hearing, which notice must include a description of the reasons for attending. (6.2) A notice of intention under subsection (6.1) must be provided by the Appeals Commission to the parties described in subsection (6)(a) who have notified the Appeals Commission of their intention to participate in the hearing. (6.3) The Appeals Commission shall determine all matters and questions arising under this Act and the regulations in respect of it having regard to the substance of the matters in dispute and the merit of the positions of the parties, in a manner consistent with the provisions of this Act, the regulations and workers’ compensation principles. (7) At the request of an affected person or the Board, the Appeals Commission may clarify any directions given in respect of a decision. (8) The Appeals Commission shall not accept an appeal from a decision under section 9.4 unless a written notice of appeal that complies with the regulations is received within one year from the date that the appropriate review body made its decision. (9) Notwithstanding subsection (8), if the chief appeals commissioner, or the appeals commissioner to whom the chief appeals commissioner delegates the chief appeals commissioner’s duties, considers there is a justifiable reason for a delay, that commissioner may extend, with or without conditions, the deadline set out in subsection (8). (10) There is no appeal from a decision made under subsection (9). (11) At any stage of the proceedings before it, the Appeals Commission may by application state in the form of a special case for the opinion of the Court of King’s Bench any question of law or jurisdiction arising in the course of the proceedings, and may adjourn the proceedings for that purpose. (12) The Appeals Commission shall publish on its website copies of its decisions. RSA 2000 cW‑15 s13;2002 c27 s7;2009 c53 s189;2014 c18 s4; 2017 c25 Sched. 2 s12;2020 c32 s3(9);AR 217/2022 Board is bound by decision 13.3(1) The Board is bound by a decision of the Appeals Commission and by any decision rendered on an appeal or review of a decision of the Appeals Commission.  86 (2) The Board shall implement a decision referred to in subsection (1) (a) within the time prescribed in the decision, or (b) if no time is prescribed in the decision, then as soon as is practicable and, in any event, not later than 30 days after being notified of the decision. 2002 c27 s7 Appeal 13.4(1) The Board and any person who has a direct interest in a decision of the Appeals Commission made pursuant to section 13.2 may appeal the decision to the Court of King’s Bench on a question of law or jurisdiction.  105 (2) An appeal must be commenced by application. (3) An application must include a concise statement of (a) the grounds on which the decision is being appealed, and (b) the nature of the relief claimed. (4) An application must be filed with the Court and served on the Appeals Commission and the other parties to the appeal, all within 6 months after the date of the decision that is being appealed. (5) The Court may not enlarge the time period referred to in subsection (4). (6) Where the appellant is a person other than the Board, the appellant must also serve a copy of the application on the Board. (7) On being served with an application the Appeals Commission shall forthwith forward to the clerk of the Court (a) the record of the proceedings before the Appeals Commission, which consists of (i) the notice of appeal or other document that initiated the appeal before the Appeals Commission, (ii) all documents forwarded to the Appeals Commission under section 13.2(5) that were considered by the Appeals Commission in reaching its decision, (iii) the evidence and all exhibits and other documents received by the Appeals Commission, and (iv) the decision of the Appeals Commission, with reasons, and (b) a certificate stating that the record is true and complete. (8) The Court may receive any further evidence that the Court considers is necessary in order to determine a question of law or jurisdiction. (9) The Court may stay the operation of the decision being appealed until final disposition of the appeal. (10) The Court may direct that any person be added or struck as a party and that the application be served on any other person that the Court considers appropriate. (11) On the hearing of the appeal the Court may (a) confirm or set aside the decision of the Appeals Commission or any part of it, and (b) where it sets aside the decision, refer the matter back to the Appeals Commission for reconsideration in accordance with any directions the Court considers appropriate. (12) If the Court finds that the only ground for appeal that is proven is a defect in form or a technical irregularity, and that no substantial wrong or miscarriage of justice has occurred, it may deny the appeal and confirm the decision of the Appeals Commission notwithstanding the defect or irregularity, and may order that the decision takes effect from the time and on the terms that the Court considers proper. (13) The Court may make any award as to the costs of the appeal that it considers appropriate. (14) An appeal from a decision of the Court under this section lies to the Court of Appeal. 2002 c27 s7;2009 c53 s189;AR 217/2022 Consensual resolution process privileged 13.5 Where, in the course of an appeal before the Appeals Commission, the Appeals Commission conducts a consensual resolution process, no oral or written statement made and no documents provided as part of the process may be admitted in  2 evidence in any other proceeding before the Appeals Commission or any other tribunal or court without the consent of the person who made the statement or provided the document. 2002 c27 s7 Programs and other functions 13.6 The Appeals Commission may  13 (a) establish programs directed at providing independent advice, assistance and advocacy services to employers and to workers and their dependants, and (b) exercise any other powers and carry out any other functions provided for in the regulations. 2020 c32 s3(10) Part 3 Jurisdiction of Board Application of Act 14(1) This Act applies to all employers and workers in all industries in Alberta except the employers and workers in the industries designated by the regulations as being exempt.  37 (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), an employer in an industry exempted under the regulations may apply to the Board for an order declaring that the Act applies to workers in the employer’s employment in that industry. (3) The Board may, on the terms and conditions it considers appropriate, by order declare that this Act applies to the following classes of persons: (a) persons temporarily employed in preventing, combatting or alleviating the effects of any emergency or disaster whether or not remuneration is paid for that employment; (b) persons who are engaged on a voluntary basis as firemen, ambulance drivers, ambulance attendants or in a similar activity undertaken in the public interest whether or not remuneration is paid for that activity. (4) For the purposes of subsection (3), “disaster” and “emergency” have the meanings assigned them in the Emergency Management Act. (5) The Board may, on application by an employer or prospective employer proposing to engage persons in any volunteer activity in which the remuneration, if any, is nominal, order that those persons are deemed to be workers to whom this Act applies. RSA 2000 cW‑15 s14;2007 c12 s13 Application to have Act apply 15(1) Subject to section 16, an employer, a partner in a partnership, a proprietor and a director of a corporation are not workers for the purposes of this Act unless they apply to the Board in accordance with the regulations to have the Act apply  59 to them as workers and the Board approves the application. (2), (3) Repealed 2002 c27 s8. (4) If approval of an application under this section is delayed by inadvertence of the Board, the Board may make its approval effective from the date the application would otherwise have been approved. (5) The Board may at any time revoke an approval given under this section and, on the revocation, the person referred to in the revocation ceases to be a worker to whom this Act applies as of the effective date of the revocation. RSA 2000 cW‑15 s15;2002 c27 s8 Persons deemed workers 16(1) Where an individual performs any work for any other person in an industry to which this Act applies, that individual is deemed to be a worker of the other person, except when the individual  58 (a) is performing the work as the worker of another employer, (b) is an employer and is performing the work as part of the business of the employer, whether by way of manual labour or otherwise, (c) is a director of a corporation and is performing the work as part of the business of the corporation, whether by way of manual labour or otherwise, (d) is a partner in a partnership who is a worker under section 15(1) and is performing the work as part of the business of the partnership, whether by way of manual labour or otherwise, in the industry for which coverage has been approved, or (e) is a proprietor who is a worker under section 15(1) and is performing the work as part of the business of the proprietorship, whether by way of manual labour or otherwise, in the industry for which coverage has been approved. (2) Notwithstanding anything in this Act, the Board may, in its discretion or on the application of any interested party, by order deem any person or class of persons who have performed or are performing work for or for the benefit of another person to be workers of that other person for the purposes of this Act for the period or periods of time that the work was or is performed. RSA 2000 cW‑15 s16;2002 c27 s9 Jurisdiction of Board 17(1) Subject to section 13.1, the Board has exclusive jurisdiction to examine, inquire into, hear and determine all matters and questions arising under this Act or the regulations and the action or decision of the Board on such matters and  616 questions is final and conclusive, and is not open to question or review in any court. (2) No proceedings by or before the Board shall be restrained by injunction, prohibition or other process or proceedings in any court or are removable by certiorari or otherwise into any court, nor shall any action be maintained or brought against the Board, any employee or officer of the Board or any member of the board of directors in respect of any act or decision done or made in the honest belief that it was within the jurisdiction of the Board. (3) The Board has authority to reconsider any matter that it has dealt with and to rescind or amend any decision or order previously made by it. (4) Each matter shall be decided on the merits and justice of the case and the Board is not bound to follow any previous decision or ruling of the Board as a precedent in reaching its decisions or making its rulings. (4.1) If the evidence in support of the opposite sides of an issue related to a claim for compensation is approximately equal, the issue shall be resolved in favour of the worker. (5) The Board has the same powers as the Court of King’s Bench for compelling the attendance of witnesses and of examining them under oath and compelling the production and inspection of books, papers, documents and things. (6) The Board may cause depositions of witnesses residing in or outside Alberta to be taken before any person appointed by the Board in a manner similar to that prescribed by the Alberta Rules of Court. RSA 2000 cW‑15 s17;2002 c27 s10;2005 c48 s2; 2017 c25 Sched.2 s13;AR 217/2022 Investigation by Board 18(1) In this section, “employer” includes a person who the Board considers might be an employer.  25 (2) The Board or a person authorized in writing by the Board for the purpose may on its or the authorized person’s own initiative or on complaint of a person interested, investigate any matter concerning the due administration of this Act. (3) For the purposes of an investigation under subsection (2), the Board or authorized person (a) may inquire into and examine (i) the business affairs of an employer involved in the matter under investigation, (ii) the books, files, papers, documents, correspondence, records or other things in relation to or connected with an employer involved in the matter under investigation as they relate to the subject‑matter of the investigation, and may give to the employer or the employer’s agent notice in writing requiring the employer to bring and produce before the Board or authorized person at a place and time stated in the notice, which time shall be at least 10 days after the giving of the notice, all books, files, papers, documents, correspondence, records and other things in the employer’s custody, possession or control that are relevant to the matter under investigation, (b) may take possession of, examine and remove and take extracts from or obtain reproduced copies of any of the things referred to in clause (a), and (c) may enter, inspect and examine at all reasonable times any premises or other place, other than a private dwelling, in which an employer carries on business. (4) If a person (a) fails to comply with a notice under subsection (3)(a), or (b) refuses to permit a person conducting an investigation to enter, inspect and examine a premises or place in accordance with subsection (3)(c), the person making the investigation may apply to the Court of King’s Bench and the Court may make any order it considers necessary requiring the person to comply with the notice or permit the entry, inspection or examination. (5) A copy of the application, and each affidavit in support, shall be served not less than 3 days before the date named in the notice for hearing the application. (6) A person who, pursuant to subsection (3)(b), removes any of the things permitted by that subsection to be removed shall (a) give to the person from whom the things were taken a receipt for the things taken, and (b) forthwith make copies of, take photographs of or otherwise record the things removed and forthwith return them to the person to whom the receipt was given under clause (a). RSA 2000 cW‑15 s18;2009 c53 s189;AR 217/2022 Prohibition 19(1) A person shall  8 (a) make prompt and explicit answers to an inquiry made under section 18(3)(a), and (b) comply with a notice given under section 18(3)(a). (2) No person shall (a) prohibit or interfere with the examination or removal of anything under section 18(3), or (b) otherwise obstruct, hinder or interfere with the Board, or a person acting on its behalf, in the making of an investigation under section 18. RSA 2000 cW‑15 s19;2002 c27 s11 General powers on investigation 20 For the purposes of conducting an investigation under this Act, the Board or other person conducting the investigation has all the powers, privileges and immunities of a commissioner appointed under the Public Inquiries Act.  10 1981 cW‑16 s15 Compensation in place of action 21(1) No action lies for the recovery of compensation under this Act and all claims for compensation shall be determined by the Board.  58 (2) This Act and the regulations apply instead of all rights and causes of action, statutory or otherwise, to which a worker, the worker’s legal personal representatives or the worker’s dependants are or might become entitled against the employer of the worker by reason of any accident happening to the worker, and no action in respect of that accident lies against the employer. (3) Any party to an action may, on notice to the other parties, apply to the Board for determination of whether a worker who is a party to the action is entitled to compensation under this Act and the regulations. 1981 cW‑16 s16 Action vests in the Board 22(1) In this section and section 22.1,  61 (a) “action” means a cause of action and all rights of recovery of a claimant, whether inside or outside Alberta, against any person or persons, in respect of or arising out of the personal injury to or the death of a worker; (b) “claimant” means a worker, a worker’s legal personal representative or a worker’s dependants; (c) “compensation costs” means the present and future costs, as determined by the Board, of all benefits paid or payable to or on behalf of a claimant under this Act including, without limitation, all disability, medical aid and vocational rehabilitation benefits. (2) This section (a) applies to accidents that occur on or after the date this section comes into force; (b) does not apply in respect of an action that the Board has divested itself of under section 22.1. (3) Notwithstanding any other Act, if an accident happens to a worker entitling a claimant to compensation under this Act, any action of the claimant in respect of that accident vests in the Board. (4) Nothing in subsection (3) shall be construed so as to affect the operation of section 13(b) of the Motor Vehicle Accident Claims Act. (5) Where an action vests in the Board under subsection (3), (a) the Board (i) may bring the action in the name of the claimant for the entire value of the action including, without limitation, all compensation costs, (ii) has the same right to recover any amounts in the action that the claimant would have been entitled to recover, including the compensation costs as if the claimant had been required to pay the compensation costs, (iii) has the same right to pursue all of the same claims for losses and damages in the action as the claimant would have had but for the vesting of the action in the Board, whether or not those claims or damages have been accepted by the Board, in whole or in part, in the adjudication of the compensation claim, (iv) has control of the action including, without limitation, (A) determining whether or not to bring the action, (B) compromising and effecting a settlement of the action at any time for any amount it considers advisable, (C) fully or partially releasing any party from liability, and (D) retaining and instructing counsel of its choice, including counsel employed by the Board, to bring the action, and (v) may enter evidence by way of a certificate issued under section 149, and (b) the court, in hearing the action, may consider any evidence that the Board gathered in its adjudication of the claimant’s compensation claim. (6) No decision made or required to be made by the Board under this section shall be construed as placing the Board in a conflict of interest in respect of a decision made or required to be made by the Board under any other section of this Act, nor shall the pursuit of an action under this section by the Board be construed as placing the Board in a fiduciary relationship with the claimant. (7) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this section, no legal fees are payable by the Board to counsel retained by a claimant in respect of an action to which the Motor Vehicle Accident Claims Act applies. (8) No settlement may be made and no payment shall be made to any person other than the Board or its designate for or in respect of any action except with the approval of the Board, and any release, payment or settlement made in contravention of this subsection is void. (9) The claimant shall not adversely affect the conduct of an action and shall co‑operate fully with the Board in bringing an action or any appeal of an action including, without limitation, by (a) securing and providing any or all information or evidence, (b) attending at any or all meetings, mediations, arbitrations, questionings under Part 5 of the Alberta Rules of Court, medical examinations, including independent medical examinations, and the trial of the action, and (c) providing and executing any or all documents required by the Board to bring the action, including endorsing an assignment or release of the action and providing consents to secure information, in the form and manner prescribed by the Board, in favour of the Board, as and when required by the Board. (10) If a claimant does not comply with subsection (9), the Board may suspend the payment of periodic compensation to the claimant during the period of non‑compliance. (11) All proceeds of settlement or judgment resulting from an action, including any costs and disbursements recovered, shall be paid to the Board or its designate and shall be distributed in the following order: (a) payment of any costs awarded against the claimant; (b) payment of disbursements approved or incurred by the Board; (c) if the claimant has complied with subsection (9), payment of 25% of the remaining amount to the claimant; (d) where the Board retained counsel to bring the action, payment of legal fees from the proceeds of the action in an amount prescribed by the regulations unless the Board determines that that amount is insufficient, in which case the Board may increase the amount; (e) where the action was pursued by counsel employed by the Board, payment of an administration fee as determined by the Board; (f) payment of any compensation costs; (g) payment of the balance, if any, to the claimant. (12) The Board shall set off any amount due to the Board by a claimant against any payment under subsection (11)(c) or (g) or both. (13) Where future compensation costs are incurred by the Board in addition to the compensation costs recovered under subsection (11)(f) and a payment is made to the claimant under subsection (11)(g), the amount of the payment is deemed to be an advance of any future benefits determined to be payable under Part 4, including benefits relating to periods of time prior to the date of settlement or judgment, and shall be set off against any of those future benefits. (14) No employer shall, directly or indirectly, by agreement, threats, promises or persuasion or by any other means, discourage or impede a worker of the employer, or the worker’s dependant, from participating in or co‑operating with the Board in pursuing an action under this section. RSA 2000 cW‑15 s22;2005 c48 s3;2009 c53 s189 Divested action 22.1(1) If the Board determines that it is not in the best interests of the Accident Fund or the workers’ compensation system to bring an action under section 22, the Board may divest itself of the action and assign it in writing to the claimant,  3 in which event the claimant may bring the action. (2) After an action is divested under subsection (1), the Board is not liable for the payment of any legal or other costs or damages, or entitled to recover any amount, in connection with the claimant’s pursuit of the action. 2005 c48 s4 Circumstances removing cause of action 23(1) If an accident happens to a worker entitling the worker or the worker’s dependants to compensation under this Act, neither the worker, the worker’s legal personal representatives, the worker’s dependants nor the worker’s employer has any  101 cause of action in respect of or arising out of the personal injury suffered by or the death of the worker as a result of the accident (a) against any employer, or (b) against any worker of an employer, in an industry to which this Act applies when the conduct of that employer or worker that caused or contributed to the injury arose out of and in the course of employment in an industry to which this Act applies. (2) In an action to which section 22 applies, a defendant may not bring third party or other proceedings against any employer or worker whom the plaintiff may not, by reason of this section bring an action against, but if the court is of the opinion that that employer or worker, by that employer’s or worker’s fault or negligence, contributed to the damage or loss of the plaintiff, it shall hold the defendant liable only for that portion of the damage or loss occasioned by the defendant’s own fault or negligence. RSA 2000 cW‑15 s23;2005 c48 s5 Part 3.1 Fairness Review Officer Fairness Review Officer 23.1(1) The board of directors of the Board shall designate an employee of the Board as the Fairness Review Officer and define the Fairness Review Officer’s role and mandate.  3 (2) The Fairness Review Officer shall report to the board of directors at the times directed by the board of directors. 2020 c32 s3(11) Powers of Fairness Review Officer 23.2 The Fairness Review Officer may, in accordance with the role and mandate established by the board of directors, review and make recommendations to the Board  3 (a) relating to any matter under this Act, for the purpose of determining administrative fairness and processes used to reach decisions, or (b) relating to a breach of the Code of Rights and Conduct in which a worker, dependant or employer is or may be aggrieved. 2020 c32 s3(11) Part 4 Compensation Entitlement, Application and Payment Eligibility for compensation 24(1) Subject to this Act, compensation under this Act is payable  5.8k (a) to a worker who suffers personal injury by an accident, unless the injury is attributable primarily to the serious and wilful misconduct of the worker, and (b) to the dependants of a worker who dies as a result of an accident. (2) The Board shall pay compensation under this Act to a worker who is seriously disabled as a result of an accident notwithstanding that the injury is attributable primarily to the serious and wilful misconduct of the worker. (3) If a worker is found dead at a place where the worker had a right, during the course of the worker’s employment, to be, it is presumed that the worker’s death was the result of personal injury by accident arising out of and during the course of the worker’s employment, unless the contrary is shown. (4) If the personal injury or death of a worker arose out of the employment, unless the contrary is shown, it is presumed that it occurred during the course of the employment, and if the personal injury or death of a worker occurred during the course of the employment, unless the contrary is shown, it is presumed that it arose out of the employment. (5) If a worker is required as a condition of the worker’s employment to attend any classes or take any course of instruction, the classes or course of instruction are, for the purposes of this Act, deemed to be part of the worker’s employment. (6) If a worker suffers disablement from or because of any occupational disease and at some time during the 12 months preceding the disablement was employed in an industry or process or performed activities deemed by the regulations to have caused that disease or condition, the disease or condition is deemed to have been caused by that employment or activity, unless the contrary is shown. (7) If a worker suffers disablement or potential disablement caused by an occupational disease referred to in subsection (6), the date of the accident for the purposes of this Act is deemed to be (a) in the case of disablement, the date the disablement occurs, and (b) in the case of potential disablement, the date the potential disablement comes to the Board’s attention. (8) If the Appeals Commission is of the opinion that a disease or condition may be linked to employment in a particular industry or process or linked to an activity carried out in a particular type of employment, the Appeals Commission shall so notify the Board. RSA 2000 cW‑15 s24;2002 c27 s12;2017 c25 Sched. 2 s15; 2020 c32 c3(12);2023 c5 s15 Presumption re firefighters 24.1(1) In this section,  47 (a) “full‑time firefighter” means an employee, including an officer and a technician, employed by a municipality or Metis settlement and assigned exclusively to fire protection and fire prevention duties notwithstanding that those duties may include the performance of ambulance or rescue services; (b) “municipality” means a municipality as defined in the Municipal Government Act; (b.1) “paramedic” means a paramedic as defined in section 24.2; (c) “part‑time firefighter” means a casual, volunteer or part‑time member of a fire protection service of a municipality or Metis settlement. (2) If a worker who is or has been a full‑time firefighter or part‑time firefighter suffers an injury that is a primary site cancer of a type specified in the regulations, the injury shall be presumed to be an occupational disease, the dominant cause of which is the employment as a full‑time firefighter or part‑time firefighter, unless the contrary is proven. (3) Subject to subsection (3.1), the presumption in subsection (2) applies only to a worker who has been a full‑time firefighter or part‑time firefighter for a minimum period prescribed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council by regulation and who has been regularly exposed to the hazards of a fire scene, other than a forest-fire scene, throughout that period. (3.1) Subsection (3) does not apply to a full‑time firefighter or part‑time firefighter exposed to the hazards of a fire scene, other than a forest‑fire scene, in Fort McMurray or any other area in Alberta within the area of the Horse River wildfire in the period beginning on May 1, 2016, and ending on June 1, 2016. (4) The Lieutenant Governor in Council shall make regulations (a) designating primary site cancers to which the presumption in subsection (2) applies; (b) prescribing periods of employment for the purpose of subsection (3) which may be different for the different diseases designated under clause (a). (5) and (6) Repealed 2011 c17 s2. (7) If a worker who is a full‑time firefighter or part‑time firefighter suffers a myocardial infarction within 24 hours after being dispatched or attending at an emergency response, whichever is later, the myocardial infarction shall be presumed to have arisen out of and occurred during the course of employment as a full‑time firefighter or part‑time firefighter unless the contrary is proven. (7.1) If a worker who is a paramedic suffers a myocardial infarction within 24 hours after being dispatched or attending at an emergency response, whichever is later, the myocardial infarction shall be presumed to have arisen out of and occurred during the course of employment as a paramedic unless the contrary is proven. 2003 c10 s2;2005 c49 s2;2011 c17 s2;2017 c25 Sched. 2 s16; 2023 c5 s15 PTSD presumptions 24.2(1) In this section,  65 (a) “correctional officer” means a peace officer referred to in section 10 of the Corrections Act; (b) “emergency dispatcher” means an emergency dispatcher for a first responder; (c) “firefighter” means a full‑time firefighter or part‑time firefighter as defined in section 24.1; (d) “first responder” means a firefighter, paramedic, peace officer or police officer; (e) “paramedic” means an individual who is a regulated member of the Alberta College of Paramedics under the Health Professions Act and who holds a practice permit issued under that Act; (f) “peace officer” means an individual appointed as a peace officer under section 7 of the Peace Officer Act who is authorized by that appointment to use the title “Sheriff”; (g) “physician” means an individual who is a regulated member of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta under the Health Professions Act authorized to use the title “physician” and who holds a practice permit that allows for unsupervised practice issued under that Act, or an individual who has a similar status under similar legislation in Canada; (h) “police officer” means an individual appointed as a police officer under section 5 or 36 of the Police Act or as a chief of police under section 36 of the Police Act; (i) “post‑traumatic stress disorder” means Posttraumatic Stress Disorder as that condition is described in the most recent edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders published by the American Psychiatric Association; (j) “psychological injury” means any psychological disorder or condition that meets the diagnostic criteria for a disease or condition that is described in the most recent edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders published by the American Psychiatric Association; (k) “psychologist” means an individual who is a regulated member of the College of Alberta Psychologists and who holds a practice permit issued under the Health Professions Act, or an individual who has a similar status under similar legislation in Canada. (2) If a first responder, correctional officer, emergency dispatcher or a member of any other class of worker prescribed by the regulations is or has been diagnosed with post‑traumatic stress disorder by a physician or psychologist, the post‑traumatic stress disorder shall be presumed, unless the contrary is proven, to be an injury that arose out of and occurred during the course of the worker’s employment. (3) If a first responder, correctional officer, emergency dispatcher or member of any other class of worker prescribed by the regulations (a) is or has been exposed to a traumatic event or events during the course of the worker’s employment, and (b) is or has been diagnosed with a psychological injury by a physician or psychologist, the psychological injury shall be presumed, unless the contrary is proven, to be an injury that arose out of and occurred during the course of the worker’s employment. (4) The Board shall (a) assist a worker who is diagnosed with a psychological injury in obtaining, or (b) provide to the worker treatment by culturally competent clinicians who are familiar with the research concerning treatment for psychological injuries. 2012 c8 s2;2016 c9 s30;2017 c25 Sched. 2 s17;2020 c32 s3(13) Occupational disease review 24.3 The Minister shall ensure that a review of the provisions of this Act and the regulations relating to occupational diseases is conducted within 10 years after the coming into force of this section and within every 10 years after that.  2 2017 c25 Sched. 2 s18;2020 c32 s3(14) Payment of compensation 25(1) If an accident disables a worker for all or part of the day of the accident,  80 (a) the employer shall, by the end of the next regularly scheduled pay period after that day, pay compensation to