Historical Reports
The evolution of the workers’ compensation system has been influenced by a number of reports and reviews over the years including Royal Commissions and Core Service Reviews. These reports and reviews have helped determine the best ways to serve workers and employers in B.C.
Historical reports and reference guides
Many reviews and studies have been conducted on workers' compensation and occupational health and safety matters in B.C. The findings are included in the following reports:
2018 -
2020
- An Addendum to the Report “New Directions: WCB Review 2019”
Janet Patterson - Consultation Report on Potential Amendments to the British Columbia Workers Compensation Act
Jeff Parr
2019
- New Directions: Report of the WCB Review 2019
Janet Patterson - WorkSafeBC and Government Action Review: Crossing the Rubicon
Lisa Jean Helps
2018
2020-09-04 11:25:51
2002 - 2016
2016
2014
- WorksafeBC Review and Action Plan
Gordon Macatee
2012
2010
- Service Delivery Core Review: A Reappraisal
Allan Hunt - Final Progress Report on Implementation of the 2008 PPCC Review
2008
2002
- Core Services Review of the Workers' Compensation Board
Alan Winter - Why Not the Best? Service Delivery Core Review Report
H. Allan Hunt - Employer Classification Structure
Assessment Department, Workers Compensation Board of BC
2024-08-02 10:05:47
1988 - 1997
1997
- Noise Survey Project Report
WCB Hearing Conservation Section - Noise Survey Project Report Phase 2
WCB Hearing Conservation Section
1995
- The Workers' Compensation Board of British Columbia Board Governance Review: Report and Recommendations
Patrick O'Callaghan and Judi Korbin
1988
2016-06-08 16:51:23
1913 - 1916
1916
- Pineo Report
Avard Pineo et al
1914
- Report of the Royal Commission on Labour
Henry George Parson (Chairman) et al
1913
- Final report on laws relating to the liability of employers to make compensation to their employees for injuries
William Ralph Meredith
2016-06-08 16:50:47
Royal Commission reports
Several Royal Commissions have looked at the workers' compensation system in B.C. Their findings are included in the following reports:
1996 - 1999
- For the Common Good: Final Report of the Royal Commission on Workers' Compensation in British Columbia
Judge Gurmail S. Gill, Commission Chairman - Royal Commission on Workers’ Compensation in British Columbia (Report on sections 2 and 3(a) of the Commission’s Terms of Reference
- Royal Commission briefing papers
- Information on the 1999 Royal Commission on Workers’ Compensation and its report
Overview
2023-06-07 11:15:34
1966
- Commission of Inquiry, Workmen's Compensation Act: Report of the Commissioner
Honourable Mr. Justice Charles W. Tysoe
2021-12-17 08:08:26
1952
- Report of the Commissioner: Relating to the Workmen's Compensation Act and Board
Honourable Gordon McG. Sloan, Chief Justice of British Columbia
2021-12-17 08:07:04
1942
- Report of the Commissioner: Relating to the Workmen's Compensation Board
Honourable Mr. Justice Gordon McG. Sloan
2021-12-17 08:05:24
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