Workers Compensation Act: Online platform workers

Published on: September 03, 2024

Workers Compensation Act

Online platform workers
(app-based ride-hail and delivery services workers)

The following sections of the Act are enacted or amended in accordance with the Labour Statutes Amendment Act, 2023, effective September 3, 2024.

• Part 1 Division 1 - Interpretation
  • Section 1 Definitions (amended)
  • Section 1.1 Online platform workers (enacted)
• Part 2 Division 15 - Regulations for OHS and Other Purposes
  • Section 109 Lieutenant Governor in Council regulations (amended)

The Online Platform Workers Regulation also came into effect on September 3, 2024, in accordance with B.C. Reg. 141/2024.