Occupational health and safety offices across Canada help foster and maintain a safe and healthy work environment for both employees and employers. It is important to keep your information up-to-date with your respective provincial occupational health and safety office to ensure you receive timely information about your coverage. To make it easier for you, we gathered in this article all the provincial offices responsible of occupational health and safety and the details on how to make your change of address with them!
Change of address with the occupational health and safety office?
CHANGE OF ADDRESS WITH THE WORKPLACE SAFETY AND INSURANCE BOARD OF ONTARIO
What is the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB)?
Ontario’s Workplace Safety and Insurance Board offers compensation and no-fault insurance for workplaces in Ontario.
Who must notify the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board of a change of address?
If you are covered by the WSIB and are moving soon, you need to report a change of address to make sure your personal information in your claim is accurate.
How to change your address with the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board?
To change your address with the WSIB of Ontario, you can:
- Do it online through eWSIB’s Online Services
- Contact your decision maker in order for their records to be updated
- Call a Telephone Enquiry Representative at 416-344-1000 and toll-free at 1-800-387-0750.
CHANGE OF ADDRESS WITH THE COMMISSIONS DES NORMES, DE L’ÉQUITÉ, DE LA SANTÉ ET DE LA SÉCURITÉ DU TRAVAIL IN QUEBEC
What is the Commissions des normes, de l’équité, de la santé et de la sécurité du travail (CNESST)?
The CNESST is the office responsible for promoting the rights and duties of Quebec citizens in employment matters and ensures the respect of those with both employers and employees.
Who must notify the Commissions des normes, de l’équité, de la santé et de la sécurité du travail of a change of address?
If you are currently a recipient of a benefit provided by the CNESST, you must communicate your change of address to the CNESST as soon as possible to make sure that your record is up-to-date.
How to change your address with the Commissions des normes, de l’équité, de la santé et de la sécurité du travail?
To change your address with the CNESST, two options are available to you:
- Online by completing the Change of Address form.
- On the MovingWaldo platform free of charge
What you should know!
The CNESST website is only in French, so make sure you have someone who speaks french to help you fill out the form if you are having trouble filling it out by yourself!
CHANGE OF ADDRESS WITH WORKSAFE BC in BRITISH COLUMBIA
What is the WorkSafeBC?
WorkSafeBC is the agency responsible for monitoring workplace injury or illness and carrying out workplace inspections and investigations.
Who must notify WorkSafeBC of a change of address?
If you are covered by the WorkSafeBC insurance and are moving soon, you need to inform them of your change of address to ensure you continue receiving timely information about your account.
How to change your address with the WorkSafeBC?
To change your address with WorkSafeBC, three options are available to you:
- Sign in to your online services account, then select “Report payroll and pay premiums”, and finally select “Account maintenance.”
- Call the Employer Service Centre at 604.244.6181 (Lower Mainland) and toll-free: 1.888.922.2768 (Canada)
- Hours of operation: Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- Mail your new information to WorkSafeBC:
Employer Service Centre
PO Box 5350 Stn Terminal
Vancouver, B.C.
V6B 5L5
- Fax the Employer Service Centre:
- 604.244.6490
- Toll-free: 1.888.992.6622
What you should know!
On your online services account, you can also report other changes to your account, including:
- Change in ownership
- Change of CRA business number
- Cancellation of account
If you’re an employer, if there are changes to your business operations, you have to keep WorkSafeBC of these changes as soon as possible in order for your workers to have appropriate coverage in case of a work-related injury or illness.
CHANGE OF ADDRESS WITH OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY IN ALBERTA
What is Occupational Health and Safety (OHS)?
In Alberta, OHS is responsible of preventing work-related injuries, illnesses and fatalities by working with both employers and employees.
Who must notify Occupational Health and Safety of a change of address?
If you are covered by OHS in Alberta and are moving soon, make sure to report your change of address so that your account is kept up-to-date.
How to change your address with Occupational Health and Safety?
To notify OHS of your change of address, you can contact OHS:
- Phone: 780-415-8690 (Edmonton)
- Toll-free: 1-866-415-8690
CHANGE OF ADDRESS WITH THE WORKERS COMPENSATION BOARD OF MANITOBA
What is the Workers Compensation Board (WCB) of Manitoba?
The WCB is responsible for promoting safety and health in workplaces in the province of Manitoba, as well as reducing the occurrence of workplace injuries and disease.
Who must notify the Workers Compensation Board of Manitoba of a change of address?
If your business is registered with the WCB, you have to report any change to your personal information.
How to change your address with the Workers Compensation Board?
To change your address with the WCB, you have to contact the WCB Technical Support Team at 954-4803 in Winnipeg or toll-free at 1-866-751-9245.
CHANGE OF ADDRESS WITH SASKATCHEWAN WORKERS’ COMPENSATION BOARD
What is Saskatchewan Workers’ Compensation Board (WCB)?
The province of Saskatchewan WCB protects registered employers from lawsuits when a workplace injury happens on top of providing benefits to injured workers.
Who must notify Saskatchewan Workers’ Compensation Board of a change of address?
If you are registered with the WCB and are moving soon, you need to report your change of address to make sure you receive all the latest information!
How to change your address with Saskatchewan Workers’ Compensation Board?
You can change your address in three ways:
- You can do it online through your online services account, you will then fill out a Update Client Information form
- For free on MovingWaldo
- Through the ExpressAddress platform
CHANGE OF ADDRESS WITH THE WORKERS’ COMPENSATION BOARD OF NOVA SCOTIA
What is the Workers’ Compensation Board of Nova Scotia (WCB)?
The Workers’ Compensation Board of Nova Scotia (WCB) provides workplace injury insurance and supports workers in case of injury or illness.
Who must notify the Workers’ Compensation Board of Nova Scotia of a change of address?
If you are registered with the WCB of Nova Scotia and are moving soon, you need to report a change of address.
How to change your address with the Workers’ Compensation Board of Nova Scotia?
To change your address with the WCB of Nova Scotia, you can do it online through MyAccount.
CHANGE OF ADDRESS WITH WORKSAFE NB IN NEW BRUNSWICK
What is WorkSafeNB?
WorkSafeNB is responsible of promoting a healthy and safe workplaces among workers and employers in the province of New Brunswick, as well as preventing workplace injuries and occupational disease.
Who must notify WorkSafeNB of a change of address?
If you are registered with WorkSafeNB and are moving soon, you need to report a change of address.
How to change your address with WorkSafeNB?
To change your address with WorkSafeNB, you can do it online through MyServices.
