Eligibility and Benefits for WCB Claim
                     Eligibility and Benefits 
for WCB Claim
What is Worker’s 
Compensation Board?
• It’s a medical insurance that your 
employer will pay to you if you’re a 
permanent employee of the 
company. 
• It is payable only if you get injured 
in the office premises during the 
working hours.
• Your family will receive a monetary 
benefit against this claim if you die 
in accident at workplace
Eligibility for WCB claims
• You need to be a permanent employee of 
the company
• The accident should occur within the 
workplace
• Your company should be registered under 
the WCB
• You are entitled for the coverage from first 
day of your job
When to report for the 
accident?
Reporting for the accident should be done 
immediately within 30 days from the day of 
occurrence. 
The accident should be reported to specific 
persons – foreman, supervisor, and boss
Any reports send after 30 days will lead to 
the rejection of the claim
Reporting should be done in written format 
along with doctor’s approved certificate 
WCB benefits for injured 
workers
For claims under WCB in Surrey, you can 
avail 3 major benefits.
• Wage loss benefit
• Healthcare benefit
• Permanent impairment awards 
Wage loss benefit
• WCB claims in Surrey provides 90% of net 
pay in case you miss work due to injury
• Deductions like employment insurance, 
pension plans and income tax amounts are 
made from the net pay
• Any additional insurance benefits shall also 
be deducted from the payment
Healthcare benefits
WCB in Surrey includes medical costs like:
• Hospital expenses
• Medication expenses
• Personal care allowance
• Expenses for purchasing artificial limbs, 
crutches, canes and hearing aids
• Physiotherapy session expenses
• Transportation expenses
Permanent impairment awards
For permanent physical or mental injury that 
cannot be treated or cured, a lump sum 
amount of money is sanctioned after 
assessing the extent of the damage. 
It depends on loss of body function, extent of 
damage, age of the person.
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