Month In Review – Nunavut

LAWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

Ergonomics

Oct 1: Roughly 1.2% of all injury claims submitted to the WSCC in 2024 were due to lifting and twisting incidents, according to the agency’s new safety bulletin. Industry sectors and occupations cited as being at high risk include janitors, caretakers, and building superintendents, air transport ramp attendants, and construction trades helpers and workers.

Action Point: Find out how to implement an Ergonomics and Musculoskeletal Injury Prevention and Compliance Game Plan at your workplace.

New Laws

Sep 12: The Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Nunavut’s Petroleum Products Division says it expects to keep the Territory’s retail fuel prices at their current levels for the rest of the 2025-26 fiscal year, with no increases.

Infectious Illnesses

Sep 12: The Nunavut Department of Health urged residents to keep their immunizations up to date, especially for children given the recent spike in measles cases across Canada.

Workers’ Comp

Sep 18: The Nunavut Assembly passed Bill 57 amending the Workers’ Compensation Act to replace the current pension system for permanent impairment with compensation based on loss of earning capacity. The legislation also provides for a one-time noneconomic loss benefit for permanent impairment.