More Albertans report workplace injuries as claim duration increases

Data from the Workers' Compensation Board of Alberta shows more people in the province have been reporting workplace injuries.

Data from the Workers' Compensation Board of Alberta shows more people in the province have been reporting workplace injuries.

The average claim duration, which is the length of time an injured worker receives wage loss replacement benefits, increased by almost 85 per cent between 2015 and 2022.

The statistic refers to only lost-time claims, meaning it does not include cases where people return to work the day after an accident.

The average lost-time claim duration increased steadily from 2015 until 2021, then remained the same in 2022.

In 2015, the average injured worker received wage loss replacement benefits from the WCB for 34 days. The average claim duration for the past two years has been 63 days.