Corporate Plans

Workers Compensation Board of Prince Edward Island

Corporate Plans

Managing an effective prevention and compensation system requires comprehensive planning.

The WCB's Corporate Strategic Plan maps out the future course for our organization. It crystallizes our mission and allows us to document clear priorities that guide the work that we do on behalf of our stakeholders.

Our Strategic Plan for 2007-2012 focuses on five strategic themes:

Sharing prevention responsibilities – the WCB will collaborate with our workplace partners to create a culture of safety.
Improving worker outcomes – the WCB will take a focused approach to enhance the safe and timely return to work for workers with soft tissue injuries, the most common type of workplace injury.
Meeting service expectations – the WCB's work will focus on two key result areas, claims processing and information technology, to improve the experience our stakeholders have in working with us.
Promoting strength within – the WCB will ensure that our team is supported to continually improve the work that we do.
Securing the future – the WCB will sustain an effective compensation and prevention system through financial security, balanced legislation, and prudent business continuity planning.

For every year of the five-year Strategic Plan, the WCB sets specific goals and objectives in an annual Operational Plan. The Operational Plan outlines the ways in which we will achieve our milestones, and describes which parts of the Strategic Plan will be the focus of each year's work.

The WCB is committed to achieving results and demonstrating our accountability by sharing our plans with our stakeholders. More information about how we meet our goals is contained in our annual reports.

If you would like more information about our plans for the future, please contact us.

May 16, 2012

Maritime Worker Compensation Boards fund Dalhousie University occupational medicine courses

Physicians in Atlantic Canada now have access to online courses in occupational medicine thanks to a strategic alliance between WorkSafeNB, the Workers’ Compensation Boards of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island and Dalhousie University. “With no academic programs in occupational medicine east of Toronto, this alliance, combined with the establishment of a research chair in occupational medicine at Dalhousie University’s medical school in Saint John, will help ensure best practices in disability management and return to work,” said Sharon Tucker, chairperson of WorkSafeNB’s board of directors, who spoke on behalf of the three Maritime provinces’ compensation boards. The Maritime Occupational Medicine Continuing Medical Education (MOM CME) Alliance will provide courses not only to physicians, but also to all stakeholders with a vested interest in occupational medicine, including occupational therapists, physiotherapists, case managers, workers and employers. Because they are web-based, they can be conveniently accessed at any time. “This important initiative will help prevent occupational injuries and illness, break down the barriers of return to work, and keep injured workers employable so they can enjoy the quality of life they deserve,” Tucker said. The courses will be funded by the three Maritime worker compensation boards, while Dalhousie Continuing Medical Education will develop, host and maintain the courses on their website. The courses are accredited, providing CME credits for family physicians in the Maritime provinces. The first course, which deals with issues around prescribing time off, is now available online. Media Contacts:Beverly StearsActing Manager, CommunicationsWorkSafeNB 506-632-2828Julie Trites Communications AdvisorWorkers’ Compensation Board of Nova Scotia 902-491-8110Bonnie BlakneyDirector, Corporate DevelopmentWorkers Compensation Board of PEI 902-620-3478

May 14, 2012

William (Bill) Reid appointed to the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety

William (Bill) Reid, Director of Occupational Health and Safety with the Workers Compensation Board of Prince Edward Island, has been appointed to the Council of Governors of the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS). On May 8, 2012, Federal Labour Minister Lisa Raitt announced that Reid will represent Prince Edward Island on the CCOHS Council of Governors, serving a four- year term. The mandate of the CCOHS is to promote the health and safety of working Canadians. It is governed by a Council whose members represent labour, employers and government from across Canada, providing diverse perspectives and a balanced approach to workplace health and safety issues. Mr. Reid is a Canadian Registered Safety Professional and a Certified Mechanical Engineering Technologist. Prior to assuming his role at the WCB, Reid worked for 21 years in the manufacturing industry, with a concentration in Environment, Health and Safety. He has a Bachelor of Engineering Technology Degree in Manufacturing, and holds certificates in Occupational Health and Safety Management and Ergonomics Program Management. He is an experienced firefighter, emergency responder and hazardous material technician. “Bill has an enormous wealth of knowledge on workplace safety, and we are very proud to have him represent the Workers Compensation Board and our province on safety matters at a national level,” said Nancy Guptill, Workers Compensation Board Chair. To learn more about the CCOHS, visit www.ccohs.ca. Information about occupational health and safety on Prince Edward Island is available in the Safe Workplaces section of the Workers Compensation Board website.

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