Compensation for workplace injuries
No one expects to get hurt at work. Unfortunately, workplace injuries happen. The Manitoba government has an agency that helps injured workers by paying some of their wages if an injury or illness prevents them from working. The agency is the Workers Compensation Board of Manitoba. It pays lost wages and provides other benefits to help injured workers get back to work.

Your employer should explain and set expectations about your job duties, working conditions and your responsibilities for safe work practices. You should know how workers compensation coverage works and that, should you be injured, you are entitled to submit a claim.

If you get hurt at work and your employer is covered under the Workers Compensation Act, you are covered. If you can do modified duties, modified work opportunities may be offered to your where work permit conditions allow.

Temporary foreign workers covered
When it comes to safety and health in the workplace, temporary foreign workers are considered the same as all other workers in Manitoba. If your employer is covered by Manitoba's Workers Compensation Act you are covered by Manitoba's Workers Compensation Board (WCB).

Your coverage begins once you start working in Manitoba.

What do I do if I get hurt at work?

1. Get health-care attention as soon as possible. Be sure to let the health-care professional know you were injured or got ill at work.
2. Tell your supervisor about your injury or illness as soon as possible after it happens. Ask your employer if they have a modified return-to-work program you could get involved in while you are recovering.
3. Report the injury or illness to the WCB as soon as possible. Call 954-4100 in Winnipeg or toll-free in Manitoba 1-800-362-3340 (8 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday to Friday) to speak with a claim information representative. The representative will ask you to give details about your injury or illness.
4. Follow your health-care professional's treatment plan. It is important for you to get better and go back to work as soon as you can. WCB benefits can be reduced or stopped if you are not doing what you can to get better.
5. Stay in touch with your employer and the WCB while you recover.

How to report an injury

1. Report your injury or illness to your employer as soon as possible.
2. Report your injury or illness to the WCB as soon as possible. Phone 954-4100 in Winnipeg or toll-free in Manitoba 1-800-362-3340 (8 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday to Friday) and provide the details of your injury to a claim information representative.

Protect yourself three ways

1. Let a health-care professional check your injury or illness.
2. Always report an injury to your supervisor or employer.
3. Phone the WCB at 954-4100 in Winnipeg or toll-free in Manitoba 1-800-362-3340 (8 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday to Friday) and tell a claims information representative about your injury or illness.

For more information

For more information on what to do if you get hurt on the job contact the Workers Compensation Board of Manitoba.

Phone in Winnipeg: 954-4321
Toll-free in Manitoba: 1-800-362-3340
E-mail: wcb@wcb.mb.ca