• Introduction
• Alberta
• British Columbia
• Manitoba
• New Brunswick
• Newfoundland and Labrador
• Northwest Territories and Nunavut
• Nova Scotia
• Ontario
• Prince Edward Island
• Quebec
• Saskatchewan
• Yukon

Introduction

A worker adviser or advocate office is typically an independent agency of the department responsible for health and safety in your jurisdiction but it may be appointed by a separate government department. This office generally provides free services to most injured workers and their survivors in workplace compensation or insurance matters. Eligibility for assistance does vary from region to region. Contact your local office for details.

Alberta

Office of the Appeals Advisor
Financial Building
500-10621 100 Avenue
Edmonton AB T5J 2P3
Tel: 780-498-8640
Fax: 780-498-7870
In Alberta: 1-866-922-9221
Outside Alberta: 1-800-661-9608
Internet: http://www.wcb.ab.ca/workers/appeals_advisor.asp

British Columbia

Workers' Advisers Office
500 - 8100 Granville Avenue
Richmond BC V6Y 3T6
Tel: 604 713-0360
Fax: 604 713-0311
Toll Free: 1-800-663-4261
Internet: http://www.labour.gov.bc.ca/wab/

Manitoba

Worker Advisor Office
Room 406 - 401 York Avenue, Norquay Building
Winnipeg MB R3C 0P8
Tel: (204) 945-5787
Toll Free: 1-800-282-8069
Internet: http://www.gov.mb.ca/labour/wao/index.html

New Brunswick

Workers' Advocate
Chestnut Complex
470 York Street
Fredericton NB E3B 3P7
Tel: (506) 453-2597
Fax: (506) 453-3990

Internet: http://app.infoaa.7700.gnb.ca/gnb/Pub/EServices/ListServiceDetails.asp?ServiceID1=15396&ReportType1=All

Newfoundland and Labrador

Workers' Advisor
330 Portugal Cove Place, NAPE Bldg., 2nd Floor
P.O. Box 8597, Station "A"
St. John's NL A1B 3P2
Tel: (709) 754-3927 Toll Free: 1-800-563-1998
Fax: (709) 754-3928
Internet: http://www.whscc.nf.ca/workers/WS_WorkersAdvisor.whscc

Northwest Territories and Nunavut

Workers' Advisors Office
2nd Floor Nunasi Building
Suite 201 - 5109 48th Street
Yellowknife NT X1A 1N5
Tel: (867) 873-4345
Fax: (867) 873-4349
Toll-free: (877) 816-0166
NUNAVUT
Tel: (867) 979-5303
Toll free: 1-866-727-3830
Internet: http://waonwtnu.ca/contact.php or http://www.wscc.nt.ca/Pages/ContactUs.aspx

Nova Scotia

Workers' Advisor Program
5670 Spring Garden Road, Suite 502
P.O. Box 1063
Halifax NS B3J 2X1
Tel: (Voice and TDD): 424-5050
Toll Free in NS: 1-800-774-4712
Fax: (902) 424-0530
Internet: http://www.gov.ns.ca/lwd/wap/about/

Ontario

Office of the Worker Advisor
Main office
123 Edward Street, Suite 1300
Toronto ON M5G 1E2
Tel: (416) 325-8570
Fax: (416) 325-4830
Canada-wide Toll Free: 1-800-660-6769
Internet http://www.owa.gov.on.ca

Prince Edward Island

Worker Advisor Program
Department of Environment, Labour and Justice
161 St. Peters Road, 2nd Floor
P.O. Box 2000
Charlottetown PE C1A 7N8
Toll free: 1-800-658-1806
Tel: 902-368-6460
Fax: 902-368-3576
Internet http://www.gov.pe.ca/labour/index.php3?number=1004722

Quebec

Service des plaintes
Commission des lésions professionnelles
500, boul. René-Lévesque Ouest
Bureau 17.401
Service des plaintes
Commission des lésions professionnelles
500, boul. René-Lévesque Ouest
Bureau 17.401
Montréal (Québec) H2Z 1W7
Tel: 514 873-7188
Toll free: 1 800 361-9593
Internet: http://www.clp.gouv.qc.ca/

Saskatchewan

Office of the Worker's Advocate
Saskatchewan Labour
400 1870 Albert Street
Regina, Saskatchewan. S4P 4W1
Telephone: 306-787-2456
Fax: 306-787-0249
Toll Free: 1-877-787-2456
Internet: http://www.labour.gov.sk.ca/Default.aspx?DN=656ca5d1-c136-4575-bfcb-f4c5334718eb

Yukon

Workers' Advocate
Department of Justice, Government of Yukon
Box 2703, Q-1
2131-2nd Avenue, Tutshi Building
Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 2C6
Phone: (867) 667-5324
Toll free (In Yukon): 1-800-661-0408, local 5324
Internet: http://www.justice.gov.yk.ca/prog/ms/wad/index.html

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Document last updated on October 5, 2009

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