Workers Compensation Board of Prince Edward Island

Website and Social Media Terms of Use


Website

The Workers Compensation Board (“WCB”) of Prince Edward Island web site is provided to you on the terms and conditions (collectively the “Web Site Terms of Use”) set out below. Use of this web site constitutes your understanding and agreement to the Web Site Terms of Use. The Web Site Terms of Use are subject to modification and we ask that you review them periodically. Click here for information about your privacy while using our website.

Disclaimer

While we strive for accuracy and endeavour to keep information on the Workers Compensation Board of Prince Edward Island Web site current, we can make no guarantee of accuracy or completeness.

Some of our documents contain links to the web sites operated by others. We do not control the information available at those sites and do not confirm the information provided or endorse the views, products or services of those organizations. The WCB is not responsible for the content or practices of third-party web sites that may be linked from this site.

The information contained on this web site does not replace the Workers Compensation Act of Prince Edward Island or the Occupational Health and Safety Act of Prince Edward Island (the “Acts”). In the case of any discrepancy between the information contained on this web site and the Acts and their Regulations, the Acts and their Regulations shall govern.

The Workers Compensation Board of Prince Edward Island makes no representation regarding the suitability of the information contained in this web site for any purpose and makes no warranty of any type respecting that information. The Workers Compensation Board of Prince Edward Island hereby disclaims all warranties including all warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and warranties of non-infringement.

No Endorsement

Reference to organizations, services, products, processes and events on this web site does not imply their endorsement or recommendation by the WCB and any failure to mention a particular organization, service, product, process or event is not a sign of disapproval.

Trademarks

All WCB trademarks appearing on this web site are trademarks or official marks of the WCB. Use of these trademarks or official marks is prohibited without prior written permission of the WCB.

Social Media

The Workers Compensation Board (WCB) of PEI maintains a social media presence for promoting occupational health and safety (OHS) and compensation information for Island workers and employers. We are active on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, X and YouTube. These Terms of Use apply to all who choose to engage with the WCB on social media.

What You Can Expect From Us

We strive to post informational content that helps PEI workers and employers understand their OHS rights and responsibilities, the compensation system and returning to work safely. This may include sharing links to more detailed information and resources, like our website or other resources, when required.

We post content regularly throughout the week, at varying times. Our accounts are monitored between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Atlantic Standard Time, Monday through Friday, excluding holidays.

We do our best to respond to all the questions by the end of the next business day, but it may take more time depending on the question. You can also connect with the WCB by calling 1-800-237-5049 toll-free in Atlantic Canada. You can also connect with the WCB by email:

Claim inquiries - workerservices@wcb.pe.ca
Employer accounts and services – safetymatters@wcb.pe.ca
Workplace health and safety inquiries - ohs@wcb.pe.ca

What We Expect from Users

By contacting or contributing to a WCB social media account, you agree to:
  • Be respectful of other users on the site.
  • Stay on topic and not upload content or post a comment that is unrelated to the purpose of the site.
  • Not engage in harassment, personal attacks, or abuse towards individuals or organizations. Posts or messages that personally attack or harass other social media users, name the firm’s employees or clients, or violate any law, rule, regulation or promote illegal activity are not permitted.
  • Not use language or post content that is profane, abusive, discriminatory, hateful, threatening, indecent, misleading, knowingly false, defamatory or otherwise objectionable content is not permitted.
  • Not break the law or encourage others to do so. This includes defamation, breaching privacy, breaching another person’s intellectual property rights such as copyright, condoning illegal activity and contempt of court.
  • Not post personal information – addresses, phone numbers, email addresses or other online contact details – relating either to you or to other individuals.
  • Not impersonate or falsely claim to represent a person or an organization.
  • Not make any commercial endorsement or promotion of any product, service or publication.
If you post offensive content - including comments, pictures, video or links to offensive material online – to a WCB social media account, we will hide or remove the content. We will also remind you of the Terms of Use and let you know such behaviour is unacceptable. If you continue to post inappropriate content, we may block you from our social media accounts.

Your Privacy

The information you post is available to the public. Please be careful with your personal information. Do not post personal or confidential information about yourself or anyone else.

Links to Other Websites

We may display links to other websites because they may be of interest to you. Providing a link to an external resource doesn’t mean that we endorse or recommend them to you. Also, since these other websites are controlled and maintained by other people, we can’t be sure that the link will still work when you click on it or that the service or content is useful, appropriate, virus-free or reliable. Therefore, you need to decide for yourself whether you want to follow any link or to agree to receive or rely on any service or content that is made available to you.

Translation

Unless otherwise specified, the information produced and provided by the WCB is in English. Should you choose to translate this information with the assistance of artificial intelligence or neural machine translation technology, you do so at your own risk.