Alberta slashes number of farms that must provide insurance coverage for employees

Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press

The United Conservative Party campaigned on a promise to repeal the previous government’s farm safety rules, which demanded thousands of farm operators enroll in the province’s Workers’ Compensation Board program. The UCP wanted to abolish this and other changes the New Democratic Party imposed. The UCP, as well as angry farmers, argued the NDP’s safety and employment rules were too onerous for small farms, and that operators should not be forced to enroll in WCB’s program.

The government did not specify how many labourers its new rules would affect, but did estimate that roughly three-quarters of Alberta farms would fall under the small-farm exemption. Bob Barnetson, a professor of labour relations at Athabasca University who specializes in farm workers, said the UCP’s plan will leave most farm employees without injury compensation because the majority of Alberta’s farms have fewer than six employees, and many are seasonal.

Private insurance and WCB each have advantages. Private insurance, for example, can cover employees if they are injured off the job. Certain programs can also cover family members for benefits such as dental. WCB only covers injuries that happen while employees are working, but unlike private insurance, payments are not subject to a maximum cap. Further, employers with WCB coverage are protected from being sued by injured workers.

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