Workers Compensation Appeal Tribunal
The Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal (WCAT) processes appeals about WorkSafeBC decisions. WCAT serves all communities in B.C. Our office is located on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ speaking Musqueam people, and our work spans the traditional territories of 198 First Nations and 38 Métis chartered communities across B.C. We honour all our hosts and their welcome and graciousness toward our work and the people we serve.
News and updates
- Manage your appeal online
Now you can use WCAT Online Services to get information about your appeal and send documents to WCAT.
- WCAT’s COVID-19 response and communicable disease prevention plan
WCAT remains open and fully operational. We have taken steps to protect the health of parties, staff and the public, while ensuring the tribunal continues to operate as naturally as possible. WCAT’s COVID-19 response and communicable disease prevention plan includes enhanced measures to improve personal safety and prevent any risk of exposure to COVID-19 and other communicable diseases.
- Amendments to the Workers Compensation Act and WCAT’s Manual of Rules of Practice and Procedure (MRPP) effective April 3, 2023
Effective April 3, 2023 section 302 of the Workers Compensation Act, is amended to permit an employer, worker, or dependant of a deceased worker, who is a party in an appeal in which the worker’s medical condition is at issue, to request that a WCAT panel retain an independent health professional to provide assistance or advice to assist the panel in making a decision.
The changes can be seen here.
Effective April 3, 2023, the MRPP items 12.1 and 12.2 are amended to align with the changes to the Workers Compensation Act.
The revised items can be seen here.
Details on how to ask WCAT to request advice and assistance from a health professional can be found here under Ask for advice from a health professional.