FORM: Authorize a representative | Workers' Compensation Appeal Tribunal (WCAT)

Only use this form if you want to assign someone to act as your representative. You are not required to have one. This form authorizes the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal (WCAT) and WorkSafeBC (including the Review Division), to give confidential information about you or your business to your representative. It takes about 5 to 10 minutes to complete.

Questions marked (Required) must be filled out.

Collection and use of personal information: Personal information on this form is collected for the processing and adjudication of a WCAT matter under the Workers Compensation Act and the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. Contact the Freedom of Information Coordinator at WCAT if you have questions.

Appeal information

Please give us information about the appeal you have started as an appellant or the appeal to which you have been invited to participate as a respondent.

WCAT appeal number (if known)

Review Division decision number, WorkSafeBC claim number, or WorkSafeBC prohibited action number

If you don’t have an appeal number yet, give us the number for the decision you are appealing.

Tell us about yourself

To keep your appeal active (or to continue participating in an appeal), you must tell us if this information changes.

What is your role in the appeal, Review Division decision, or WorkSafeBC decision? (Required)

I am the worker
I am the employer
I am the dependant of a deceased worker

Your name (Required)

First Last

Your pronouns and title

Your pronouns and title will help us to address you respectfully during the appeal process. If you choose “not listed”, a new field will open where you can tell us your pronouns and/or title.

You are free to skip these questions. If there is information about your gender in the WorkSafeBC or Review Division file(s), we will use that when choosing how to address you.

Your pronouns

They/Them
She/Her
He/Him
Pronouns not listed

Your pronouns (Required)

Please tell us your pronouns.

Your title

Your title (Required)

Please tell us how you would like to be addressed.

Your job title/position

Business/firm name (Required)

WorkSafeBC employer account number (Required)

This is the number for your business/firm as registered with WorkSafeBC.

Your mailing address (Required)

Street address Address line 2 City Province / State / Region Postal / Zip code Country

Your phone number (daytime) (Required)

Your phone number (other)

Your fax number

Your phone number (daytime) (Required)

Your phone number (other)

Your fax number

Representation

You may appoint an organization (with or without a specific contact) or an individual (not affiliated with an organization) to represent you.

What kind of representative do you have? (Required)

I have a professional representative
I have a friend/family member representing me

Name of representative's organization/firm (Required)

Representative's relationship to you (Required)

Representative's name (Required)

First Last

Representative’s pronouns and title

Your representative’s pronouns and title will help us to address them respectfully during the appeal process. If you choose “not listed”, a new field will open where you can tell us your pronouns and/or title.

You are free to skip these questions. If there is information about your representative’s gender or title in the WorkSafeBC or Review Division file(s), we will use that when choosing how to address them.

Representative's pronouns

They/Them
She/Her
He/Him
Pronouns not listed

Representative's pronouns (Required)

Please tell us your representative’s pronouns.

Representative's title

Representative's title (Required)

Please tell us how to address your representative.

Representative's mailing address (Required)

Street address Address line 2 City Province / State / Region Postal / Zip code Country

Representative's phone number (daytime) (Required)

Representative's phone number (other)

Representative's fax number

Representative's phone number (daytime) (Required)

Representative's phone number (other)

Representative's fax number

Scope of representation

You can choose in which workers’ compensation matters your representative is authorized to act on your behalf. Check all that apply.

I authorize my representative to represent me with respect to the following workers' compensation matters, including any reviews or appeals that may arise: (Required)

all compensation claim matters
all assessment matters, including authority to settle such matters
all prohibited action matters
all relief of cost matters
all occupational health and safety matters
certification to court (section 311) matters
reopening of claim matters
only the following matters (please provide claim number or other details)

Specific matters for which my representative can represent me (Required)

Please provide claim numbers or other identifying details

Information from WCAT

Information from WCAT for appeals visible on WCAT Online Services

If you have a professional representative and they have signed up for WCAT Online Services, or has previously provided email consent, they will receive appeal information on Compensation, Occupational health and safety, or Assessment matters by email. Other appeal and application types are not able available on WCAT Online Services at this time.

If your representative has not signed up for WCAT Online Services or consented to email previously, we will send information by mail.

Please note that family and friend representatives cannot sign up for WCAT Online Services. We will send appeal information to friend and family representatives by email or mail.

Representative's email address for claim file (Required)

WorkSafeBC will use this address to provide your representative a copy of the claim file on compensation appeals.

Enter Email Confirm Email

Information from WCAT about appeals not visible on WCAT Online Services (Required)

WCAT Online Services is not available for all matters, such as prohibited actions appeals or certification to court applications. Can we send your representative emails about appeals that are not visible on WCAT Online Services?

Yes, WCAT can send emails about appeals not visible on WCAT Online Services (I will enter the email address below)
No, WCAT can send information about appeals not visible on portal to the mailing address I provided above

Representative's email address for appeal information (Required)

WCAT will use this address to send appeal information to your representative about appeals that cannot be visible on WCAT Online Services.

Enter Email Confirm Email

If your representative is authorized to represent you for compensation claim matters, they will receive a copy of the claim file disclosure on your behalf. WorkSafeBC sends a notification by email when the claim file disclosure is ready to be downloaded. Representatives must provide an email address for claim file disclosures. WCAT will provide this email address to WorkSafeBC. For more information, please see the WorkSafeBC website or call them at their Claims Call Centre at 1.888.967.5377 or 604.231.8888.

Certification

You, not your representative, must sign this form.

Full name of person signing this form (Required)

Signature (Required)

I consent to WCAT or WorkSafeBC disclosing to my representative the contents of any WorkSafeBC file(s) or related information for which I am eligible to receive disclosure, and any other information related to this appeal. I authorize my representative to act on my behalf before WCAT and WorkSafeBC, including the Review Division, with respect to those files. This authorization form replaces any previous authorization(s) I have submitted to WCAT or WorkSafeBC for the same scope of representation identified above. If I cancel this authorization, I understand that I must notify WCAT and WorkSafeBC departments handling my outstanding matters.

For individuals: This authorization shall remain in effect for two years from the date of signing, unless I cancel it in writing, or until my death, whichever is earlier.
For employers: This authorization shall remain in effect for two years from the date of signing, or until I cancel it in writing, or the business is no longer active with WorkSafeBC, whichever is earliest.

I understand that checking this box constitutes a legal signature confirming that I acknowledge and agree to the following:

Date of authorization

Email address for form receipt only

Enter an email address here if you would like to receive confirmation that WCAT received your form. WCAT will send you confirmation of the form by mail or email (depending on your preferences as shown on the notice of appeal or participation form).

Enter Email Confirm Email

Representative's email address for form receipt only

Enter an email address here if you would like your representative to receive email confirmation that WCAT received this form. WCAT will also send your representative confirmation of the form by mail.

Enter Email Confirm Email