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        Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Minister of Labour Relations and Workplace Safety

Office of the Workers’ Advocate (OWA) provides free, independent services to injured workers and their survivors pertaining to decisions on their Workers’ Compensation Board (WCB) claim(s). 

We are not part of the Workers’ Compensation Board.

Our office was established in 1973 under Section 161 of The Workers’ Compensation Act.  Saskatchewan was the first jurisdiction in Canada to legislate the existence of advocacy services to assist injured workers in the complex WCB system. 

We are experienced in providing advocacy services and are specialists in interpreting and applying the Workers’ Compensation Act, policies and procedures. Our services include:

We provide advice to injured workers and/or their dependants with respect to matters pertaining to their WCB claim(s).

If you wish to appeal a decision made by the WCB Operations Division on your injury claim, and your claim meets the criteria needed for an appeal, our office will open a file to provide advocacy on that appeal.

We provide information on the steps involved in the WCB appeals process. 

Representation by our office is available at various levels of the WCB appeal processes.

Seminars and workshops on The Workers’ Compensation Act and its regulations, policies and procedures are available through our office for workers and/or interested groups.

Here are some frequently asked question about the Office of the Workers’ Advocate.

Client Feedback

OWA places a high priority on providing injured workers with the best advice, assistance and representation available in the area of Workers’ Compensation matters.  Effective January 1, 2010, our office will provide to and request that our clients complete a Client Satisfaction Survey so that we can review and make warranted improvements to the overall service provided by our office.

Contact Us

If you have any questions or require assistance, please contact:

Office of the Workers’ Advocate
1870 Albert Street
REGINA SK   S4P 4W1
Toll free: 1.877.787.2456
Tel: 306.787.2456 (Regina)
Fax: 306.787.0249



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