How to request an appeal:
If you wish to appeal a Review Committee decision a
"Request to Appeals Tribunal Form" must be submitted. (Link
to Appeal Guide and Form) Your appeal should be addressed to:
Appeals Tribunal Registrar
Workers' Compensation Board of the Northwest Territories &
Nunavut
P.O. Box 8888
Yellowknife NT X1A 2R3
Phone:(867) 920-3888
Toll Free: 1-800-661-0792
Fax: (867) 873-4596
Once a request to the Appeals Tribunal has been received the
following steps are taken:
- Appeal is acknowledged: letters sent to appellant,
appellant's representative, worker, employer
- Request for disclosure referred to appropriate division
by the Appeals Registrar
- Request for client Information sheet/medical summary by
the Appeals Registrar (depending on issue)
- File summary is prepared by Appeals Registrar
- Members meet in pre-hearing to review file
- Additional information may be requested
- Hearing is scheduled client can choose from :
documentary, tele-conference, video-conference or present at an
oral hearing
- Once the hearing is scheduled the appellant,
representative and interested parties are notified and provided
with a copy of the case summary
- Post hearing: case is discussed, decision process begins
- Members may request client undergo independent assessment
- Decision rendered: copies sent to appellant,
appellant's representative, worker, employer, and to
Client/Revenue Services to address the decision
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Access to the Claim/Revenue file (Disclosure)
Attached to the Appeals
Forms is a Request for Disclosure, if completed, this will be
referred to the operating division for their administration.
Address your request as above.
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Assistance
The Workers' Compensation Board funds a Workers' Advisor
to help workers better understand the WCB system. The Worker's
Advisor can help a worker or dependant file an appeal and advise them
about their case. On behalf of workers, the Workers' Advisor can
make written/oral submissions to the Appeals Tribunal.
The Workers' Advisor is independent of the WCB, and
provides an impartial source of assistance. All contacts with the
Workers' Advisor are confidential.
For service and assistance in English a Workers' Advisor
is available at (867) 873-4345 or toll free at 1-877-816-0166.
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Contact Us:
Maria Jobse Senior Appeals Registrar Ph: (867) 669-4420
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