Publications and Forms

This page contains a list of documents and forms provided by the Tribunal. Be sure to download the proper format for your computer system.

Forms

• AppealPDF, Word,WordPerfect , French
• Section 29 Application Form PDF, Word, WordPerfect
• Summons PDF, Word, WordPerfect
• Order for Production PDF, Word, WordPerfect
• Employer Notice of Intention to Participate PDF, Word, WordPerfect

Information Pamphlets

• Appealing a Hearing Officer's Decision (PDF)  French
• A Guide to Oral Hearings (PDF)
• Appeals Proceeding by Written Submission (PDF)
• Employer Participation (PDF)

Publications

• How the date of injury or the date of permanent impairment impacts on awards for permanent benefits    (PDF)
• Summary of Section 29 Decisions (Right to Sue Applications) (PDF)
• Timing of a Section 29 Application to WCAT   (PDF)
• 20 Tips for Representatives Appearing Before WCAT (PDF)
• A Summary of Recent Notable Court Decisions PDF, WordPerfect

General

• Practice Manual (PDF)
• Routine Access Policy (PDF)
• Workers' Compensation Appeals Tribunal - Decisions Database
  Subscribers Only—How to Subscribe (From Department of Environment and Labour)

Reports

• 2008 Annual Report (PDF)
• 2007 Annual Report (PDF)
• 2006 Annual Report (PDF)
• 2005 Annual Report (PDF)
• Annual Reports for previous years are available in hard copy by contacting Colleen Bennett at bennetcl@gov.ns.ca.
• Nova Scotia Worker's Compensation Program: A focused Review (PDF)
• Report of the Select Committee on the Workers' Compensation Act (PDF)
• Audit of the Nova Scotia Workers' Compensation System, (Chapter 16), November 1998, Grant Thornton for Auditor General  (PDF)