In Q4, 86.1% of people with workplace injuries or illnesses returned to work with no wage loss within 12 months, excluding those with COVID-19 claims.

Eligibility decision timeliness improved to 96% in Q4, meeting the 2022 target. Decisions on lost-time claims specifically continued to be more timely (97%). Payment timeliness also achieved its 2022 target in Q4.

The number of Schedule 1 claims registered in Q4, 49,093, was comparable to Q4 2021, 48,783.

The percentage of appeal issues that were allowed or allowed in part remained within the expected range.

Durations measure the time that claims continue to require benefits. They continued to improve in Q4 – average composite duration decreased for the sixth quarter in a row.

The Sufficiency Ratio was lower than it was at year-end 2021 because of the distribution of surplus funds issued to businesses in April.

Like the Sufficiency Ratio, our net assets on a sufficiency ratio basis decreased compared to year-end 2021 because of the rebate of surplus funds.

The percentage of people with workplace injuries or illnesses who experienced permanent impairment increased from 6.7% in Q3 and remained above the 6.0% benchmark.