How to File a Claim

The Workers Compensation Act requires employers to provide the WCB with a fully completed Employers Report of Injury within 5 business days of becoming aware of a workplace accident.

1. Report the injury to the Workers Compensation Board within five business days of

• the day of the injury; or
• the day you became aware of the injury.

2. Complete an Employer's Report of Injury Form, and send the information by phone, internet, fax or mail.

By phone:
Call us in Winnipeg at 954-4100, and a Claim Information Representative will take accident details. Outside Winnipeg, call toll free, 1-800-362-3340.

By Internet:
You can register to access a secure Internet application that will provide you with access to WCB Accident Report forms that can be submitted over the Web 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

For more information about this online service for employers please follow this link.

By fax:
Fax your completed Employers' Report of Injury Form to the WCB at 954-4999, or toll free outside of Winnipeg 1-877-872-3804.

By mail:
Mail your completed Employers' Report of Injury Form to the WCB at the following address:

The Workers Compensation Board of Manitoba
333 Broadway
Winnipeg MB R3C 4W3

The forms can be filled out on your computer or you can obtain the paper forms by calling 954-4922.

Note:

If the WCB learns about an accident in your workplace from either your worker or their healthcare provider, we will contact you to obtain your report of the accident.

In certain instances, we will telephone you unless you have specified that you prefer to be notified by fax, letter, or through the internet if you are a registered user of the Online Accident Reporting System.

If you have not previously provided the WCB with your preferred method of communication and you would like the WCB to notify you as soon as we learn about an accident in your workplace, please call the Claim Information Centre at 954-4100 or toll free at 1-800-362-3340 to provide them with your claims contact information.