The trend in workplace injuries and fatalities is going in the right direction in the North SA国际影视传媒� at least, as of 2016.

The WorkersSA国际影视传媒� Safety and Compensation CommissionSA国际影视传媒檚 latest numbers, from that year, were tabled in its annual report in late March. The commission covers both the NWT and Nunavut, and presents its numbers combined.

In 2016, there was only one death in the WSCCSA国际影视传媒檚 jurisdiction, down from three in 2015 and five in 2014.

There were 2,168 accepted claims made to the commission in 2016, 826 of which were compensated for lost time at an average of 42.8 days of duration per claim.

This is down from 2,364 claims, 997 of which were paid for lost time at an average of 44 days per claim in 2014.

Men represented 70 per cent of total time loss claims and workers aged 45 to 55 proved to be the most vulnerable age group to workplace injury, representing 29 per cent of time loss claims.

The University of Regina released an analysis of CanadaSA国际影视传媒檚 workplace injury and fatality numbers last year, looking at the numbers between 2010 and 2015.

The NWT and Nunavut scored the highest decrease of workplace deaths over that period, by 50 per cent, though those numbers would have been skewed by the tragic First Air plane crash in Resolute in 2011, which killed four crew, followed by two other fatal crashes by smaller aircraft in the Yellowknife area in the weeks after.

There hasnSA国际影视传媒檛 been much national analysis on workplace fatality and injury, as Statistics Canada hasnSA国际影视传媒檛 produced a national analysis of workersSA国际影视传媒� compensation and occupational health and safety data since 1996, according to a Globe and Mail investigation that was made public last fall.

The task of collecting this data falls to regional workersSA国际影视传媒� compensation boards.

Following that investigation, federal NDP labour critic Sheri Benson brought this up in Parliament.

SA国际影视传媒淚t is critical that the Liberals lead and collect new data to support evidence-based interventions in dangerous work to protect Canadian workers,SA国际影视传媒� said Benson on Oct. 31, 2017. SA国际影视传媒淒oes the government know how many worker fatalities there have been in Canada this year? Of course not, as they do not have the information.SA国际影视传媒�

While the Association of Workers' Compensation Boards of Canada does collate this data, Employment Minister Patty Hajdu announced in January that the provinces and territories were working towards more data harmonization on occupational health and safety.

Fact file: Top five NWT occupations with time-loss claims (percentage of total claims)

1. Construction trades helpers and labourers SA国际影视传媒� 8 per cent
2. Carpenters SA国际影视传媒� 5 per cent
3. Janitors, caretakers and building superintendents SA国际影视传媒� 5 per cent
4. Heavy equipment operators (excluding cranes) SA国际影视传媒� 5 per cent
5. Air transport ramp attendants SA国际影视传媒� 4 per cent

Fact file: Top five industries with time-loss claims (percentage of total claims)

1. Public administration and defence SA国际影视传媒� 36 per cent
2. Building and infrastructure SA国际影视传媒� 20 per cent
3. Trades SA国际影视传媒� 14 per cent
4. Services SA国际影视传媒� 13 per cent
5. Transportation SA国际影视传媒� 10 per cent

Fact file: Top five injury types needing time-loss compensation (percentage of total claims)

1. Sprains, strains and tears SA国际影视传媒� 36 per cent
2. Soft tissue SA国际影视传媒� 11 per cent
3. Fractures SA国际影视传媒� 9 per cent
4. Bruises, contusions SA国际影视传媒� 7 per cent
5. Back pain SA国际影视传媒� 7 per cent