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Industry Task Force

ITF (Industry Task Force) Association: Effecting positive change in Workers’ Compensation through the views of Alberta employers. 

The ITF (Industry Task Force) Association was incorporated under the Societies Act in 1999 and works collaboratively to effect positive change in programs, practices, policy and legislation by representing the views of Alberta employers who are members of the ITF Association on matters related to Workers’ Compensation in Alberta. For ITF monthly newsletters, see below.

2025 newsletters & updates

March Expansion of presumptive coverage for PTSD and psychological injuries, WCB Board of Directors appointment, access to information, durability of disability ITF subcommittee, cost relief subcommittee, upcoming ITF Association meetings.
February Policy Consultation Advisory Goru update, OHS levy, cost relief subcommittee, ELP subcommittee, Psychological Injury Working Group (PIWG), egregious conduct update, upcoming ITF Association meetings.
January Orders in Council appointments, ITF subcommittees and working groups, egregious conduct update, access to information update, upcoming ITF Association meetings.

2024 Newsletters & Updates

December AIMCo renewal, egrigious conduct, access to information, upcoming ITF Association meetings.
IFT Update - November Appeals commission update.
October WCB policy consultation, ELP Psychological Injury Project Team, egregious conduct, submittee and Working Group key dates, and upcoming ITF Association meetings.
September ITF follow-up with WCB, Duration of Disability Working Group, physiotherapy services, Psychological Injury Working Group definitions project team, ELP Psychological Injury Project Team, WCB Policy Consultation, and upcoming ITF Association meetings.
August WCB policy consultation, Industry Custom Pricing (ICP), Psychological Injury Working Group (PIWG) definitions project team, Cognitive Job Demands (CP JDA) project team, and upcoming ITF Association meetings.
July Policy consultation, Appeals Commission AGM, Industry Custom Pricing (ICP), and upcoming ITF Association meetings.
June Policy consultation, Psychological Injury Working Group, ELP Working Group, duration of disability, medical panels commissioner, and upcoming ITF association meetings.
May Policy consultation, ELP working group, medical & appeals performance review, physiotherapy services, access to information, upcoming ITF Association meetings.
April Policy consultation, medical & appeals performance review summary, access to information, heroes compensation regulation, psych injury working group (PIWG), ELP working group, cost relief, upcoming ITF Association meetings.
March Government engagement, medical & appeals performance review summary, access to information, psych injury working group, duration of disability working group, policy consultation, upcoming ITF Association meetings.
February Government engagement, psychological injury working group, duration of disability working group, policy consultation and advisory group, tips for employers, upcoming ITF Association meetings.
January Government engagement, access to information, WCB policy consultation subcommittee, physiotherapy subcommittee, appeals commission update, upcoming ITF Association meetings.

 

2023 Newsletters & Updates

December Training on the job program overview, 2024 WCB premium rates, access to information focus group, psychological injury working group, WCB Board of Director recruitment, upcoming ITF Association meetings. 
November Government engagement, WCB board director recruitment, psychological injury working group, duration of disability working group, upcoming ITF Association meetings.
October Government engagement, OHS levy, cost relief processing, psychological injury working group, access to information, upcoming ITF Association meetings.
September Government engagement, access to information, duration of disability working group, physiotherapy subcommittee, upcoming ITF Association meetings.
August Government engagement, psychological injury working group, WCB follow-up re: shoulder injuries, upcoming ITF Association meetings.
July Industry custom pricing, signatures on C060 reports, policy consultation advisory group, duration of disability working group, notification of 3rd party cost recoveries, WCB policy plan consultation, upcoming ITF meetings.
June Definition of "trade" in WCB reports, physiotherapy services, psychological injury working group, duration of disability working group, access to information, upcoming ITF meetings.
May Access to information, remote work policy consultation follow-up, physiotherapy services, WCB updates, and upcoming ITF Association meetings.
April Industry custom pricing, safety association grants, duration of disability working group, psychological injury working group, ITF Association representation update, upcoming ITF meetings.
March Policy consultation, industry custom pricing, safety association grants (policy 07-03), appeals commission recruitment, WCB board of directors, upcoming ITF meetings.
February Policy consultation, industry custom pricing, duration of disability working group, psychological injury working group, government engagement, and upcoming ITF Association meetings.
January Government engagement, access to information, policy consultation, subcommittee updates, upcoming ITF Association meetings.

 

2022 Newsletters & updates

December Government engagement, appeals commission recruitment, access to information, policy consultation, COVID claim update, psychological injury working group, upcoming ITF Association meetings.
November Government engagement, psychological injury working group, physiotherapy services working group, access to information, disability working group, upcoming ITF Association meetings.
October Government engagement, psychological injury working group, physiotherapy services working group, WCB/OHS data sharing, appeals commission recruitment, WCB Board of Director appointments, industry custom pricing, upcoming ITF Association meetings.
September Government engagements, OHS levy, psychological injury working group, WCB decision letters, lost time claim (LTC) recording, WCB board of director appointments, other subcommittee updates, and upcoming ITF Association meetings.
August Government engagement, psychological injury working group, WCB policy development/consultation, access to information, lost time claim (LTC) recording, and upcoming ITF Association meetings.
July Government engagement, access to information, policy consultation advisory group, WCB policy development/consultation, lost time claim recording, WCB/OHS data sharing, upcoming ITF Association meetings.
June Government engagement, access to information, WCB board vacancy, lost time claim recording, WCB policy development/consultation, and WCB/OHS information sharing.
May WCB policy development/consultation, bill 47 stakeholder group, psychological injury working group, lost claim time recording, and upcoming Association meetings.
April WCB policy development/consultation, value of $0.01 WCB premium charge, psychological injury working group, physiotherapy services working group, lost time claim reporting, upcoming ITF Association meetings.
March Government engagement, WCB policy development/consultation, OHS funding, physiotherapy services working group, Bill 47 implementation stakeholder group, psychological injury working group, ITF Association representation, upcoming ITF Association meetings.
February Government engagement, transition of the accident fund to AIMCo, Bill 47 implementation working group, psychological injury working group, WCB policy development/consultation, policy consultation advisory committee.
January Government engagement, data sharing subcommittee, bill 47 implementation stakeholder group, WCB update, lost time (LT) claim recording review. Upcoming ITF Association meetings include a guest presentation on Feb. 24, 2022, and the next quarterly meeting on March 2, 2022.