Prince Edward Island WCB Appeal Deadlines

The dates that govern a WCB claim in Prince Edward Island. Free. No email required. For anyone injured at work.

Prince Edward Island has two windows and they run the opposite way round to what people expect. You get three months for the first step and only one month for the second.

How long do you have to request a reconsideration?

Ninety days from the date the decision was made, and note that this counts from the date on the decision rather than the day it reached you.

Before that, talk to your case worker. If a claim was not accepted you will get a letter, and the case worker can explain the reasoning. Sometimes what looks like a refusal is a gap in information that can be filled without a formal process.

The reconsideration itself is handled by the Internal Reconsideration Office, which sits inside WCB and has its own address at appeals@wcb.pe.ca.

How long do you have to appeal to the tribunal?

Thirty days, in writing. The Workers Compensation Appeal Tribunal is separate from WCB.

This is the step to prepare for in advance. Thirty days is not long enough to obtain a specialist report, request a file and write an argument from a standing start. If you think the reconsideration is likely to go against you, start assembling what you would need for the appeal while you are waiting for it.

Is there free help for workers in Prince Edward Island?

We could not confirm one, and that is worth saying plainly. Prince Edward Island publishes an Office of Employer Advisor, which advises and represents employers through the appeals process. We did not find an equivalent free advocate for injured workers.

That may simply mean it is not well published. Ask WCB directly at workerservices@wcb.pe.ca whether worker representation is available, and if you are unionized, ask your union first, because most have people who do this regularly.

If you know of a PEI worker advocacy service we have missed, tell us and we will add it.

Were you injured in a vehicle while working?

Then the road accident side applies too, and it runs on the Atlantic Section B structure of thirty days to notify and ninety for the proof of claim. Our Prince Edward Island car accident page sets it out.

Keeping the record these deadlines depend on

Thirty days to appeal is not enough time to build a case from nothing. It is enough time to file one you have been quietly assembling since the injury.

Two things decide how an injury claim goes. What you wrote down and whether you did the right thing at the right time for where you live. The National Recovery Guide handles the first, the daily record of symptoms, appointments, calls and costs that a claim is eventually judged on. The Provincial Companion Guide handles the second, the deadlines on this page and the forms, boards and appeal routes behind them. People who have only one tend to end up with a careful record aimed at the wrong process, or the right dates and nothing to put in front of them.

Your Recovery. Documented. Protected.

See the Prince Edward Island Workplace Injury Companion Guide

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This page is general information for people in Prince Edward Island. It is not legal or medical advice. Rules differ by province and change over time. Confirm anything specific to your situation with a representative or the Workers Compensation Board of PEI.