How long can I receive benefits for lost time from work?
You are entitled to receive benefits for the entire time you are unable to work. If your incapacity to work is partial, the length of time you can receive benefits depends upon your date of injury. If you were injured on or after January 1, 1993, and your incapacity is partial, you are generally entitled to receive benefits for a maximum of 364 weeks with some exceptions. You can ask the Workers’ Compensation Board to order the employer to continue paying you benefits after 364 weeks if you will suffer an extreme financial hardship without these benefits. If you were injured on or after January 1, 1993, and your injury has caused permanent impairment greater than the permanent impairment of 75% of injured works, you are entitled to receive incapacity benefits as long as your work injury prevents you from earning what you were earning at the time of your injury.
