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New Brunswick stands fully covered: its own filings and guidance stand in the books beside the federal ones.
Who is paid, and in what role, decides the duties that ride on the payment: the slips, the withholdings, the coverage.
Who is paid, and in what role, decides the duties that ride on the payment — in New Brunswick, WorkSafeNB coverage stands among them. Binds: New Brunswick employers; the slips and withholdings bind every Canadian payer.
The law’s own words
“Employers who are required to have mandatory coverage must register with WorkSafeNB within 15 days of workers beginning their employment.”
Workers’ Compensation Act — WorkSafeNB, Policy 23-100, Employer Registration · Read it at WorkSafeNB · Verified 2026-11-11
“coverage required for those employers with three or more workers usually employed or, in the fishing industry, with 25 or more workers usually employed”
Workers’ Compensation Act — WorkSafeNB, Policy 23-100, Employer Registration (Regulation 82-79) · Read it at WorkSafeNB · Verified 2026-11-11
“Workers’ compensation coverage is provided to certain volunteers who are considered to be workers. For more information see Policy 21-010 Who is a Worker? and Policy 23-200 Assessable Earnings.”
Workers’ Compensation Act — WorkSafeNB, Policy 23-100, Employer Registration · Read it at WorkSafeNB · Verified 2026-11-11
“worker” … includes … (b) a member of a municipal volunteer fire brigade”
Workers’ Compensation Act — WorkSafeNB, Policy 21-010, Who is a Worker? · Read it at WorkSafeNB · Verified 2026-11-11
“Individuals may be considered workers under the WC Act if WorkSafeNB is satisfied that optional coverage has been purchased for them in accordance with Policy 23-100 Employer Registration. This includes: … Volunteer ambulance drivers/attendants; … Volunteer/auxiliary police officers and police constables when appointed under the Police Act”
Workers’ Compensation Act — WorkSafeNB, Policy 21-010, Who is a Worker? · Read it at WorkSafeNB · Verified 2026-11-11
Workers’ Compensation Act (New Brunswick) — WorkSafeNB volunteer coverage
“Workers’ compensation coverage is provided to certain volunteers who are considered to be workers. For more information see Policy 21-010 Who is a Worker? and Policy 23-200 Assessable Earnings.” “Individuals may be considered workers under the WC Act if WorkSafeNB is satisfied that optional coverage has been purchased for them in accordance with Policy 23-100 Employer Registration. This includes: … Volunteer ambulance drivers/attendants; … Volunteer/auxiliary police officers and police constables when appointed under the Police Act”
Source: WorkSafeNB, Policy 23-100, Employer Registration; Policy 21-010, Who is a Worker? · Checked 2026-11-11