Workers' Advisor or Advocate Offices Across Canada
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Introduction
Back to topA worker adviser or advocate office is typically an independent agency of the department responsible for health and safety or workers’ compensation
Alberta
Back to topAdvisor Office for Alberta Worker’s Compensation
#200, 10405 Jasper Avenue
Edmonton, AB T5J 3N4
Telephone: 1-866-427-0115
Fax: 1-780-638-2328
E-mail: advisoroffice@gov.ab.ca
https://advisoroffice.alberta.ca/
British Columbia
Back to topWorkers' Advisers Office
#260A - 4600 Jacombs Road
Richmond, BC V6V 3B1
Telephone: 1-604-335-5931 or Toll-free: 1-800-663-4261
Fax: 604-713-0311
Manitoba
Back to topWorker Advisor Office
Room 606 - 401 York Avenue, Norquay Building
Winnipeg MB R3C 0P8
Telephone: (204) 945-5787 or Toll-free: 1-800-282-8069
Email: wao@gov.mb.ca
New Brunswick
Back to topOffice of Workers' Advocates
Beaverbrook Building Room: 262 Floor: 2
500 Beaverbrook Cou P. O. Box 6000
Fredericton, NB E3B 5H1
Telephone: 1-506-453-3247 or Toll-Free: 1-844-530-0282
Fax: 1-506-444-4121
Email: petl.epft@gnb.ca
Newfoundland and Labrador
Back to topOffice of the Workers' Advisor (OWA)
Newfoundland and Labrador Federation of Labour
330 Portugal Cove Place,
St. John's, NL, A1A 4Y5
Telephone: 1-709-754-3927 or Toll-Free: 1-800-563-1998
Fax: (709) 754-1220
https://workplacenl.ca/workers/worker-advisors/
https://nlfl.nf.ca/who-we-are/ (see list of worker advisors at the bottom of page)
Northwest Territories and Nunavut
Back to topWorkers' Advisors Office
Unit 206-4817 49th Street,
Bowling Green Building, 2nd Floor
Yellowknife, NT X1A 3S7
Telephone: 867-920-3006 / Toll-Free: 1-866-333-9961
Fax: 1-867-669-0995
Email: advisor@workersadvisor.ca
Nova Scotia
Back to topWorkers' Advisor Program
5640 Spring Garden Road, Suite 309
P.O. Box 1063
Halifax NS B3J 2X1
Telephone: (Voice and TDD): 424-5050 or Toll-Free: 1-800-774-4712
Fax: (902) 424-0530
Ontario
Back to topOffice of the Worker Advisor
Main Office
123 Edward Street, Suite 1300
Toronto ON M5G 1E2
Telephone: (416) 325-8570 or Toll-free: 1-800-660-6769
Fax: (416) 325-4830
Regional Offices: https://www.owa.gov.on.ca/en/contact-us/offices/
Prince Edward Island
Back to topOffice of the Worker Advisor
161 St. Peters Road, 2nd Floor
P.O. Box 2000
Charlottetown PE C1A 7N8
Telephone: (902) 368-6460 or Toll-free: 1-800-658-1806
Fax: (902) 368-3576
Email: workeradvisor@gov.pe.ca
Quebec
Back to topAide Juridique Québec
Administratif (aide sociale, SAAQ, CSST)
Centre-ville
400, boul. Jean-Lesage, bur. 36, Tour Ouest
Façades de la Gare
Québec, Québec G1K 8W1
Telephone: 1-418-643-4167
Email: bajcentreville@ccjq.qc.ca
https://aidejuridiquequebec.qc.ca/services/administratif/
Offices: https://aidejuridiquequebec.qc.ca/demande/trouver-un-bureau/
Note: There is no workers’ advocacy office in Quebec. The province does offer legal aid services instead.
Saskatchewan
Back to topOffice of the Worker's Advocate
300 1870 Albert Street
Regina, SK S4P 4W1
Telephone: (306) 787-2456 or Toll-free: 1-877-787-2456
Fax: (306) 787-0249
Email: workersadvocate@gov.sk.ca
https://www.saskatchewan.ca/business/safety-in-the-workplace/assistance-for-wcb-claims-and-appeals
Yukon
Back to topWorkers' Advocate Office
Government of Yukon
Workers' Advocate (Q-1)
Box 2703
Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 2C6
Telephone: 1-867-667-5324 or Toll free: 1-800-661-0408, local 5324
Fax: 1-867-393-6346
Email: workers.advocate@yukon.ca
- Fact sheet last revised: 2023-11-22