WSIB and WorkSafeBC
WSIB and WorkSafeBC assessments, on the board's schedule
We coordinate the examination and deliver a report in the board's language: work-relatedness, restrictions, and the rating the claim file needs.
The problem
The board asked about the job. The report talks about the scan.
Your file asks about work-relatedness, restrictions, and impairment. What comes back discusses the scan and never maps to the board's questions, so the claim stalls and you pay for the same opinion twice.
- The worksite description never reaches the examiner.
- Board claim notes arrive after the examiner is already briefed.
- The report rates impairment without naming the job demands.
- The WCAT date arrives before the report does.
- Ontario and BC boards expect different form language.
What changes
What IMECore does about it
Your board's questions, answered in order
Send the WSIB or WorkSafeBC question list. The examiner answers that list, and a reviewer checks each answer before release.
Claim file and worksite, collected together
We gather employer reports, physician first reports, board claim notes, and the job description, each with source and date.
Booked against the board's date
We book the examiner against the examination date the board set and show you the report date from referral.
Work-relatedness as a required answer
The report carries a finding on work-relatedness, restrictions, and the rating the board asked for. A general narrative does not leave our review.
Ontario and BC boards stay distinct
WSIB and WorkSafeBC use different headings and rating language. Your file gets the board it names.
An appeal-ready trail
For WCAT and WSIAT files, you get the report with a dated index of everything the examiner had.
How it runs
Four steps, start to finish
- 1
Send the board referral
Send the claim number, the board, the question list, and the date the report is due.
- 2
We collect the claim file and the job
We request board notes, employer and physician reports, and a current worksite description.
- 3
We book an examiner the board will accept
Specialty and conflict rules matched, confirmed against the board's examination date.
- 4
You get the report in the board's order
Work-relatedness, restrictions, and the rating, checked in the order the board asked, then released.
Where the time goes
Numbers worth knowing before you buy
Published figures from fee schedules and industry surveys. Each carries its source.
- Typical BC specialist IME cost
- $3,000–$6,000Typical BC specialist IME costlawyerinfo.ca, BC WCAT guide
- Typical wait to book a BC specialist IME
- 2–6 monthsTypical wait to book a BC specialist IMElawyerinfo.ca, BC WCAT guide
- Typical wait for the report after the exam in BC
- 4–8 weeksTypical wait for the report after the exam in BClawyerinfo.ca, BC WCAT guide
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FAQ
Questions people ask
Which boards do you work with?
WSIB in Ontario and WorkSafeBC in British Columbia are the regimes we run every week. Other provincial boards use the same referral with their question list attached.
What records matter on a workers' compensation file?
The employer report, the physician first report, board claim notes, occupational health records, and a description of the job. Imaging without the worksite does not answer work-relatedness.
Can we use this for a WCAT appeal?
Yes. Name the appeal, keep the board file on the referral, and you get the records index with the report. The examiner still answers the appeal questions you sent.
How do you handle conflicts?
Tell us about prior treatment and prior board work when you refer. We record it with the examiner assignment and will not hide a conflict you named.
Does the employer receive the full report?
That follows the board's rules and the referral. We can limit the employer view to restrictions and capability.
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Refer a case, get back a signed report
Send the referral and the questions. A coordinator confirms the file and what it still needs, then IMECore coordinates the examination and delivers a signed report.