Firefighters’ Compensation Regulations
made under subsection 35A(7) of the
Workers’ Compensation Act
S.N.S. 1994-95, c. 10
O.I.C. 2003-341 (effective July 30, 2003), N.S. Reg. 140/2003
amended to O.I.C. 2022-155 (effective July 1, 2022) N.S. Reg. 111/2022
Table of Contents
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Citation
Prescribed diseases and minimum periods
Volunteer firefighters
Citation
1 These regulations may be cited as the Firefighters’ Compensation Regulations.
Prescribed diseases and minimum periods
2 The diseases and corresponding minimum periods of employment or volunteer work set
out in the following table are prescribed for the purposes of subsections 35A(2) and (3)
of the Workers’ Compensation Act:
Disease
|
Minimum Period of Employment
or Volunteer Work
|
Primary-site brain cancer
|
10 years
|
Primary-site bladder cancer
|
15 years
|
Primary-site kidney cancer
|
20 years
|
Primary non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma
|
20 years
|
Primary leukemia
|
5 years
|
Primary site colorectal cancer (formerly
known as colon cancer)
|
20 years
|
Primary site esophageal cancer
|
25 years
|
Primary site lung cancer in a person who has
not smoked tobacco products for a minimum
of 10 years immediately before the date of
the initial diagnosis or smoked fewer than
365 tobacco products during their lifetime
|
15 years
|
Primary site testicular cancer
|
10 years
|
Primary site ureter cancer
|
15 years
|
Primary site breast cancer
|
10 years
|
Multiple myeloma
|
15 years
|
Primary site prostate cancer
|
15 years
|
Primary site skin cancer
|
15 years
|
Primary site ovarian cancer
|
10 years
|
Primary site cervical cancer
|
10 years
|
Primary site penile cancer
|
15 years
|
Primary site pancreatic cancer
|
10 years
|
Primary site thyroid cancer
|
10 years
|
Heart attack (myocardial infarction) that
occurs within 24 hours after attendance at an
emergency response scene in the worker’s
capacity as a firefighter
|
None
|
Volunteer firefighters
3 A firefighter who is or has been a member of a volunteer fire department is deemed to
meet a minimum period of volunteer work prescribed by Section 2 if the firefighter
(a) participated in at least 20% of all activities of the volunteer fire department
each year, including fire calls and training, conducted during the minimum
period; and
(b) has written confirmation of active member status for the minimum period in
a form approved by the Workers’ Compensation Board and signed by the
Chief or Deputy Chief of the volunteer fire department for which the
firefighter worked.
The following regulations are not yet in force and
are not included in the current consolidation: