Can an Alberta Employer Require a Medical Exam for a WCB Claim?

An Alberta employer cannot make a privately imposed medical examination a condition that a worker must satisfy before reporting a workplace injury or accessing the WCB claim process. Workers have the right to report an injury, and employers have their own statutory reporting obligations once they become aware of a reportable injury. However, Alberta law does give employers a specific route to request a medical examination after the claim is in the WCB system. That distinction is important. WCB-Alberta tells injured workers that they have the right to report a workplace injury.