Acts and Regulations

F-12.5 - Firefighters’ Compensation Act

Section 14
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Cessation of compensation
14(1)The Commission shall pay compensation to a firefighter or former firefighter until the earliest of the following events:
(a) the loss of earnings resulting from the disablement ceases;
(b) the firefighter or former firefighter attains the age of 65 years;
(c) the occurrence of a personal intervening condition not related to the disablement that has become the dominant cause of the firefighter’s or former firefighter’s inability to return to work or participate in rehabilitation; or
(d) the occurrence of any circumstance not related to the disablement that has become the dominant cause of the firefighter’s or former firefighter’s inability to return to work or participate in rehabilitation.
14(2)Notwithstanding subsection (1), if a firefighter or former firefighter is 63 years of age or more at the commencement of his or her loss of earnings, the Commission shall provide compensation for a period not exceeding 2 years following the commencement of his or her loss of earnings.
2018, c.18, s.1
Cessation of compensation
14(1)The Commission shall pay compensation to a firefighter or former firefighter until the loss of earnings ceases or until he or she attains the age of 65 years, whichever occurs first.
14(2)Notwithstanding subsection (1), if a firefighter or former firefighter is 63 years of age or more at the commencement of his or her loss of earnings, the Commission shall provide compensation for a period not exceeding 2 years following the commencement of his or her loss of earnings.