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Volume 58, No. 22

220/2015

The British Columbia Gazette,

Part II

December 1, 2015

B.C. Reg. 220/2015 , deposited November 26, 2015, under the WORKERS COMPENSATION ACT [sections 25 and 25.2]. Resolution of the Workers’ Compensation Board, dated November 24, 2015.

BOARD MINUTE – November 24, 2015

CONSUMER PRICE INDEX ADJUSTMENTS

WHEREAS sections 25 and 25.2 of the Workers Compensation Act (“ Act ”) requires the Board to determine as of January 1, 2016, a percentage change by comparing the Consumer Price Index for October 2015 with the Consumer Price Index for October 2014 and by applying that percentage change to adjust those periodic payments of compensation referred to in

section 25(3), and to adjust dollar amounts in the Act referred to in

section 25.2 (1);

AND

WHEREAS the Board is advised that the Consumer Price Index for October 2014 was 125.9 and for October 2015 was 127.2, giving a percentage change of 1.032566% and subtracting 1% gives a percentage change of 0.032566%;

AND

WHEREAS

section 25 (2) requires that the percentage resulting from calculations made under

section 25 (1), for purposes of

section 25 (3), must not be greater than 4% or less than 0%;

AND

WHEREAS B.C. Reg. 225/2014 amended dollar amounts described in

section 25.2(1) as of January 1, 2015 as shown in column 1 below;

THE BOARD HEREBY DETERMINES THAT B.C. Reg. 225/2014 shall be repealed as of January 1, 2016;

AND THAT the percentage change applicable under

section 25 (1) (

b) is 0.032566%;

AND THAT the percentage change applicable under

section 25 (2) is 0.032566%;

AND THAT all periodic payments of compensation described in

section 25 (3) shall be adjusted by applying the percentage change of 0.032566% as of January 1, 2016;

AND THAT the percentage change applicable under

section 25.2 (1) is 1.032566%;

AND THAT all dollar amounts referred to in

section 25.2 (1) of the Act, shall be adjusted by applying the percentage change of 1.032566% as of January 1, 2016 as follows:

Section No.

Column 1

January 1, 2015

Dollar Amount

Change to

Column 2

January 1, 2016

Dollar Amount

3(5)(c)

130.13

131.48

17(3)(a)(ii)

342.15

345.68

17(3)(c)

1 105.63

1 117.04

17(3)(d)

1 105.63

1 117.04

17(3)(f)(iii)(B)

342.15

345.68

17(3)(g)

36 860.29

37 240.90

17(3)(h)(i)

605.55

611.80

17(3)(h)(ii)

605.55

611.80

17(3)(i)

605.55

611.80

17(13)

2 632.96

2 660.14

18(1)

458.14

462.87

142.20

143.67

22(2)

1 691.85

1 709.32

29(2)

390.37

394.40

33(5)

1 691.85

1 709.32

35(5)

233.27

235.68

73(1)

54 426.67

54 988.67

75(3)

5 205.35

5 259.10

77(2)

5 205.35

5 259.10

196(2)

621 615.98

628 034.57

196.1(1)

n/a

1 010.33

217(a)(i)

680 333.56

687 358.45

34 016.71

34 367.96

217(b)(i)

1 360 667.10

1 374 716.89

68 033.36

68 735.85

AND pursuant to

section 25.2 (2), all sections containing such dollar amounts shall be deemed to be amended accordingly as of January 1, 2016.

BY THE BOARD

— D. MILES, President and CEO, Workers' Compensation Board .

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