I mentioned health authorities. The two highest claims areas in the Government of the Northwest Territories are the Stanton Territorial Health Authority and the Fort Smith Health Authority, followed closely by Justice. I indicated authorities and I should have said both.
With respect to claims, the claims change regularly. Every department is different. Some departments are higher; some departments are lower. By way of example, in 2011, HR had $3,400 in claims. So far, third quarter of this calendar year, 2012, they have $86. We do have a wide range of different fees per employment area.
With respect to the fee that we’re paying, the two of them don’t necessarily correlate the way I think the Member thinks they do. Rates are determined by the Workers’ Safety and Compensation Commission by the Board of Governors, as per the terms of the act. I don’t have the 2012 Rate Guide, but looking at the 2011 guide, there are eight
classes, 83 subclasses, and they range anywhere from 48 cents per $100 all the way up to $4.98 per $100. The GNWT is Class 81, and in the old rate guide it’s 60 cents per $100.
The Safe Advantage program is actually assessed based on the total number of claims, not the fees that we pay under the rates. Last year the GNWT paid $2.3 million in rates, $1.1 million in claims were paid out, and then on top of that, under the Safe Advantage program, which is separate and apart, the GNWT received $600,000 in fines under the Safe Advantage. In total, the GNWT paid about $2.9 million and received about $1.1 million back in claims.