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== A. Legislation ==
== A. Legislation ==
The WCA is the legislation which creates and governs the Board.  As set out above, the WCA replaced the Former Act on April 6, 2020. While there was no substantive change encompassed in this act revision, the section numbers of the WCA have changed significantly. As such, this chapter will refer to the section numbers of the current WCA as well as the section numbers from the Former Act.  
The WCA is the legislation which creates and governs the Board.  As set out above, the WCA replaced the Former Act on April 6, 2020. While there was no substantive change encompassed in this act revision, the section numbers of the WCA have changed significantly. As such, this chapter will refer to the section numbers of the current WCA as well as the section numbers from the Former Act.[ http://www.2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/about-bc/workers_compensation_concordance_pre_rs2019_to_rs2019.pdf]


There are a number of regulations passed under the WCA, the most important being the OH&S Regulation.
There are a number of regulations passed under the WCA, the most important being the OH&S Regulation.