Close to 1,000 Canadians die each year because of their jobs, according to official numbers from Canada's workers' compensation agencies. But a new study says that figure is only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the true extent of work-related deaths across the country. Non-reporting and under-reported fatalitiesDepending on the province, between 70 and 98 per cent of the workforce is covered by a public workers' compensation system. But that means there are well more than two million workers in Canada whose deaths would escape official statistics. The latest AWCBC figures show that in Ontario, only 24 per cent of the approximate 7.1 million working Ontarians are covered by a workers' compensation regime.

Source: CBC News January 11, 2019 10:52 UTC