Claims for occupational injuries registered in one calendar year and admitted no later than March 1 of the following year. The dataset is produced by the CNESST under Québec's Law on Industrial Accidents and Occupational Diseases (LATMP). It was modified in August 2022 to include new lesion type indicators.
Use Cases
- Analyzing trends in occupational deafness injuries based on the added lesion type indicator
- Studying the prevalence of machine injuries in Québec workplaces
- Investigating patterns of musculoskeletal disorders among covered workers
- Assessing the impact of COVID-19 on workplace safety claims
- Evaluating the distribution of psychological injury claims under the LATMP
Strengths
- Claims are registered within a defined timeframe (one calendar year, admitted by March 1)
- Includes specific lesion type indicators added in August 2022, such as COVID-19 injuries
- Data is provided in multiple accessible formats (CSV, XLSX, PDF)
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
- Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to open_canada, being specific to Québec
Provenance
- Source
- Government and Municipalities of Québec | Gouvernement et municipalités du Québec
- Collection Method
- Claims recorded in CNESST systems following receipt under the occupational health and safety insurance plan.
- Time Range
- Claims registered in one calendar year and admitted no later than March 1 of the following year.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-17 15:45:58.048093; freshness should be verified
- Geography
- Québec, Canada