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A-3.001 - Act respecting industrial accidents and occupational diseases
Section 478
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478. The Workers’ Compensation Act (chapter A-3), amended by sections 479 to 483, and the regulations made thereunder, remain in force for the purposes of the processing of claims made for industrial accidents and deaths that occurred before 19 August 1985 and for claims made before that date for occupational diseases, except in the case of a recurrence, relapse or aggravation contemplated in the first paragraph of section 555.
Subject to sections 580 and 581, the Workers’ Compensation Act so amended and the regulations thereunder also remain in force for the purposes of every classification of industries and employers’ assessment carried out for a year prior to 1986.
478. The Workers’ Compensation Act (chapter A-3), amended by sections 479 to 483, and the regulations made thereunder, remain in force for the purposes of the processing of claims made for industrial accidents and deaths that occurred before 19 August 1985 and for claims made before that date for occupational diseases, except in the case of a recurrence, relapse or aggravation contemplated in the first paragraph of section 555.
Subject to sections 580 and 581, the Workers’ Compensation Act so amended and the regulations thereunder also remain in force for the purposes of every classification of industries and employers’ assessment carried out for a year prior to 1986.
The said Act, so amended, and the regulations thereunder remain in force also for the purposes of the application of the Act to promote good citizenship (chapter C-20) and the Crime Victims Compensation Act (chapter I-6).
