Ch 9: Canadian Payroll Compliance
Legislation Exam Questions and Answers
(Latest 2026)
Meredith Principles - Correct Answers ✅- Collective liability
- No-fault compensation system
- Security of payments
- Independent
- Exclusive jurisdiction
Collective liability - Correct Answers ✅Employers, as a
whole, are responsible for the payment of compensation to
workers in specified industries.
No-fault compensation system - Correct Answers
✅Workers receive compensation regardless of who was at
fault.
Security of payments - Correct Answers ✅Workers are paid
based on loss of earnings, regardless of the employer's
financial situation.
Independent - Correct Answers ✅The administrative body
in charge of Worker's Compensation is non-political and
financially independent of government or any special interest
group.
, Ch 9: Canadian Payroll Compliance
Legislation Exam Questions and Answers
(Latest 2026)
Exclusive jurisdiction - Correct Answers ✅The
compensation board is the decision-maker and has final
authority for all workers' compensation claims.
Workers' covered by worker's compensation - Correct
Answers ✅Most employees, whether in part-time or full-
time employment, are covered by the provisions of workers'
compensation legislation in the jurisdiction in which they
work.
Exempt classes of employees not automatically covered by
workers' compensation - Correct Answers ✅- Soul
proprietors
- Partners of the organization and their spouses (if they are
not receiving a salary or wages)
- Executive officers and individuals who are deemed to be
officers of the organization
- Excluded professions deemed to be exempt as determined
by each provincial/territorial jurisdiction
- Independent contractors
Employee recourse if the employer has no insurance
coverage whatsoever - Correct Answers ✅The employee
can sue the employer in the event a work related accident.
Legislation Exam Questions and Answers
(Latest 2026)
Meredith Principles - Correct Answers ✅- Collective liability
- No-fault compensation system
- Security of payments
- Independent
- Exclusive jurisdiction
Collective liability - Correct Answers ✅Employers, as a
whole, are responsible for the payment of compensation to
workers in specified industries.
No-fault compensation system - Correct Answers
✅Workers receive compensation regardless of who was at
fault.
Security of payments - Correct Answers ✅Workers are paid
based on loss of earnings, regardless of the employer's
financial situation.
Independent - Correct Answers ✅The administrative body
in charge of Worker's Compensation is non-political and
financially independent of government or any special interest
group.
, Ch 9: Canadian Payroll Compliance
Legislation Exam Questions and Answers
(Latest 2026)
Exclusive jurisdiction - Correct Answers ✅The
compensation board is the decision-maker and has final
authority for all workers' compensation claims.
Workers' covered by worker's compensation - Correct
Answers ✅Most employees, whether in part-time or full-
time employment, are covered by the provisions of workers'
compensation legislation in the jurisdiction in which they
work.
Exempt classes of employees not automatically covered by
workers' compensation - Correct Answers ✅- Soul
proprietors
- Partners of the organization and their spouses (if they are
not receiving a salary or wages)
- Executive officers and individuals who are deemed to be
officers of the organization
- Excluded professions deemed to be exempt as determined
by each provincial/territorial jurisdiction
- Independent contractors
Employee recourse if the employer has no insurance
coverage whatsoever - Correct Answers ✅The employee
can sue the employer in the event a work related accident.
