Court of Appeal

CASE NO.                                     VOL. NO.                                            PAGE

MARY ELIZABETH                   - and -                     NOVA SCOTIA WORKERS’

CLANCY STOWE                                                                 COMPENSATION APPEALS TRIBUNAL; NOVA SCOTIA WORKERS’ ADVISORS [sic] PROGRAM; and WORKERS’ COMPENSATION BOARD OF NOVA SCOTIA

(Appellant)                                                                                                                (Respondents)

CA161537                                                Halifax, N.S.                                                Oland, J.A.

    [Cite as: Stowe v. Nova Scotia Workers’ Compensation Appeals Tribunal,

 2000 NSCA 151]

APPEAL HEARD:                                 November 17, 2000

JUDGMENT DELIVERED:                 December 29, 2000

SUBJECT:         Workers’ Compensation - Workers’ Compensation Act, 1994-95 c. 10, Government Employees Compensation Act, R.S.C. 1985 c. G-5

SUMMARY:        The applicant applied for leave to appeal a decision of the Nova Scotia Workers’ Compensation Appeals Tribunal pursuant to s. 256(1) of the Workers’ Compensation Act (WCA).  She claimed that she had become ill due to her exposure to her workplace environment while an employee of the federal government and that she was entitled to compensation under the Government Employees Compensation Act  (GECA).  The Tribunal denied her claim.

ISSUE:                Whether leave to appeal should be granted.

RESULT:            Application dismissed.  An appeal to this court under s. 256(1) of the WCA is not available to a federal government employee making a claim under GECA. (Haifa Salloum v. The Nova Scotia Workers’ Compensation Appeals Tribunal et al. 2000 NSCA #148).