Knox v. Workplace Health, Safety and Compensation Commission

canada, canadian, case law, court opinion, canlii, nbca, 2026nbca102, 2026 nbca 102 (canlii), 2026, nbca, 102, (canlii), 66-25-ca, 2026, workplace health and safety, workers’ compensation, medical aid, opioids, policy 25, 012 medical aid, opioids, opioid ceiling, whether opioid medication could be denied for exceeding the opioid ceiling, hydromorphone 4mg funding directed by wcat, commission to implement wcat decision as supplemented when funding medications, appeal dismissed, matter remitted to commission, workplace health and safety, workers’ compensation, commission policies and discretion, subsection 41(1) and 41(3), workers’ compensation act, whether medical aid funding must follow the opioid policy dosage limit, treating physicians’ expertise and case, by, case funding considered, opioid prescriptions to be considered holistically in implementation, appeal dismissed, limited remittal ordered, administrative law, appeals from administrative tribunals, standard of review, whscc & wcat act, s. 21(12), whether applicability of a commission policy is a question of law, correctness standard applied to wcat interpretation, no reviewable error found in wcat decision, appeal dismissed, procedure, remedies on appeal, supplementing reasons, remittal, vavilov, alberta teachers’ association, whether the court should remit to wcat or supplement reasons, wcat decision upheld with supplemental reasons to ensure it is respected, matter remitted to commission for implementation and reimbursement determination, appeal dismissed, remittal to commission ordered