Compensation for bodily injury
The CNESST pays compensation for bodily injury to workers who have suffered a permanent physical or psychological impairment as a result of an employment injury.
To pay compensation, the CNESST takes into account:
- the worker’s permanent physical and psychological impairment, that is, the severity of their disability, calculated as a percentage
- disfigurement
- pain and loss of enjoyment of life
This indemnity is paid in a lump sum.
Claim for compensation
To be entitled to compensation for bodily injury, you must file your Worker's claim form within 6 months of your employment injury, except in the case of an occupational injury resulting from sexual violence, in which case you have two years.
The CNESST will analyze the eligibility of your claim.
Calculation of compensation for bodily injury
In most cases, the amount of compensation for bodily injury is equal to the product of the percentage of the permanent physical or mental impairment multiplied by the amount provided for in annexe II de la Loi sur les accidents du travail et les maladies professionnelles at the time of the employment injury based on the worker's age at that time.
The amounts used to calculate compensation for bodily injury are revalorized on January 1 of each year.
Example calculation of compensation for bodily injury
In 2025, Marco, 34, injured his back. The attending physician estimated Marco's permanent impairment to be 2.2%. According to the 2025 compensation table, Marco's insurable amount is $110 657.00.
Calculation: 2.2% (permanent impairment) x $110 657.00 (amount corresponding to the worker's age) = $2 434.45
Marco's compensation for bodily injury will be $2 434.45.
The minimum amount of compensation for bodily injury is $1 333.00.
Age | Amount | Age | Amount | Age | Amount |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
18 years or under | $133 354 | 34 | $110 657 | 50 | $87 960 |
19 | $131 938 | 35 | $106 466 | 51 | $86 543 |
20 | $130 518 | 36 | $107 821 | 52 | $85 118 |
21 | $129 100 | 37 | $106 401 | 53 | $83 699 |
22 | $127 679 | 38 | $104 988 | 54 | $82 280 |
23 | $126 265 | 39 | $103 564 | 55 | $80 865 |
24 | $124 846 | 40 | $102 151 | 56 | $79 443 |
25 | $123 428 | 41 | $100 725 | 57 | $78 027 |
26 | $122 011 | 42 | $99 309 | 58 | $76 606 |
27 | $120 592 | 43 | $97 892 | 59 | $75 190 |
28 | $119 172 | 44 | $96 473 | 60 | $73 771 |
29 | $117 753 | 45 | $95 051 | 61 | $72 347 |
30 | $116 333 | 46 | $93 630 | 62 | $70 934 |
31 | $114 911 | 47 | $92 690 | 63 | $69 514 |
32 | $113 494 | 48 | $90 803 | 64 | $68 095 |
33 | $112 077 | 49 | $89 382 | 65 or more | $66 681 |
- Compensation 2024
Compensation 2024 Age Amount Age Amount Age Amount 18 years or under $129 975 34 $107 853 50 $85 731 19 $128 595 35 $106 466 51 $84 350 20 $127 211 36 $105 089 52 $82 961 21 $125 828 37 $103 705 53 $81 578 22 $124 443 38 $102 327 54 $80 195 23 $123 065 39 $100 940 55 $78 816 24 $121 682 40 $99 562 56 $77 430 25 $120 300 41 $98 173 57 $76 050 26 $118 919 42 $96 792 58 $74 665 27 $117 536 43 $95 411 59 $73 285 28 $116 152 44 $94 028 60 $71 902 29 $114 769 45 $92 642 61 $70 514 30 $113 385 46 $91 257 62 $69 136 31 $111 999 47 $90 341 63 $67 752 32 $110 618 48 $88 502 64 $66 369 33 $109 237 49 $87 117 65 or more $64 991 - Compensation 2023
compensation 2023 Age Amount Age Amount Age Amount 18 years or under 124 497.00 $ 34 103 307.00 $ 50 82 118.00 $ 19 123 175.00 $ 35 101 979.00 $ 51 80 795.00 $ 20 121 850.00 $ 36 100 660.00 $ 52 79 465.00 $ 21 120 525.00 $ 37 99 334.00 $ 53 78 140.00 $ 22 119 198.00 $ 38 98 014.00 $ 54 76 815.00 $ 23 117 878.00 $ 39 96 686.00 $ 55 75 494.00 $ 24 116 554.00 $ 40 95 366.00 $ 56 74 167.00 $ 25 115 230.00 $ 41 94 035.00 $ 57 72 845.00 $ 26 113 907.00 $ 42 92 713.00 $ 58 71 518.00 $ 27 112 582.00 $ 43 91 390.00 $ 59 70 196.00 $ 28 111 257.00 $ 44 90 065.00 $ 60 68 872.00 $ 29 109 932.00 $ 45 88 738.00 $ 61 67 542.00 $ 30 108 606.00 $ 46 87 411.00 $ 62 66 222.00 $ 31 107 279.00 $ 47 86 534.00 $ 63 64 897.00 $ 32 105 956.00 $ 48 84 772.00 $ 64 63 572.00 $ 33 104 633.00 $ 49 83 445.00 $ 65 or more 62 252.00 $ - Compensation 2020
Compensation 2020 Age Amount Age Amount Age Amount 18 years or under $112 699 34 $93 517 50 $74 336 19 $111 501 35 $92 315 51 $73 139 20 $110 302 36 $91 120 52 $71 934 21 $109 103 37 $89 920 53 $70 735 22 $107 902 38 $88 725 54 $69 536 23 $106 707 39 $87 523 55 $68 339 24 $105 508 40 $86 329 56 $67 138 25 $104 309 41 $85 124 57 $65 942 26 $103 112 42 $83 926 58 $64 741 27 $101 913 43 $82 729 59 $63 544 28 $100 714 44 $81 530 60 $62 346 29 $99 514 45 $80 328 61 $61 142 30 $98 313 46 $79 127 62 $59 946 31 $97 112 47 $78 334 63 $58 747 32 $95 914 48 $76 738 64 $57 548 33 $94 717 49 $75 537 65 or more $56 352 - Compensation 2019
Compensation 2019 Age Amount Age Amount Age Amount 18 years or less $110 598 34 $91 773 50 $72 950 19 $109 422 35 $90 594 51 $71 775 20 $108 245 36 $89 421 52 $70 593 21 $107 069 37 $88 243 53 $69 416 22 $105 890 38 $87 071 54 $68 239 23 $104 717 39 $85 891 55 $67 065 24 $103 541 40 $84 719 56 $65 886 25 $105 364 41 $83 537 57 $64 712 26 $101 189 42 $82 361 58 $63 534 27 $100 013 43 $81 186 59 $62 359 28 $98 836 44 $80 010 60 $61 184 29 $97 658 45 $78 830 61 $60 002 30 $96 480 46 $77 652 62 $58 828 31 $95 301 47 $76 873 63 $57 652 32 $94 126 48 $75 307 64 $56 475 33 $92 951 49 $74 129 65 or more $56 301 - Compensation 2018
Compensation 2018 Age Amount Age Amount Age Amount 18 years or less $108 111 34 $89 710 50 $71 310 19 $106 962 35 $88 557 51 $70 161 20 $105 811 36 $87 411 52 $69 006 21 $104 662 37 $86 259 53 $67 855 22 $103 509 38 $85 113 54 $66 705 23 $102 363 39 $83 960 55 $65 557 24 $101 213 40 $82 814 56 $64 405 25 $100 063 41 $81 659 57 $63 257 26 $98 914 42 $80 509 58 $62 106 27 $97 764 43 $79 361 59 $60 957 28 $96 614 44 $78 211 60 $59 808 29 $95 462 45 $77 058 61 $58 653 30 $94 311 46 $75 906 62 $57 505 31 $93 158 47 $75 145 63 $56 356 32 $92 010 48 $73 614 64 $55 205 33 $90 861 49 $72 462 65 or more $54 058