When is an injury considered catastrophic?

Catastrophic injuries involve severe, devastating loss of functioning that is life-altering. In the context of statutory accident benefits, the definition of "catastrophic impairment" are injuries that result in: 

• Paraplegia;
• Quadriplegia;
• Paralysis;
• Amputation;
• Total loss of vision;
• Acquired brain injuries;
• Significant or extreme mental, neurological, and behavioural disorders;
• Traumatic brain injury;
• Spinal cord injury;
• Severe burns.