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2010 premium rates
While the value and price of everything around us either climbs or plummets, employer premium rates remain affordable and stable at $1.32 per $100 of insurable earnings.
WCB-Alberta collects premiums from your business to cover the costs of work-related injuries. You pay premiums on the insurable earnings (pdf, 365KB) of all your workers based on a minimum and a maximum annual amount per worker plus any personal coverage you purchase.
| Year | Maximum Insurable Earnings |
| 2009 | $72,600 |
| 2010 | $77,000 |
Premium rate information
- 2010 Premium rate guide (pdf, 727KB)
- 2010 Pricing guide (pdf, 164KB)
- 2010 Average premium rate fact sheet (pdf, 300KB)
- 2010 Premium rate highlights (pdf, 171KB)
- 2010 Rates by sector and rate group (pdf, 88KB)
- 2010 Premium rates by industry title (pdf, 72KB)
Minimum premium
WCB-Alberta minimum premium is $200. The minimum premium covers the costs to administer a WCB account, and contributes toward covering employer claims cost. For more information please reference our Minimum premium fact sheet (pdf, 221KB)
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News / Announcements
September 1, 2010NEW - Process change for employer claim file requests
Effective today an employer or employer representative must fill out a C896 - Intent for Request for Review or Appeal form in order to attain a claim file. More...
August 30, 2010NEW - Use your Interac card online to pay premiums and fees
The best part? There’s no monthly maximum, unlike credit card transactions to WCB that can’t exceed $5,000 monthly. The only limits are those set by your bank. This new payment option is part of WCB’s ongoing enhancements to our online services.. More about your payment options...
