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2012 premium rates

Note: The 2012 employer premium rate statements are now available online. Log in to myWCB to access your online 2012 rate statement.

Your performance makes a difference in the premium rates you pay. The best performers pay lower rates while the poorest performers pay more. The 2012 industry rates range from a low of $0.20 to a high of $6.54 per $100 of insurable earnings, a difference that directly reflects differences in risk, injury prevention, and disability management practices. Slow and steady growth in insurable earnings, coupled with the hard work and achievements of Alberta employers, keeps the provincial average rate stable at $1.22 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 maximum annual amount per worker plus any personal coverage you purchase.

Year Maximum Insurable Earnings
2012 $86,700
2011 $82,800

Premium rate information

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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