Overview

• What: Preliminary assessment premium rates for 2026
• Who: Employers in B.C.
• Why: The Workers Compensation Act requires WorkSafeBC to set premium rates annually for employers in order to pay for the workers’ compensation system
• How: Learn more about providing feedback
• Closing date: Feedback will be accepted until 4:30 p.m. on September 30, 2025
• Key topics: Rates, Employers

Summary

WorkSafeBC’s rate information sessions were held in July.

Additional sessions

If you missed the sessions and/or would like a dedicated session for your organization or association, we’d be happy to schedule a time that works for you. Please contact Stakeholder Relations via email at stakeholderrelations@worksafebc.com by August 31, 2025, to request a session.

Feedback

You can continue to provide feedback on the 2026 preliminary assessment premium rates until 4:30 p.m. on September 30, 2025.

To learn more and to provide your feedback, see How you can share your feedback.

Session details

Our rate information sessions included a presentation followed by a question-and-answer period. The topics for the session focused on:

• The financial state of the workers’ compensation system
• Rate and classification changes
• How you, as an employer, can influence your rates through improved health and safety practices

A recording of the presentation from the sessions can be found in the Learn more section

WorkSafeBC offered multiple sessions. These included:

• Tuesday, July 15, 9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Pacific time (in person)
• Wednesday, July 16, 10:00–11:30 a.m. Pacific time (virtual)
• Wednesday, July 16, 1:00–2:30 p.m. Pacific time (virtual)
• Thursday, July 17, 10:00–11:30 a.m. Pacific time (virtual)

How you can share your feedback

In addition to the questions and comments shared during the rate information sessions, we are gathering further feedback. Please share your input with Stakeholder Relations via email by clicking on the “Share your feedback” button on this page.

Feedback will be accepted until 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, September 30, 2025.

Learn more

To learn more about how to reduce your premiums, and where to find tools to assist you, please see the following resources.

Watch a video of the presentation from the consultation sessions.
2026 Rate Information Sessions (youtube.com)

Here is a video explaining how we set rates:
WorkSafeBC Insurance: How Your Rates Are Set

This webpage goes into detail on rates and class:
How we set industry base premium rates