Rate information sessions
Join other B.C. employers to learn about WorkSafeBC’s preliminary assessment premium rates for 2027 and how you can reduce your premiums through a safer and healthier workplace.
- Here’s what you can expect
- Register for one of our sessions
- Resources to help you reduce your premiums
- Questions about the sessions?
- See also
Here’s what you can expect
This year, we’re offering one in-person session at our Richmond office and three virtual sessions that are open for employers across the province to attend.
The sessions will include a presentation focused on these topics, followed by a live question and answer period:
- The financial state of the workers’ compensation system
- Rate and classification changes
- How you, as an employer, can influence your rates through preventative actions, improved health and safety practices, and timely return to work
Register for one of our sessions
- In-person session: Monday, July 13, 1:00-3:30 p.m. Pacific time (Richmond office)
- Virtual sessions:
- Tuesday, July 14, 10:00–11:30 a.m. Pacific time
- Tuesday, July 14, 1:00–2:30 p.m. Pacific time
- Wednesday, July 15, 10:00–11:30 a.m. Pacific time
After you register, we’ll email you a reminder with attendance instructions and the session link (if applicable) before your selected session.
Register nowResources to help you reduce your premiums
While your base premium rate is set using the historical costs of injuries for your industry, you have the opportunity to earn a discount for your business by reducing your claim costs.
We offer tools and expert advice on how to do this through injury prevention, workplace safety, and disability management and return-to-work programs for injured workers.
For best practices in injury prevention and injury management that could help you lower your costs, visit our industry health and safety pages.
To learn more about what’s driving costs in your industry, browse our industry health and safety data.
Questions about the sessions?
Send an email to the Rate Information Sessions team.
See also
Media Backgrounder: Financial Management
This backgrounder provides an overview of how the workers’ compensation system is funded, WorkSafeBC’s financial obligations, and some key facts about our financial management.
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2025 Annual Report and 2026-2028 Service Plan: 2025 Annual Report and 2026-2028 Service Plan
Read our 2025 Annual Report and 2026–2028 Service Plan to see our performance results and financial highlights for the year.