Industry Code: 85909
This industry includes non-profit organizations that specifically cater to the promotion of individual awareness and well being. A cultural centre will concentrate on providing programs for membership with a flair for their particular culture. A friendship centre will offer similar programs, although they generally do not have a cultural theme.
Operation Details:
These organizations may display many of the following characteristics:
- operate as non-profit organizations, deriving their operating income from government or charitable grants as
well as fees from programs, memberships, catering and planned social activities;
- offer cultural programs and/or workshops, including language training;
- provide fitness and recreational facilities and programs;
- provide both indoor and outdoor programs;
- operate or sponsor camps for interested participants;
- extend their programs into surrounding communities using community facilities;
- provide social assistance in the form of counselling, instructional courses or referrals to social assistance
agencies and other charitable activities and programs.
Examples of employers in this industry include Canadian Native Friendship Centres, Boys and Girls Clubs and cultural centres such as La Societe du Centre Francais de Calgary and the Italian Cultural Society of Edmonton.
Underwriting Considerations:
This industry came under the Act on a compulsory basis effective January 1, 1977
Community leagues, while non-profit and sharing similar activities and programs with cultural centres, differ in that they are not of a cultural nature and cater more specifically to the immediate needs of the local community they are associated with, rather than the expression of cultural differences.
A business, society or other non-profit organization that offers community support services specifically to specialty groups within the larger community, such as assistance to seniors, youth groups, etc., would be classified in industry 89925, Social and Community Support Services.
Industry Custom Pricing: Waiving Cost Relief Option
This industry has chosen to participate in Industry Custom Pricing effective January 1, 2010. Costs related to the aggravation of a pre-existing condition will not be removed from the experience record of employers classified in this industry. In return, the portion of premiums collected to fund retroactive cost relief has been removed from the industry rate, resulting in a reduction in WCB premium rates for the industry.
Premium Rate History:
Activities:
Cultural Centres
Drop In Centres for Natives
Friendship Centres
Native Friendship Centres
Rate Group History:
Friendship and cultural centres were merged into this rate group in 1995, recognizing the community awareness and social aspect of these type of operations.
This industry includes non-profit organizations that specifically cater to the promotion of individual awareness and well being. A cultural centre will concentrate on providing programs for membership with a flair for their particular culture. A friendship centre will offer similar programs, although they generally do not have a cultural theme.
Premium Rate History:
Activities:
Cultural Centres
Drop In Centres for Natives
Friendship Centres
Native Friendship Centres
Operation Details:
These organizations may display many of the following characteristics:
- operate as non-profit organizations, deriving their operating income from government or charitable grants as
well as fees from programs, memberships, catering and planned social activities;
- offer cultural programs and/or workshops, including language training;
- provide fitness and recreational facilities and programs;
- provide both indoor and outdoor programs;
- operate or sponsor camps for interested participants;
- extend their programs into surrounding communities using community facilities;
- provide social assistance in the form of counselling, instructional courses or referrals to social assistance
agencies and other charitable activities and programs.
Examples of employers in this industry include Canadian Native Friendship Centres, Boys and Girls Clubs and cultural centres such as La Societe du Centre Francais de Calgary and the Italian Cultural Society of Edmonton.
Underwriting Considerations:
This industry came under the Act on a compulsory basis effective January 1, 1977
Community leagues, while non-profit and sharing similar activities and programs with cultural centres, differ in that they are not of a cultural nature and cater more specifically to the immediate needs of the local community they are associated with, rather than the expression of cultural differences.
A business, society or other non-profit organization that offers community support services specifically to specialty groups within the larger community, such as assistance to seniors, youth groups, etc., would be classified in industry 89925, Social and Community Support Services.
Industry Custom Pricing: Waiving Cost Relief Option
This industry has chosen to participate in Industry Custom Pricing effective January 1, 2010. Costs related to the aggravation of a pre-existing condition will not be removed from the experience record of employers classified in this industry. In return, the portion of premiums collected to fund retroactive cost relief has been removed from the industry rate, resulting in a reduction in WCB premium rates for the industry.
Rate Group History:
Friendship and cultural centres were merged into this rate group in 1995, recognizing the community awareness and social aspect of these type of operations.