Industry Code: 85925
This industry describes the coordination and administration of a wide range of recreational/business/and tourist promotion services and travel agencies (by application). Tour guide companies (compulsory) offer guides for ground tour and bus companies.
Operation Details:
Boy Scout/Girl Guide organizations coordinate and administrate a variety of programs for members: camping, volunteer work, skiing, life skills courses. Organizations may operate small retail and catalogue sales outlets for guiding/scouting supplies, uniforms, etc. Camps may be maintained for their member use and for rental to other groups on occasion.
Hostess and mascot services are conducted at new store/business openings, conventions and sporting events for service or product promotion, ticket sales, etc.
Travel agencies plan and arrange travel itineraries of passenger transportation, accommodation, car rental reservations/bookings, sightseeing tours, etc.
Tourist promotion covers the work of public relations personnel to coordinate local and area sights and events for towns, villages, museums, etc., through literature and publications, etc.
Wildlife/wilderness recreation and park associations are non-profit organizations comprised of, typically, volunteers to safeguard wildlife and wilderness areas, initiate changes on legislation, and provide education programs to the public on conservation of the same.
Tour guide companies (compulsory) provide personnel to act as guides, for example to ground tour and bus companies.
Underwriting Considerations:
When the administration and coordination of activities are provided on a remedial basis to a specific target group (e.g. disabled, seniors, delinquent youth, etc.) consider Social and Community Support Services (industry 89925).
Tour guide companies DO NOT arrange or provide tours.
Sightseeing bus tours, chartered bus lines are classified in industry 50800.
Industry Custom Pricing: Modified Experience Rating and Waiving Cost Relief Option
This industry has chosen to participate in Industry Custom Pricing. Effective January 1, 2016, employers in this industry participate in the Waiving Cost Relief option and the Modified Experience Rating option.
Under the Waiving Cost Relief option, 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.
With Modified Experience Rating option, the following experience rating features will be used in determining the premium rate for employers in the Large Employer Experience Rating Plan:
- Maximum discount or surcharge of 60%
- Participation rate of 1% for every $2000 in premiums
- Maximum participation of 100%
- Maximum experience used of 100%
Premium Rate History:
Activities:
Boy Scout Organizations
Conservation Associations
Festivals - Organization of
Girl Guide Organizations
Hostess Service
Motor Associations
Wildlife and Wilderness Associations
Tour Guide Operations
Tourist Promotion
Travel Agencies
Park Associations
Product Demonstrations
Promotion of Business and Sporting Activities
Promotional Sales
Rate Group History:
This rate group was established in 1995.
This industry describes the coordination and administration of a wide range of recreational/business/and tourist promotion services and travel agencies (by application). Tour guide companies (compulsory) offer guides for ground tour and bus companies.
Premium Rate History:
Activities:
Boy Scout Organizations
Conservation Associations
Festivals - Organization of
Girl Guide Organizations
Hostess Service
Motor Associations
Wildlife and Wilderness Associations
Tour Guide Operations
Tourist Promotion
Travel Agencies
Park Associations
Product Demonstrations
Promotion of Business and Sporting Activities
Promotional Sales
Operation Details:
Boy Scout/Girl Guide organizations coordinate and administrate a variety of programs for members: camping, volunteer work, skiing, life skills courses. Organizations may operate small retail and catalogue sales outlets for guiding/scouting supplies, uniforms, etc. Camps may be maintained for their member use and for rental to other groups on occasion.
Hostess and mascot services are conducted at new store/business openings, conventions and sporting events for service or product promotion, ticket sales, etc.
Travel agencies plan and arrange travel itineraries of passenger transportation, accommodation, car rental reservations/bookings, sightseeing tours, etc.
Tourist promotion covers the work of public relations personnel to coordinate local and area sights and events for towns, villages, museums, etc., through literature and publications, etc.
Wildlife/wilderness recreation and park associations are non-profit organizations comprised of, typically, volunteers to safeguard wildlife and wilderness areas, initiate changes on legislation, and provide education programs to the public on conservation of the same.
Tour guide companies (compulsory) provide personnel to act as guides, for example to ground tour and bus companies.
Underwriting Considerations:
When the administration and coordination of activities are provided on a remedial basis to a specific target group (e.g. disabled, seniors, delinquent youth, etc.) consider Social and Community Support Services (industry 89925).
Tour guide companies DO NOT arrange or provide tours.
Sightseeing bus tours, chartered bus lines are classified in industry 50800.
Industry Custom Pricing: Modified Experience Rating and Waiving Cost Relief Option
This industry has chosen to participate in Industry Custom Pricing. Effective January 1, 2016, employers in this industry participate in the Waiving Cost Relief option and the Modified Experience Rating option.
Under the Waiving Cost Relief option, 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.
With Modified Experience Rating option, the following experience rating features will be used in determining the premium rate for employers in the Large Employer Experience Rating Plan:
- Maximum discount or surcharge of 60%
- Participation rate of 1% for every $2000 in premiums
- Maximum participation of 100%
- Maximum experience used of 100%
Rate Group History:
This rate group was established in 1995.