Industry Code: 95102
Under the Municipal Government Act, an area of Alberta not included in a summer village, village, town or city may form a municipal district.
Municipal districts work within a defined boundary to provide a local government and administrative service to the area. Municipal districts are considered to be a rural municipality and are affiliated with the Alberta Association of Municipal Districts and Counties (AAMD&C).
Operation Details:
Municipal districts employ workers in the areas of administration, public works, sanitation, maintenance, etc. and often sublet contracts for work with trucks, graders, cats and backhoes.
Volunteer firefighters who are appointed members of the municipal fire brigade are considered workers of the municipality. Ambulance services may also be included as part of the overall operations of a municipal district. For example, the service may be provided in conjunction with the local fire department.
All employers in this industry are members of the Alberta Municipal Health and Safety Association (AMHSA). Safety associations represent the interests of employers and promote workplace safety through education and other initiatives. Improved workplace safety can result in fewer claims and help lower premiums. A portion of premiums collected is allocated to the association to support these initiatives.
Underwriting Considerations:
Councillors of a municipal district are not covered unless application is made to have them covered.
A municipal district may encompass towns or villages within its boundaries, however towns and villages are generally governed and administrated separately and classified accordingly.
Prior to regionalization of education services starting in 1994, municipal governments may have been responsible for school boards and in such cases had designated status as Counties. Following complete regionalization of education services, school boards are elected separate from municipal governments and governments formerly designated as Counties are now considered Municipal Districts under the Municipal Government Act.
Under the Municipal Government Act, a municipal government may be designated as a 'Specialized Municipality'. This status generally applies to municipal governments which administer and deliver services to both urban and rural constituents. Such governments are reviewed on an individual basis and assigned a single classification which most appropriately covers all operations being conducted.
Municipal governments will coordinate public transportation for disabled persons through “Handi-bus” or “DATS” services. This may be provided directly by a municipal government in which case the operations are included in this industry. In some cases the services may be provided through a non profit society or association controlled by the municipal government. In this case, a separate account would be required and the non profit society would also be classified in this industry. Taxi companies or independent contractors under contract to the municipal government or the non profit group to provide transportation are classified in industry 51200 – Taxi Cabs.
For coverage of other non profit associations funded by municipal governments, please contact the Underwriting unit.
Subcontractors to a municipal government are generally classified in the industry which best describes their overall business.
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:
Municipal Districts
Rate Group History:
This rate group was established in 1994, generally to consolidate rural municipal governments
Under the Municipal Government Act, an area of Alberta not included in a summer village, village, town or city may form a municipal district.
Municipal districts work within a defined boundary to provide a local government and administrative service to the area. Municipal districts are considered to be a rural municipality and are affiliated with the Alberta Association of Municipal Districts and Counties (AAMD&C).
Premium Rate History:
Activities:
Municipal Districts
Operation Details:
Municipal districts employ workers in the areas of administration, public works, sanitation, maintenance, etc. and often sublet contracts for work with trucks, graders, cats and backhoes.
Volunteer firefighters who are appointed members of the municipal fire brigade are considered workers of the municipality. Ambulance services may also be included as part of the overall operations of a municipal district. For example, the service may be provided in conjunction with the local fire department.
All employers in this industry are members of the Alberta Municipal Health and Safety Association (AMHSA). Safety associations represent the interests of employers and promote workplace safety through education and other initiatives. Improved workplace safety can result in fewer claims and help lower premiums. A portion of premiums collected is allocated to the association to support these initiatives.
Underwriting Considerations:
Councillors of a municipal district are not covered unless application is made to have them covered.
A municipal district may encompass towns or villages within its boundaries, however towns and villages are generally governed and administrated separately and classified accordingly.
Prior to regionalization of education services starting in 1994, municipal governments may have been responsible for school boards and in such cases had designated status as Counties. Following complete regionalization of education services, school boards are elected separate from municipal governments and governments formerly designated as Counties are now considered Municipal Districts under the Municipal Government Act.
Under the Municipal Government Act, a municipal government may be designated as a 'Specialized Municipality'. This status generally applies to municipal governments which administer and deliver services to both urban and rural constituents. Such governments are reviewed on an individual basis and assigned a single classification which most appropriately covers all operations being conducted.
Municipal governments will coordinate public transportation for disabled persons through “Handi-bus” or “DATS” services. This may be provided directly by a municipal government in which case the operations are included in this industry. In some cases the services may be provided through a non profit society or association controlled by the municipal government. In this case, a separate account would be required and the non profit society would also be classified in this industry. Taxi companies or independent contractors under contract to the municipal government or the non profit group to provide transportation are classified in industry 51200 – Taxi Cabs.
For coverage of other non profit associations funded by municipal governments, please contact the Underwriting unit.
Subcontractors to a municipal government are generally classified in the industry which best describes their overall business.
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:
This rate group was established in 1994, generally to consolidate rural municipal governments