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WorkSafeBC premium rate lookup.
WorkSafeBC assigns every BC employer an individual rate within a classification unit only visible in that employer's own online account. What IS public and confirmed here is WorkSafeBC's own published overall average base rate for 2026.
WorkSafeBC's average base premium rate for 2026 is $1.55 per $100 of assessable payroll.
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Enter your assessable payroll and press Estimate premium.
Why this is an average, not a per-class table
WorkSafeBC's full classification-unit rate list is published as a downloadable PDF booklet, "the base rates for all industries in British Columbia for 2026," inside a document viewer that couldn't be resolved to a direct file link this session — rather than invent per-classification figures the way this site's Ontario and Alberta lookups reproduce their boards' full published tables, this tool shows WorkSafeBC's own published overall average base rate, confirmed directly from WorkSafeBC's rate-information page, and points you to WorkSafeBC's own free classification search tool for your specific rate.
To find your own classification unit's actual rate, use WorkSafeBC's classification, industry and rate search tool directly.
Source, fetched 29 September 2026: WorkSafeBC — 2026 premium rates.
Frequently asked questions
Is this my actual WorkSafeBC premium rate?
No. This is the published overall average base rate across every BC classification unit. Your actual assigned rate depends on your specific classification unit and is available through WorkSafeBC's own classification and rate search tool, linked above.
What's BC's average WorkSafeBC rate for 2026?
$1.55 per $100 of assessable payroll, confirmed directly from WorkSafeBC's own rate-information page.
Does this cover other provinces?
No, this tool is British Columbia (WorkSafeBC) only. See the related WCB-Alberta and WSIB (Ontario) lookups above for those provinces' own boards.
Average estimate only — not your assigned rate
This tool applies WorkSafeBC's published 2026 OVERALL AVERAGE base rate to a payroll figure you provide. It is not your individually assigned classification-unit rate. Confirm your actual rate and premium with WorkSafeBC directly, or via its classification and rate search tool.