Classification sub-group 503-16 - Aviation services

Industry sector 5 – Transportation, communications and storage

Rate risk category 75%

Transportation workers outside Canada are exempt from mandatory coverage.

Please refer to relevant exclusion excerpt from The Workers Compensation Act (the Act) under Regulation 169/2008 below.

Included	Similar but classified elsewhere
Passenger and freight or cargo air transportation activities, both scheduled and chartered, including airplanes and helicopters. Includes incidental maintenance and repair of own aircraft. Also includes: Air ambulance service Air taxis Charter air services Aerial photography Aerial Spraying of Agricultural or farmers’ crop fields Aerial surveying Aerial fire fighting Aviation schools/instruction Flying clubs Hang gliding Manned hot air balloons	Coverage for skydiving is optional and is found under 908-02 – Skydiving. Custom service and maintenance of the mechanical aspects of aircraft is found under 604-08 – Aircraft repair. Repair and maintenance to structural components of aircraft is found under 320-02 – Manufacturing aircraft. Operation of an airport is found under 503-02 – Parking lots and airports.
Aerial chemical spraying of agricultural farm land	Ground-based chemical spraying of farmers’ fields is found under 104-02 – Agricultural services.

Included

Similar but classified elsewhere

Passenger and freight or cargo air transportation activities, both scheduled and chartered, including airplanes and helicopters.
Includes incidental maintenance and repair of own aircraft.
Also includes:
- Air ambulance service
- Air taxis
- Charter air services
- Aerial photography
- Aerial Spraying of Agricultural or farmers’ crop fields
- Aerial surveying
- Aerial fire fighting
- Aviation schools/instruction
- Flying clubs
- Hang gliding
- Manned hot air balloons

Coverage for skydiving is optional and is found under 908-02 – Skydiving.
Custom service and maintenance of the mechanical aspects of aircraft is found under 604-08 – Aircraft repair.
Repair and maintenance to structural components of aircraft is found under 320-02 – Manufacturing aircraft.
Operation of an airport is found under 503-02 – Parking lots and airports.

Aerial chemical spraying of agricultural farm land

Ground-based chemical spraying of farmers’ fields is found under 104-02 – Agricultural services.

Relevant Exclusion(s): Schedule A, Regulation 169/2008, WCA

Transportation (worker outside Canada)

32 Workers who ordinarily reside outside Canada and are temporarily working in or travelling through Manitoba and are employed in the air transport or cartage trucking industry by an employer whose principal place of business is outside Canada.