In order for an account to be considered for this classification, the account must maintain a base of operations (ex: depot, terminal, stand-alone storage structure for product hauled in Manitoba, etc.) in Manitoba.
Effective January 1, 2014, under the Alternative Assessment Procedure (AAP), employers in interprovincial bulk liquids trucking activities are eligible to report their workers’ payroll to the Canadian province or territory where their workers reside. For firms employing Manitoba resident workers, they will remain in 60406 rate code and an Optimal notification will be added to the account stating they have opted into the program.
Alternative Assessing Procedure
The Alternative Assessing Procedure (AAP) is part of the Inter-jurisdictional Agreement on Workers’ Compensation between the Workers Compensation Board of Manitoba and all other Canadian workers compensation bodies. It permits qualified employers to report their payroll (workers’ earnings) to the Canadian province or territory where each worker resides, as opposed to splitting payroll based on mileage or time spent working in each jurisdiction.
Registration and premiums are paid in any and all Canadian jurisdictions where workers reside. If no workers reside in a specific jurisdiction, that jurisdiction will be identified as a “registering” board. In Manitoba, all “registering board” accounts are classified under 501-10 – AAP – Registering board. No premiums are collected.
An injured worker has the “right of election” or the option to choose to file a claim with the WCB in the jurisdiction where the injury occurred or in the jurisdiction they reside. The costs of any claims filed outside the worker’s resident province/territory will be billed back to the workers compensation body in the jurisdiction the worker resides.
