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Prevention rebate program

The WCB’s Prevention Rebate Program reduces the risk of workplace injury and illness by rewarding employers who have developed and maintained meaningful workplace safety and health management systems.  

The WCB’s SAFE Work Manitoba division administers the Prevention Rebate Program, determines employer eligibility and issues the prevention rebate. Certified employers who have met all criteria are eligible for the prevention rebate. 

Eligibility criteria

An employer’s primary criteria for receiving the prevention rebate is being SAFE Work Certified.

Once certified, an employer must meet the following eligibility criteria to receive the prevention rebate:

  • Ensure certification is not under review. 
  • Complete and submit a maintenance or recertification audit. 
  • Complete the rebate eligibility period (the 12-month period starting from the certification anniversary date). 
  • Comply with safety and health legislation. An employer must not have received any administrative penalties or convictions during the eligibility period. 
  • Maintain an active WCB account. 
  • Complete WCB annual payroll reporting (including actual payroll and total hours worked) and ensure no prior payroll reporting has been missed. This is not required for employers carrying personal coverage only. 

Rebate calculation

Eligible employers will receive a rebate of 15 per cent of their premium or $3,000, whichever is greater. The rebate will not exceed 75 per cent of their premium. For example, an eligible employer who paid $4,000 in premiums for a given year would receive a $3,000 rebate, representing 75 per cent of their premiums. An eligible employer who paid $100,000 in premiums for a given year, would receive a rebate of $15,000, or 15 per cent of their premiums. 

The rebate will be calculated using the actual payroll associated with the rebate eligibility period and will not be based on estimated payroll. The year of the rebate eligibility period start date is the actual payroll year used to calculate the prevention rebate.

For example, if an employer’s rebate eligibility period is October 10, 2023, to October 9, 2024, the actual payroll for 2023 is used to calculate the prevention rebate.

Rebate disbursement

Certified employers will receive a letter informing them they have been awarded the prevention rebate the month after their certification anniversary date.

If a certified employer is not currently eligible to receive the prevention rebate, they will receive a letter informing them of the reason.

An employer can choose to receive the prevention rebate via the following methods: 

  • credit to their WCB account 
  • cheque 
  • electronic fund transfer (EFT) 

Please note that employers who choose to receive their prevention rebate through EFT will receive a cheque until EFT is fully implemented.

Eligible employers can typically expect to receive their prevention rebate the month following their certification anniversary date.

If the employer’s WCB account has an amount owing that is past due: 

  • The prevention rebate payout amount will first be applied as a credit to any past due amount owing on an employer’s WCB account. 
  • Any remaining balance of the prevention rebate will be applied as a credit towards future amounts owing. 
  • No prevention rebate cheque will be sent, regardless of preferred method of rebate. 

If you are interested in learning more about the Prevention Rebate Program, contact your certifying partner.

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