Dimension Safety Group

Find your CNESST classification unit(s) in the table below.

The rate shown in your applicable dimension applies to each $100 of insurable payroll declared in each unit.

CNESST Classification Unit Description Dimension 1 Dimension 2 Dimension 3
10110 Cattle farming; operation of a dairy herd; horse breeding; boarding or horse training services; operation of an equestrian centre, riding school or racing stable; operation of a farm animal auction site; domestic animal breeding 0.3847 0.5797 0.6851
10120 Pig farming; sheep farming; goat farming 0.4225 0.6367 0.7524
10130 Poultry farming; production of poultry or game bird eggs; operation of a hatchery; poultry catching and caging services; egg candling and grading; rabbit farming; fish farming; beekeeping 0.2736 0.4123 0.4873
10140 Grain farming; seed or legume growing; forage plant growing; field fruit, vegetable or herb growing; mushroom growing; sod growing; tobacco growing; peat harvesting 0.2391 0.3602 0.4257
10150 Greenhouse fruit, vegetable or herb growing; ornamental plant growing; tree or shrub growing; orchard operation; maple syrup production 0.2688 0.4051 0.4787
11110 Deep-sea fishing; semi-deep-sea fishing; coastal fishing; freshwater fishing 0.4934 0.7434 0.8785
13110 Ferrous metal mining 0.1142 0.1722 0.2035
13120 Non-ferrous metal mining; salt or diamond mining 0.3259 0.4912 0.5804
13140 Crushed or dimension stone quarrying; sand or gravel pit operation; industrial or construction mineral mining 0.338 0.5094 0.602
13150 Core drilling for mineral prospecting 0.5562 0.838 0.9904
13160 Mine shaft sinking; driving of ramps, drifts or raises; ore extraction 0.3228 0.4864 0.5748
14010 Forestry operations 0.5231 0.7883 0.9316
14020 Forest management 0.5586 0.8417 0.9947
14030 Arboriculture work 1.2789 1.9271 2.2775
15010 Animal slaughtering; meat cutting services; meat dressing 0.4137 0.6234 0.7367
15020 Cold meat manufacturing; meat, fish or seafood processing; prepared meal manufacturing 0.3083 0.4645 0.5489
15030 Animal food manufacturing; grain mixing or processing 0.2326 0.3505 0.4142
15040 Beverage manufacturing, alcoholic or non-alcoholic; fruit or vegetable juice manufacturing 0.2004 0.302 0.3569
15050 Fruit or vegetable preparation; snack food manufacturing 0.3131 0.4718 0.5576
15060 Pastry product manufacturing; bakery product manufacturing; flour manufacturing; confectionery manufacturing 0.2374 0.3577 0.4228
15070 Coffee processing; tea, spice, seasoning or herb processing; herbal tea manufacturing; nut, almond or legume roasting 0.1715 0.2583 0.3052
15080 Milk processing; dairy product manufacturing 0.1111 0.1674 0.1978
16010 Rubber tire manufacturing; rubber tire vulcanizing 0.1884 0.2838 0.3354
16020 Rubber product manufacturing 0.2785 0.4196 0.4959
16040 Plastic product manufacturing 0.2262 0.3408 0.4028
16050 Reinforced plastic product manufacturing 0.3404 0.513 0.6063
16070 Personal care and hygiene product manufacturing; pharmaceutical manufacturing 0.1135 0.171 0.2021
16080 Cleaning or maintenance product manufacturing; adhesive manufacturing; ink manufacturing; coating product manufacturing; fertilizer manufacturing 0.1682 0.2535 0.2996
16090 Synthetic resin manufacturing; crude oil refining; petrochemical product manufacturing; chemical product manufacturing; ammunition manufacturing; explosive manufacturing 0.0973 0.1468 0.1735
17010 Thread manufacturing; woven, knitted or needled fabric manufacturing; thread, fabric or clothing finishing 0.202 0.3044 0.3597
17030 Clothing manufacturing; footwear manufacturing; shoe repair shop operation; leather or leather substitute article manufacturing 0.1223 0.1844 0.2179
17040 Canvas article manufacturing or repair; textile decoration and furnishing accessory manufacturing 0.2688 0.4051 0.4787
18010 Wood or plastic door and window manufacturing 0.2334 0.3518 0.4157
18020 Solid wood panel manufacturing; wood flooring manufacturing; wood moulding manufacturing; wood furniture component manufacturing; wood stair component manufacturing; wood cabinet door manufacturing 0.3026 0.456 0.5389
18030 Factory or shop manufacturing of wood-frame buildings; factory or shop manufacturing of wood-frame mobile homes or job-site trailers; factory or shop manufacturing of wood-frame house panels 0.5899 0.8889 1.0505
18040 Wood coffin manufacturing; wood-structure musical instrument manufacturing or restoration; wood or wood-structure furniture, cabinet, counter or built-in furnishing manufacturing in a cabinetmaking shop 0.2809 0.4233 0.5002
18050 Metal-structure furniture or cabinet manufacturing; metal coffin manufacturing; non-shipyard metal watercraft manufacturing 0.2873 0.4329 0.5117
18060 Wood-structure cabinet manufacturing intended to be fixed to a building; wood-structure counter manufacturing; wood-structure built-in furnishing manufacturing 0.2962 0.4463 0.5274
18070 Mass production of wood or wood-structure furniture or furniture frames; mattress or box spring manufacturing 0.1827 0.2753 0.3254
19010 Commercial sign or display stand manufacturing and installation 0.4467 0.6731 0.7955
26050 Printing; reprographics; bookbinding; paper or cardboard office supply manufacturing 0.132 0.1989 0.2351
34010 Sawmill; wood drying; wood treatment 0.367 0.553 0.6535
34030 Manufacturing or assembling of wood pallets or containers for material handling or goods transport; wood fence manufacturing; wood roof truss, joist or rafter manufacturing 0.5279 0.7956 0.9402
34200 Pulp manufacturing; paper and cardboard manufacturing; wood fibre panel manufacturing 0.1377 0.2074 0.2451
34210 Paper and cardboard processing; paper and cardboard treatment; particle board manufacturing; panel coating 0.1899 0.2862 0.3382
35010 Dimension stone product manufacturing 0.3171 0.4779 0.5647
35020 Ready-mix concrete manufacturing; asphalt manufacturing 0.3751 0.5651 0.6679
35030 Concrete product manufacturing 0.2664 0.4014 0.4744
35040 Glass processing and finishing 0.2141 0.3226 0.3813
35050 Clay-based product manufacturing; glass manufacturing; cement manufacturing; lime manufacturing; refractory product manufacturing; gypsum panel manufacturing 0.2036 0.3068 0.3626
36050 Metal product manufacturing by cutting, bending, machining or forging; metal structural component manufacturing; fabricated metal or ornamental iron product manufacturing; fixed welding shop operation; scaffolding manufacturing 0.2374 0.3577 0.4228
36060 Wire product manufacturing 0.2576 0.3881 0.4586
36070 Metal door and window, commercial storefront, metal greenhouse, metal garage door manufacturing; architectural product manufacturing by cutting and assembling metal profiles and tubular metal; refrigerated room door and panel manufacturing; aluminum railing, fence and balustrade manufacturing 0.301 0.4536 0.536
36080 Shop painting of metal products; shop metal plating and heat treating 0.4587 0.6912 0.817
36100 Agricultural machinery and equipment manufacturing; heavy equipment manufacturing; truck manufacturing without powertrain assembly; trailer manufacturing 0.289 0.4353 0.5145
36110 Metal boiler and tank manufacturing; heavy industrial machinery and equipment manufacturing 0.2479 0.3735 0.4414
36120 Heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration equipment manufacturing; household appliance manufacturing; electric lighting apparatus manufacturing or assembly; pump and compressor manufacturing 0.1497 0.2255 0.2666
36130 Commercial kitchen machinery and equipment manufacturing; food, pharmaceutical and cosmetic industry machinery and equipment manufacturing; maple syrup industry machinery and equipment manufacturing; metal or wood working machine tool manufacturing; rubber, plastic, furniture and woodworking industry machinery and equipment manufacturing 0.1183 0.1783 0.2107
36140 Transformer manufacturing or refurbishing; electric motor, generator, alternator and generating set manufacturing; electric motor, alternator and starter rewinding 0.132 0.1989 0.2351
36150 Computer and peripheral equipment, telephone and communication equipment, audio-video equipment, electrical connection and switching device, electrical and electronic parts and components, control panel, and electrical and electronic measuring and control instrument manufacturing 0.0764 0.1152 0.1362
36160 Aircraft manufacturing 0.0885 0.1335 0.1577
36170 Shipyard ship building 0.5046 0.7604 0.8987
36190 Snowmobile, personal watercraft, recreational all-terrain vehicle, motorcycle and motorized golf cart manufacturing; three-wheeled vehicle manufacturing; passenger car manufacturing and refurbishing for rail and metro transport 0.1006 0.1516 0.1791
36200 Bus, ambulance, truck with powertrain assembly, travel trailer, tent trailer, caravan and motorhome manufacturing 0.2101 0.3166 0.3741
36300 Pig iron or steel manufacturing; ferro-alloy manufacturing; hot rolling, extrusion or drawing of ferrous metals 0.1561 0.2353 0.278
36310 Aluminum manufacturing or rolling 0.0877 0.1322 0.1562
36320 Non-ferrous metal refining; hot rolling, extrusion or drawing of non-ferrous metals 0.1336 0.2013 0.2379
36330 Ferrous metal foundry 0.3791 0.5712 0.675
36350 Non-ferrous metal foundry; lost-wax casting manufacturing 0.2543 0.3833 0.4529
54010 Sale or rental of indoor or outdoor home, office or commercial, industrial or institutional establishment furniture; antique furniture sales; large household appliance sales or rental; audio and video equipment sales, rental or repair; small or large household appliance repair 0.1884 0.2838 0.3354
54020 Office machine and equipment sales or rental; small appliance sales; computer and peripheral equipment sales, rental or repair; electric or electronic medical or laboratory apparatus sales or rental; medical, dental or surgical instrument or supply sales; telephone or communication equipment sales or rental; photographic equipment and supply sales, rental or repair; photography services; film developing and printing services 0.0692 0.1043 0.1233
54030 Floor covering sales; fabric sales; notions sales; textile decoration and furnishing accessory sales; blind sales; paint or wallpaper sales; paper, plastic, cardboard or polystyrene packaging supply sales; paper, plastic, cardboard or polystyrene disposable tableware and utensil sales; plastic film and sheet sales; sanitary supply sales; maintenance or cleaning product sales 0.1577 0.2377 0.2809
54040 Clothing or clothing accessory sales; footwear sales; luggage or leather goods sales 0.0973 0.1468 0.1735
54050 Department stores; retail home and automotive supply sales; single-price stores 0.1924 0.2898 0.3425
54060 Tableware, pottery, figurine, glassware, cutlery, utensil or cookware sales; game or toy sales or lending; jewellery sales or repair; jewellery store operation; poster, painting, frame or artist supply sales; canvas, document or poster framing services; record, cassette, compact disc, DVD or computer software sales; video club operation; document sales or distribution; office supply, gift-wrapping supply or greeting card sales 0.1142 0.1722 0.2035
54070 Sales in a single building of a varied range of products primarily intended for construction, renovation and decoration; lumber sales; construction material sales; prefabricated millwork sales; fence or balustrade sales; door, window or exterior cladding sales; kitchen or bathroom cabinet or counter sales; tree, shrub, houseplant or flower sales, including florists; funeral monument sales; primary or rolled metal or alloy sales 0.1739 0.262 0.3095
54080 Snowmobile, personal watercraft, recreational all-terrain vehicle, motorcycle, motorized golf cart or three-wheeled vehicle sales, rental or repair; travel trailer, tent trailer, park, job-site, fifth-wheel or motorhome slide-in camper sales or rental; motorized watercraft mechanical sales, rental or repair; domestic outdoor maintenance or landscaping machinery and equipment sales, rental or repair; mechanized tool sales, rental or repair; domestic outdoor maintenance or landscaping machinery and equipment or tool rental centre 0.1899 0.2862 0.3382
54090 Electrical or communication connection device, electrical or electronic parts or component sales; gauging, calibrating or control instrument sales; plumbing fixture sales; heating equipment sales; wood stove or prefabricated fireplace sales; air conditioning equipment sales 0.0918 0.1383 0.1634
54100 Sporting goods or equipment sales or rental; musical instrument and accessory sales or rental; pool or spa sales; bicycle sales, rental or repair 0.099 0.1492 0.1763
54220 Farm tractor sales, rental or repair; agricultural machinery and equipment for tillage and cultivation sales, rental or repair; heavy construction, mining, oil or gas, forestry or road maintenance equipment sales, rental or repair; forklift sales, rental or repair; mobile lifting device sales, rental or repair 0.2133 0.3214 0.3798
54230 Heavy industrial machinery and equipment sales or rental; manufacturing industry machinery and equipment sales or rental; agricultural machinery and equipment other than for tillage and cultivation sales or rental; fixed lifting or handling device sales or rental 0.1014 0.1528 0.1806
54240 Fuel oil, propane gas, lubricating oil and grease or butane sales; chemical product sales; fire extinguisher sales or maintenance 0.1988 0.2996 0.3541
54250 Farm animal food sales; mixed or unmixed grain, seed or cereal sales; pesticide sales; domestic animal sales; domestic animal grooming services 0.2205 0.3323 0.3927
54260 Recyclable material or object recovery 0.4748 0.7156 0.8457
54320 New or used automobile sales; new or used motorhome or motor caravan sales; automobile rental; motorhome or motor caravan rental; trailer sales or rental 0.1263 0.1904 0.225
54330 Automobile window, tinted film, audio or video system, anti-theft system, starter interlock, speed regulator, remote starter, sunroof, air conditioning system or tracking system installation or repair; automobile rust treatment or paint sealant application shop operation; automobile hand washing or cleaning services 0.2108 0.3177 0.3755
54340 Automobile, motorhome or motor caravan part or accessory sales 0.1811 0.2729 0.3225
54350 Tire or inner tube sales or installation; automobile repair shop operation; automobile towing or roadside assistance services; used automobile part and accessory recovery with sales; automobile exhaust system part installation shop operation; automobile suspension repair shop operation 0.3163 0.4766 0.5632
54360 Automobile or trailer body repair shop operation 0.3356 0.5057 0.5977
54410 Wholesale food sales; wholesale beverage sales, alcoholic or non-alcoholic; raw milk transport 0.2519 0.3796 0.4486
54420 Grocery store; butcher shop; fish shop; retail fruit or vegetable sales 0.173 0.2607 0.3082
54430 Convenience store; retail beverage sales, alcoholic or non-alcoholic; pump gasoline or diesel sales 0.1199 0.1807 0.2136
54440 Personal care and hygiene product sales; pharmaceutical sales 0.074 0.1116 0.1319
55010 Air transport; air transport-related services 0.1674 0.2522 0.2981
55020 Marine and rail transport; marine and rail transport-related services 0.1932 0.2911 0.344
55030 Ship loading or unloading 0.1924 0.2898 0.3425
55040 Passenger road transport 0.301 0.4536 0.536
55050 Freight road transport 0.5304 0.7992 0.9445
55060 Moving services 1.0994 1.6566 1.9578
55070 Dump truck transport; snow removal 0.392 0.5906 0.698
55080 Warehousing services; product packaging, wrapping, boxing, labelling and relabelling services 0.2543 0.3833 0.4529
55090 Courier or delivery services 0.3711 0.5591 0.6608
57010 Television network or station; film, commercial, music video or television program production; music, singing, theatre, dance or similar performance production; cinema; drive-in theatre; concert hall; periodic cultural, sports or commercial event organization; museum; historic site 0.1094 0.165 0.1949
57020 Recreation centre; bowling alley; billiard hall; fitness centre; racquet sports centre; fixed amusement park; water park 0.1159 0.1746 0.2064
57030 Golf club 0.2117 0.319 0.377
57040 Alpine or cross-country ski centre 0.2945 0.4438 0.5246
58010 Environmental services 0.2833 0.4269 0.5045
58020 Garbage collection services; recyclable object and material collection services; chimney sweeping services 0.511 0.7701 0.9101
58030 Provincial detention services 0.2414 0.3638 0.43
58040 Provincial Administration services not otherwise specified in other units 0.0426 0.0643 0.0759
58060 Quebec Ministry of Transport 0.107 0.1613 0.1906
58070 Municipal or Indian band administration services 0.1755 0.2644 0.3125
58080 Social reintegration support fund 0.2407 0.3626 0.4285
58090 Electricity production; energy transmission or distribution network 0.0483 0.0728 0.086
59010 Hair salon; esthetics salon; hair removal clinic; funeral home operation; crematorium operation; columbarium operation 0.1239 0.1868 0.2207
59020 Nursing care services; nursing staff rental services 0.1247 0.188 0.2222
59030 Long-term care centre 0.2567 0.3868 0.4572
59040 Senior residence offering personal assistance; personal assistance services; attendant care staff rental services 0.4717 0.7106 0.8399
59050 Shelter for persons in difficulty; rehabilitation centre for youth with adjustment difficulties; rehabilitation centre for mothers with adjustment difficulties 0.1827 0.2753 0.3254
59060 Ambulance service 0.3751 0.5651 0.6679
59070 Medical practice; health or social services consultation services; physical treatment services; optometry services; prescription optician services 0.0676 0.1019 0.1204
59080 Dental practice; veterinary practice 0.132 0.1989 0.2351
59090 Early childhood centre; daycare; kindergarten 0.2655 0.4002 0.473
59100 Social economy home care enterprise 0.4507 0.6791 0.8026
59110 Assistance centre for persons in difficulty; employment assistance centre; family assistance centre; consumer assistance centre 0.0982 0.1479 0.1748
59120 Adapted enterprise; integration enterprise 0.3509 0.5288 0.6249
59150 Senior residence not offering personal assistance 0.3477 0.524 0.6192
59160 Santé Québec 0.114 0.1718 0.2031
60100 Primary, secondary or vocational education 0.0725 0.1092 0.129
60110 College or university education; library; laboratory or research centre 0.0483 0.0728 0.086
61100 Religious services; cemetery 0.1094 0.165 0.1949
61110 Accommodation facility for members of religious communities or secular priests 0.2471 0.3723 0.4401
65100 Bank, savings and credit cooperative; insurance company; public insurance or retirement organization 0.0371 0.0558 0.0659
65110 Brokerage office; professional services office; administrative support services office 0.0338 0.0509 0.0602
65120 Wired or wireless telecommunications network; radio station; advertising agency; polling firm; marketing agency; public relations agency; document publishing enterprise; telephone call centre 0.0395 0.0594 0.0702
65130 Engineering professional services office; scientific advisory services office 0.0483 0.0728 0.086
65140 Security or investigation agency; armoured vehicle valuables transport 0.1924 0.2898 0.3425
65150 Administration of operations of subsidiaries or branches located outside Quebec 0.0338 0.0509 0.0602
65160 Road flagger services; temporary road safety equipment or material installation 0.5336 0.8041 0.9503
67100 Business, institution or organization associations; union organizations; office worker staff rental services 0.058 0.0874 0.1032
67110 Warehouse, workshop or plant staff rental services 0.4201 0.633 0.7481
67120 Truck driver, delivery driver or delivery assistant staff rental services 0.4805 0.724 0.8556
68010 Restaurant; fast-food counter; establishment for the sale of alcoholic beverages 0.1425 0.2146 0.2537
68020 Cafeteria; catering services; mobile canteen; operation of vending machines 0.2455 0.3699 0.4371
68030 Hotel establishment; youth hostel; residential hotel; relaxation centre offering accommodation; bed and breakfast 0.1948 0.2935 0.3468
68040 Outfitter; campground; mobile home park; camp with accommodation; management and maintenance of provincial Administration parks 0.2552 0.3844 0.4543
68050 Building operation; building management; student residence; parking lots; storage space rental without handling 0.1851 0.2789 0.3297
69960 Production machinery repair, installation or maintenance; mobile welding unit operation 0.3533 0.5324 0.6292
77010 Laundry services; dry cleaning services; linen supply with laundering services 0.3711 0.5591 0.6608
77020 Building maintenance services 0.3421 0.5154 0.6091
77040 Private household domestic help services 0.301 0.4536 0.536
80020 Work performed both in offices and outside offices 0.0426 0.0643 0.0759
80030 Excavation work; paving work; fence erecting; guardrail installation; crane rental with operators 0.4386 0.661 0.7811
80040 Blasting; drilling; soil mechanics, piles and special foundations 0.5135 0.7737 0.9144
80060 Energy transmission or distribution line construction; energy transformation substation construction 0.264 0.3977 0.4701
80080 Metal frame and tank erecting 1.1204 1.6882 1.9951
80100 Cement work; concrete work; formwork 0.6076 0.9156 1.0821
80110 Carpentry work; millwork; building exterior cladding work; interior systems work; painting work; resilient flooring installation; marble, granite, ceramic or terrazzo installation; plastering or joint finishing work; insulation work; scaffolding or bleacher installation 0.6454 0.9726 1.1494
80130 Roofing work; eavestrough installation 0.9715 1.4638 1.73
80140 Masonry work 0.8821 1.3292 1.5708
80150 Glasswork; glazing work 0.7501 1.1303 1.3358
80160 Mechanical site work; boilermaking work; plumbing and pipefitting work; pipe insulation work; mechanized displacement system work 0.3533 0.5324 0.6292
80170 Electrical work 0.276 0.416 0.4916
80180 Sheet metal work 0.4001 0.6027 0.7123
80190 Electronic equipment, alarm or control system installation 0.2343 0.3529 0.4171
80200 Refrigeration work; air conditioning work 0.3687 0.5555 0.6565
80230 Landscaping work; pool or spa installation 0.3557 0.536 0.6335
80250 Building locksmithing work 1.1155 1.6808 1.9865
90010 Work performed exclusively in offices 0.0338 0.0509 0.0602
90020 Salespersons or sales representatives 0.0426 0.0643 0.0759