Manitoba

Manitoba Public Insurance ramps up road tests, claim estimates after 10-week strike

Manitoba Public Insurance continues to ramp up services following a strike that began Aug. 28 and ended earlier this month. 

Estimating and adjustment appointments for all new claims to resume Monday

A Manitoba Public Insurance sign is shown on a building.
Manitoba Public Insurance said in a release Friday some of its services are back on track. (Jaison Empson/CBC)

Manitoba Public Insurance continues to ramp up services following a strike that began Aug. 28 and ended earlier this month. 

All Class 1-6 and air brake knowledge tests as well as Class 2-5 road tests cancelled during the strike have been rescheduled, a news release from the Crown corporation Friday said. The release also said new knowledge and road test appointments are now available to be booked, but Class 6 road tests are seasonally unavailable. 

The Crown corporation is also working with training school partners to resume Class 1 road testing and will share more information when it's available. 

The release said MPI continues to prioritize rescheduling customers whose estimating appointments were cancelled due to the labour interruption on a first-come, first-served basis.

MPI is also directly contacting customers who submitted a claim during the strike to schedule estimating appointments where required. 

And starting Nov. 13, estimating and adjusting appointments for all new claims will resume, according to the statement.