diff --git a/api/src/main/java/ca/bc/gov/educ/api/edx/service/v1/EdxFileOnboardingService.java b/api/src/main/java/ca/bc/gov/educ/api/edx/service/v1/EdxFileOnboardingService.java
index 71c2f4ef..af795501 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/ca/bc/gov/educ/api/edx/service/v1/EdxFileOnboardingService.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/ca/bc/gov/educ/api/edx/service/v1/EdxFileOnboardingService.java
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ private SagaEntity prepareSagaRecord(final OnboardingFileRow onboardingFileRow,
       payload.setMincode(onboardingFileRow.getMincode());
       payload.setSchoolName(displayName);
       payload.setSchoolID(schoolID);
+      payload.getEdxActivationRoleCodes().addAll(this.allowedSchoolRoles());
       builder.sagaName(ONBOARD_SCHOOL_USER_SAGA.toString());
       builder.payload(JsonUtil.getJsonStringFromObject(payload));
     } else {
@@ -128,6 +129,7 @@ private SagaEntity prepareSagaRecord(final OnboardingFileRow onboardingFileRow,
       payload.setMincode(onboardingFileRow.getMincode());
       payload.setDistrictName(displayName);
       payload.setDistrictID(districtID);
+      payload.getEdxActivationRoleCodes().addAll(this.allowedDistrictRoles());
       builder.sagaName(ONBOARD_DISTRICT_USER_SAGA.toString());
       builder.payload(JsonUtil.getJsonStringFromObject(payload));
     }
@@ -135,4 +137,22 @@ private SagaEntity prepareSagaRecord(final OnboardingFileRow onboardingFileRow,
     return builder.build();
   }
 
+  private List<String> allowedDistrictRoles() {
+    List<String> districtRoles = new ArrayList<>();
+    districtRoles.add("EDX_DISTRICT_ADMIN");
+    districtRoles.add("SECURE_EXCHANGE_DISTRICT");
+    districtRoles.add("EDX_EDIT_DISTRICT");
+
+    return districtRoles;
+  }
+
+  private List<String> allowedSchoolRoles() {
+    List<String> schoolRoles = new ArrayList<>();
+    schoolRoles.add("EDX_SCHOOL_ADMIN");
+    schoolRoles.add("SECURE_EXCHANGE_SCHOOL");
+    schoolRoles.add("EDX_EDIT_SCHOOL");
+
+    return schoolRoles;
+  }
+
 }