Recent amendments to the Workers' Compensation Act
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Amendments to The Workers’ Compensation Act, 2013 came into effect on Aug. 1, 2025.
These amendments make Saskatchewan a leader in ensuring wildland firefighters have access to presumptive cancer coverage, expanding coverage in some cases for out-of-province workers and assuring that licensed health-care providers practicing outside Saskatchewan are recognized to provide service to workers.
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| Industry Code | Description | Rate code | Premium rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| T6103 | Aerial pipeline patrol and aerial survey when carried out using a plane or a helicopter that is manned from the air. These businesses must be licensed by the Canadian Transport Commission and having a place of business in Saskatchewan in order to fall within the scope of the act as a mandatory industry in SK | T61 - Commercial Air Transportation | 0.77 |
| T6104 | Repair of airplanes and hydroplanes | T61 - Commercial Air Transportation | 0.77 |
| T6105 | Aerial crop spraying (when licensed by the Canadian Transport Commission and having a place of business in Saskatchewan) | T61 - Commercial Air Transportation | 0.77 |
| T6106 | Operation of helicopters, etc. (when licensed by the Canadian Transport Commission and having a place of business in Saskatchewan, including incidental repair and maintenance thereof) | T61 - Commercial Air Transportation | 0.77 |
| T6107 | Waterbombing | T61 - Commercial Air Transportation | 0.77 |
| U1101 | Telecommunications | U11 - Telecommunications | 0.58 |
| U3101 | Generation and transmission of electric systems | U31 - Electric Systems | 0.55 |
| A1123 | Poultry farming (voluntary) | 11 - Light Agriculture Operations | 2.10 |
| G3113 | Indian Bands (voluntary) | G31 - Cities, Towns, Villages | 1.77 |
| M6227 | Mobile seed cleaning (voluntary) | M62 - Mills, Semi Medium Manufacturing | 1.73 |
| M6228 | Mobile farm feed service (voluntary) | M62 - Mills, Semi Medium Manufacturing | 1.73 |
| R1129 | Land clearing, brushcutting and stumping (voluntary) | R11 - Road Construction and Earthwork | 1.79 |
| R1130 | Land clearing, brushcutting and stumping | R11 - Road Construction and Earthwork | 1.79 |
| A2108 | Custom harvesting (voluntary) | A21 - Farming and Ranching | 1.50 |