Effective date: April 21, 1999
Application: Applies to all employers in Saskatchewan who require their workers to be absent from Saskatchewan for the purpose of employment duties.
Policy subject: Employer coverage and registration
Purpose:
To provide coverage for workers in the course of employment outside of the province or country.
Resident of Saskatchewan: A worker will ordinarily be considered a resident of Saskatchewan when it can be determined that their permanent place of residence is within Saskatchewan or, with submission of reasonable proof, would be within Saskatchewan following the employment contract or work term outside of the province. Examples of information required to prove residency would be, but are not limited to, copies of application for Saskatchewan health coverage, copies of application for Saskatchewan driver’s license, etc.
Usual place of employment in Saskatchewan:
A worker will ordinarily be considered to have their usual place of employment in Saskatchewan if the worker, prior to leaving the province/country:
Continuous period, as referenced in this policy, includes any period of work or paid or unpaid leave of absence, which is not interrupted by a return to Saskatchewan for a period of two months or more.
The Workers’ Compensation Act, 2013
2(1)(l), 2(1)(ii), 3, 33, 34, 35, and 43
PRO 08/1999 Coverage, Out of Province/Country
POL 24/2014 Alternative Assessment Procedure for the Interjurisdictional Trucking Industry
PRO 24/2014 Alternative Assessment Procedure for the Interjurisdictional Trucking Industry
POL 10/2017 Interjurisdictional Agreement on Workers’ Compensation (IJA)
PRO 10/2017 Interjurisdictional Agreement on Workers’ Compensation (IJA)