Saskatchewan Leave & Compensation

Minimum Wage

$15.35 per hour  


Standard Work Hours

40 hours per week  


Sick Days

12 days' unpaid Personal Illness or Injury Leave for non-serious illness or injury for employees with more than 13 consecutive weeks' service 

Average Workers’ Comp Assessment Rate 2026

$1.22 per $100 assessable payroll


Workers’ Comp Maximum Assessable/Insurable Earnings 2026

$107,599 

All leaves are unpaid unless specified otherwise) (employees must have at least 13 consecutive weeks' service to be eligible for most leaves: 

12 weeks' Personal Illness or Injury Leave for serious illness or injury that's not work-related 

26 weeks' Personal Illness or Injury Leave for work-related illness or injury for which employee is receiving workers' comp benefits 

19 weeks' Maternity Leave  

19 weeks' Adoption Leave 

59 weeks' Parental Leave 

5 days' Bereavement Leave for death of an immediate family member 

28 weeks' Compassionate Care Leave to support and care for a family member who's gravely ill and at significant risk of death within 26 weeks 

17 weeks' Critically Ill Adult Leave to care for a critically ill adult family member 

37 weeks' Critically Ill Child Leave to care for a critically ill child family member  

26 weeks' Organ Donation Leave to undergo surgery to donate all or part of an organ 

10 days' Interpersonal Violence Leave, the first 5 days of which are paid if an employee or their child is a victim of interpersonal violence 

Reservist Leave for as long as necessary for an employee to perform reservist duties 

104 weeks' Crime-Related Child Death or Disappearance Leave if employee's child dies or disappears as a result of a crime  

Nomination/Election and Candidate/Public Office Leave for reasonable period for nomination or, if elected, the length of the term of office 

1 day Citizenship Ceremony Leave for employee's own Canadian citizenship ceremony 

Public Health Emergency Leave for as long as necessary as employees can't work due to a chief medical health officer of Saskatchewan order requiring individuals to take measures to reduce or prevent the spread of disease, including isolation from others 

Vacation

Employee must work 1 full year to be entitled to vacation time 

  • Entitled to 3 weeks of vacation after each of the first 9 years of employment and must be paid at least 3/52 (5.77%) of vacationable earnings 
  • Entitled to 4 weeks of vacation after 10 consecutive years of employment and must be paid at least 4/52 (7.69%) of vacationable earnings 

Statutory Holidays

New Year's Day Victoria Day Labour Day Christmas Day
Family Day Canada Day Thanksgiving Day
Good Friday Saskatchewan Day Remembrance Day

Stat Holiday Pay

If worked: Time and a half for the hours worked on the holiday plus 5% of an employee's wages in the 28 days (4 weeks) before the public holiday 

If not worked: 5% of an employee's wages in the 28 days (4 weeks) before the public holiday