Saskatchewan Leave & Compensation

Average Workers' Comp Assessment Rate 2026: $1.22 per $100 assessable payroll

Workers' Comp Maximum Assessable/Insurable Earnings 2026: $117,300  

(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, Family Day, Good Friday, Victoria Day, Canada Day, Saskatchewan Day, Labour Day, Thanksgiving Day, Remembrance Day, Christmas 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