Your benefits and assistance

The Saskatchewan Workers’ Compensation Board (WCB) provides benefits and assistance to workers, depending on the medical and vocational needs of the situation. The WCB has the right to review compensation payments from time to time. If the review shows a need, benefits can be increased, decreased, held or ended.

Workers can submit claims expenses and attach receipts through their full WCB online account. View the how to submit worker expenses online guide or learn more about the ease of the WCB’s secure online services.

Learn more about the benefits and assistance that the WCB may provide.

If you’ve experienced a work-related injury, the WCB provides comprehensive return-to-work and vocational rehabilitation services, including financial support for accommodations during training or rehabilitation programs. This includes return-to-work services, vocational rehabilitation services and accommodation allowances. These allowances are indexed annually based on the Consumer Price Index to reflect current cost-of-living adjustments.

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Benefits that may be available to you

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Earnings loss benefits

Learn how the WCB provides benefits for lost earnings if you miss work due to an injury, including how they are calculated, when they begin and how adjustments are made annually based on Saskatchewan’s average weekly wage. Discover how medical treatment costs are covered, what to expect if your employer offers modified duties and how changes like the second Canada Pension Plan (CPP2) deduction may affect your benefits.

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Medical treatment and expenses

If you’ve experienced a work-related injury, the WCB provides health and medical services, including coverage for prescriptions, dental care, health-care treatments and attendant time-loss benefits, to support your recovery and well-being. Find out who you can see for medical treatment and the forms you need to be reimbursed for medical expenses.

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Payment

Find out when payments from the WCB are typically issued, how to read your payment statement and what worker overpayment is.

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Other benefits that may be available

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Travel expenses

If you need to travel outside your home community for medical appointments or treatments because of a work-related injury, the WCB may reimburse your travel expenses, including transportation, meals and lodging, and other additional expenses. Find out when the WCB may repay you for travel expenses and what travel support rates may include.

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Register for direct deposit

Avoid delays in your WCB payments. Sign up for direct deposit today.

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Temporary additional expenses

Learn how the WCB reimburses temporary additional expenses related to your work injury, such as child care, transportation, meal preparation, housecleaning or routine home maintenance, based on your specific needs. Find out which expenses qualify, how to submit claims with receipts using the online Worker’s Temporary Additional Expense form, and when you may be reimbursed, excluding costs already covered by other allowances.

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Permanent functional impairment awards

Learn about eligibility for a permanent functional impairment award, including how the lump-sum payment is determined, the assessment process for impairment levels and when additional benefits like an independence allowance may apply. Find out how award amounts are calculated based on the percentage of full body function lost and why assessments are done after reaching maximum medical improvement, with potential reviews for changes in your condition.

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Independence allowance

Learn about eligibility for a permanent functional impairment award, including how the lump-sum payment is determined, the assessment process for impairment levels and when additional benefits like an independence allowance may apply. Find out how award amounts are calculated based on the percentage of full body function lost and why assessments are done after reaching maximum medical improvement, with potential reviews for changes in your condition.

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Benefits and your income tax return (T5007 income tax form)

Even though compensation benefits are not taxable, they must be included as net income when you claim certain tax credits and payments. Find out what a T5007 income tax form is, who receives it and what to do with it.

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Personal care allowance

Learn about the personal care allowance available for workers with temporary or permanent physical or cognitive needs caused by a work injury, including eligibility for support with tasks like hygiene, dressing or feeding. Discover how the WCB determines your allowance through medical reviews and assessments, paid monthly to care providers or directly to you, and adjusted for circumstances like hospitalization or care provided by qualified family members with approval.

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Clothing allowance

Learn about the WCB clothing allowance for workers using prosthetic devices, rigid braces or wheelchairs due to a work-related injury, which compensates for wear and tear on clothing caused by medical equipment. Discover eligibility criteria, how payments are issued monthly or annually based on need, and how allowances are adjusted annually for inflation using the Consumer Price Index (CPI). Find out how to apply and when payments may be reviewed.

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Orthotics and appliances

Learn about WCB coverage for orthotics, appliances, specialized footwear or eyewear needed because of a work-related injury, including eligibility and the application process. Discover how the WCB assesses eligibility based on medical necessity, covers costs for approved devices and manages repairs or replacements for wear and tear, accidental damage or loss.

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Voluntary relocation outside Canada

You must tell the WCB if you are planning to move outside Canada. Moving can affect how much you get for your benefits and how you are paid. Learn what to expect if you are planning to move outside of the country.

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Annuity program

The WCB established the annuity program to help supplement retirement income of workers receiving long-term earnings loss benefits. This program ensures that workers have additional financial support when they reach retirement age. Read how the annuity program works, who qualifies and at what age you must use the money to purchase an annuity.

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Financial assistance options when your WCB benefits are ending

The WCB provides workers with information about financial assistance options when their WCB benefits are ending. Find out how the bridging program works.

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Suspension of benefits

The WCB has the right to review compensation payments from time to time. If the review shows a need, your benefits may be increased, decreased, held or ended. If you don’t attend treatment because you’re not co-operating, benefits may be suspended. Read about other situations where benefits can be suspended.

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Dependant benefits

If a loved one has died from a work-related incident, we’re here to help you. The WCB provides benefits to support the worker's family, including burial expenses, dependent spouse benefits and educational allowances for dependent children. Learn what you need to do if your loved one has died on the job, how to set up an estate, what benefits and assistance the WCB may cover and a contact list for additional support.

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Services for workers who are seriously injured

If you’ve been seriously injured on the job, we’re here to help you. The WCB offers comprehensive support services to assist the worker and their family during the recovery process. Find out what to do if you or a loved one has been catastrophically injured at work. Know who your care team is, the benefits and assistance the WCB may cover and how to work through the recovery.

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Submit your expenses online

Help speed up your claims process and submit your expenses, receipts and files online with a full WCB online account.

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Get in touch with us

For questions on your claim, contact the WCB.

Phone: 306.787.4370

Toll free: 1.800.667.7590

Submit a form

Use the WCB's secure document transfer to submit a picture (JPEG) or PDF document or submit the files by email.