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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Firefighter occupational disease coverage - what you need to know
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Read what you need to know if you are, or have been, a firefighter in Saskatchewan and have been diagnosed with cancer. The cancer may be presumed to be an occupational disease and you may be eligible for benefits from the WCB.
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