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Minimum Average Weekly Earnings (Section 70(5))

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PRO 08/2023

Average weekly wage means the average weekly wage of the industrial composite for Saskatchewan as determined by the board for a year from information published by Statistics Canada (Section 2).

1. Each year, the WCB reviews the minimum average earnings of a worker injured on or after January 1, 1980 (Section 70(5)).
2. Starting January 1, 1983, minimum average weekly earnings are not to be less than two-thirds of the average weekly wage as of June the year before the benefit review for any worker who is:
   1. Injured on or after January 1, 1980, and
   2. Is in receipt of benefits for at least 24 consecutive months.
3. It is the board’s intent that if the average weekly wage for the current year is less than the average weekly wage for the previous year, there will be no adjustment.
4. The provincial average weekly wage (seasonally adjusted) as of June 2023 was $1,164.86.

Effective January 1, 2024, the minimum average weekly earnings for any worker who is:

a.    Injured on or after January 1, 1980, and

b.    Is in receipt of benefits for a period of at least 24 consecutive months, will not be less than $776.57.