Saskatchewan’s workplace injury rate continued to decline in 2025

Saskatchewan’s rate of workplace injuries continued to drop in 2025, setting a new record low for the fourth consecutive year.

According to data published on Tuesday by the Saskatchewan Workers’ Compensation Board, the province’s total injury rate dropped from 3.91 per 100 workers in 2024 to 3.68 per 100 workers in 2025. The rate of injuries leading to lost time also fell from 1.72 per 100 workers in 2024 to 1.66 per 100 last year.

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Saskatchewan saw 27 workplace deaths last year, the same number as 2024. Of those deaths, the board said 11 were related to occupational diseases – eight related to asbestos, two cases of firefighter cancer and one related to exposure to chemicals and radioactive materials – while 16 were due to traumatic incidents, including seven deaths related to equipment contact and drowning, five vehicle collisions, three heart attacks and one case of suffocation.

While the number of workplace deaths did not decline in 2025, the board noted that the 27 deaths reported over each of the previous two years represent the lowest rates the province has seen since 2017.

“Workplace injury rates are heading in the right direction and that reflects the commitment Saskatchewan workers and employers continue to show toward safety,” Ken Cheveldayoff, Saskatchewan’s minister of labour relations and workplace safety, said in a statement.

“While these record‑low rates demonstrate real progress, any workplace injury or fatality is one too many. Our government remains focused on prevention, strong enforcement and collaboration to ensure every worker goes home safely at the end of the day.”

The Saskatchewan Workers’ Compensation Board said 89 per cent of all workplaces saw no fatalities or injuries last year, a slight drop from the 90 per cent reported in 2024.

“Our collective efforts are driving injury rates down. However, while we celebrate our progress, we can’t forget that even one injury is one too many,” Gord Dobrowolsky, the board’s chair, said in a statement.

“We believe every workplace incident is preventable. We are committed to working toward a Saskatchewan that records no workplace fatalities and the lowest serious injury rate in Canada. We believe we are on the right track to get there.”

His comments were echoed by compensation board CEO, Phillip Germain.

“Although workplace injury rates and fatality rates in Saskatchewan are declining, each loss has a profound impact on families, workplaces and communities,” Germain said in a statement.

“That reality reinforces the need to keep working toward safer workplaces for every Saskatchewan worker.”

The board said it accepted 17,401 injury claims in 2025, up slightly from the 17,327 claims accepted in 2024.