Pay, safety and
rights on set
Sask Film Safety is an independent educational resource for Saskatchewan film workers. We explain pay and safety in plain language and link to official guidance. Our goal is to help people recognize unfair treatment and support safer, fairer working conditions across the industry.
What applies can depend on your work and agreement. Check the linked official source for your situation.
Check your day rate
Use 12.5 for 12 hours 30 minutes. Leave out kit rental, expenses and GST. Only subtract a meal break if it was unpaid and free from work.
Checking an earlier job? Nov 11, 2026
The minimum-wage rate changes with the work date.
$—/ hour
Add pay and hours to compare with minimum wage.
This compares an hourly average with Saskatchewan’s minimum wage for the work date. It does not decide employee status or calculate every amount owed; your agreement and situation matter. How this check works. Your entries stay in this page.
Check overtime or a full workweekStart with the work in front of you
Clear questions for common film-set hazards and working conditions. Check the linked guidance for the task and place you’re working.
- Rest & recovery
Fatigue & long days
Include prep, wrap and the drive home when you talk about a long call. Check the rest time before the next call, too.
Read the guide - Power & lighting
Electrical & lighting
Know who is responsible for power, how cables are routed, and who can shut off the supply.
Read the guide - Winter locations
Cold-weather work
Find the warm shelter, drinking water and the person monitoring changing conditions.
Read the guide - Crew welfare
Meals, water & facilities
Check when meals happen, where facilities are, and how to record work during a break.
Read the guide
If something doesn’t feel right
Find practical wording, what to keep a record of and where to ask for help. These examples are starting points; the rules depend on your situation and agreement.
Browse workplace situations- Pay & hours
A day rate with no clear hours
Ask what the rate covers, when your paid day ends and what overtime terms apply. Keep the answer in writing.
- Training & safety
Asked to do unfamiliar hazardous work
Name the task and any missing training or equipment. Ask who is qualified to assess or supervise it.
- Pay & records
Asked to change your time card
Keep the version you were given, a record of your actual hours and any correction request.
Keep your own hours record
Record call, unpaid meals and wrap in a weekly grid. Add the hourly or day rate and overtime terms you agreed to for an estimated pay breakdown, or leave the pay fields blank.
Every field is optional. Entries stay on this page and clear when you refresh. Download the PDF and keep it somewhere private.
PRINTABLE TEMPLATEWeekly time cardTalk to the right people
Start with the agency responsible for the question. The full directory includes injury reporting, unions and other support options.
Find all contacts and reporting options- Concerned about a workplace hazard?
- Call 1-800-567-7233Saskatchewan Occupational Health & Safety
- Question about wages or standards?
- Call 1-800-667-1783Saskatchewan Employment Standards
- Immediate danger or emergency
- Call 911