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.
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.
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 workweekClear questions for common film-set hazards and working conditions. Check the linked guidance for the task and place you’re working.
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 guideKnow who is responsible for power, how cables are routed, and who can shut off the supply.
Read the guideFind the warm shelter, drinking water and the person monitoring changing conditions.
Read the guideCheck when meals happen, where facilities are, and how to record work during a break.
Read the guideFind 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 situationsAsk what the rate covers, when your paid day ends and what overtime terms apply. Keep the answer in writing.
Name the task and any missing training or equipment. Ask who is qualified to assess or supervise it.
Keep the version you were given, a record of your actual hours and any correction request.
Short, source-led stories for the questions that come up before call, during a long day and after wrap.
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Illustrative generated image.A short, task-specific briefing can surface what has changed, who is responsible, and where crew can raise a safety concern before work starts.
Read the storyRecord 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.
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