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Saskatchewan-based passenger vehicles
Operating authority certificates are no longer required to obtain a Class PB (transporting passengers for hire) registration in Saskatchewan.
The requirements for Class PB are as follows:
- A valid Cass 2 or Class 4 driver's licence to operate a Class PB vehicle (but some class PB vehicles can be operated with a class 5 driver's licence);
- A National Safety Code (NSC) number/safety fitness certificate;
- Valid liability insurance policy, as follows: 15 passengers or less – $1 million minimum coverage 16 or more passengers – $3 million minimum coverage; and
- Periodic Motor Vehicle Inspection (PMVI) every 12 months for vehicles operated within Saskatchewan and every 6 months for vehicles operated outside of Saskatchewan.
Class PB are not allowed to operate vehicles as taxis or rideshare vehicles.
Fees: N/A
Saskatchewan-based property carrying vehicles
Operating authority is not required for Saskatchewan-based property carrying vehicles, as the province was deregulated January 1, 1998. Carriers are instead required to hold the applicable insurance and obtain a safety fitness certificate.
Carriers must also be registered under the International Fuel Tax Agreement (IFTA) and the International Registration Plan (IRP), if applicable.
Out-of-province carriers
Passenger vehicles
No authority requirements for passenger-carrying vehicles operating into Saskatchewan.
Saskatchewan accepts the carrier’s safety certificate issued by the base jurisdiction.
Property-carrying vehicles (private and For-hire)
Property-carrying vehicles from other Canadian jurisdictions require the safety fitness certificate from the base jurisdiction, as well as registration under IFTA and IRP, if applicable.
U.S. carriers
Passenger-carrying
No authority requirements for U.S.-based passenger-carrying vehicles operating into Saskatchewan.
Property-carrying
Because operating authority has been deregulated in Saskatchewan, property-carrying vehicles entering Saskatchewan from the U.S. only require registration under IFTA and the IRP (if applicable), or trip permits to enter the province.
Insurance
Any carrier that operates a commercial vehicle (who is not exempt from the safety fitness certificate requirement) is required to file with the administrator a motor vehicle liability policy that complies with the following:
$1,000,000 — When transporting general merchandise or when transporting 15 or fewer passengers |
$2,000,000 — When transporting dangerous goods listed in Column 2 or Schedule 1 to the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations (SOR/2008-34), in the quantities set out in Column 6 of that Schedule to those regulations; and with respect to which an emergency response plan is required to be filed, according to Part 7 of the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations, SOR/2008-34 |
$3,000,000 — When transporting 16 or more passengers |
A carrier operating commercial vehicles (who is not exempt from the safety fitness certificate requirements) that have a registered gross vehicle weight of 11,794 kilograms or more, and that is transporting general merchandise for-hire must provide the administrator with a cargo liability insurance policy. The policy must insure against at least the perils and is subject to no further or greater exceptions or conditions than those provided in The Safety Fitness Regulations, Part I, Form A, Cargo Liability Insurance Policy. The policy must also, with respect to each commercial vehicle covered by the policy, provide for loss or damage occurring at any one time and place to the limit, considering the registered weight of the vehicle and the nature of freight transported, in at least the following amounts:
Registered gross weight: | Cargo liability coverage: |
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Up to 12,700 kg | $15,000 |
Greater than 12,700 kg up to 21,000 kg | $20,000 |
Greater than 21,000 kg up to 37,000 kg | $27,000 |
Greater than 37,000 kg | $32,000 |
Cargo liability does not apply to carriers transporting merchandise owned by the carrier or if the type of merchandise transported is exclusively coal, earth, fodder, manure, garbage, sand, gravel, sewage, clay, sod, water, stone, or logs.
All insurance policies and/or bonds must be in Canadian funds and issued in the same name as shown on applicant’s operating authority certificates and vehicle registration cards of vehicles listed on the application.
If the cargo liability insurance policy is terminated or canceled (or no longer in force), the carrier must immediately inform the administrator.
Law
Traffic Safety Act
Regulation
The Safety Fitness Regulations
Safety fitness certificates
The Province of Saskatchewan fully deregulated effective January 1, 1998. Although deregulation eliminated economic regulation for motor carriers, greater emphasis was placed on motor carrier safety, especially as it pertained to the National Safety Code (NSC). All Operating Authority Certificates were replaced with a Certificate of Safety Fitness.
The NSC standards apply to the following vehicles:
- All vehicles registered in Class A, C, or D with a registered gross vehicle weight over 5,000 kilograms;
- All commercial or business use vehicles registered in Class LV with a registered gross vehicle weight over 5,000 kilograms; and
- All vehicles registered in Class PS or PB with a seating capacity of 10 passengers or more.
Saskatchewan requires carriers operating the following vehicles to obtain a Certificate of Safety Fitness:
- Class A, C, D or LV (if commercial or business use) with a registered GVW over 11,000 kilograms if travelling in Saskatchewan only (intraprovincial);
- Class A, C, D or LV (if commercial or business use) with a registered GVW over 5,000 kilograms if travelling to other jurisdictions (extraprovincial); and
- Class PS and PB with a seating capacity of 10 passengers or more.
Intraprovincial carriers can obtain a Certificate of Safety Fitness from a motor licence issuer for $50. If operating into other jurisdictions as a Class A registrant, the Certificate of Safety Fitness may be obtained at the Branch and IRP Issuing Services.
Carriers licensing in Classes A, C, or D for prorating into other jurisdictions, will be required to file proof of cargo and liability insurance coverage, have a principal place of business in Saskatchewan, register the commercial vehicle, and provide all information relating to the carrier’s previous commercial operations.
Class A registration allows the transportation of general merchandise or all goods for-hire. (Class A is the only registration allowing transportation of “all goods” for-hire.)