Saskatchewan Government Insurance (SGI) is resuming limited road tests, but only for workers in health care and agriculture sectors.
Testing was suspended in mid-March due to the coronavirus pandemic. Kwei Quaye, SGI’s vice-president of traffic safety, said they recognized there might be a pressing need for some people to get their driver’s licence, hence the resumption of testing. “Health-care workers are providing essential care and we need to ensure they can operate the required vehicles or drive to work or other locations to provide important medical services,” Quaye said in a statement Friday. “Agriculture has been deemed critical to ensure food production continues; seeding is underway and having drivers to support this sector helps