Yes, Mr. Chairman, basically, the concept of "principally engaged" is defined as including individuals who earn at least 25 per cent of their income from harvesting, and that 25 per cent includes the $7,000 that they are credited with for consumption of goods that they have harvested. For example, if a person earns $3,000 trapping, he will get that $3,000, plus he would get the $7,000 that is the value of country food and so on, giving him a total of $10,000 from trapping, and if his other income was $20,000, then his total income would be the $20,000 plus the $10,000, or $30,000. About $10,000 would be from harvesting, and that is, basically, 33 per cent of his income, therefore, he will qualify. If someone's income from other sources is much higher, then, of course, they may not qualify.
Mr. Handley on Bill 6: An Act To Amend The Workers' Compensation Act
In the Legislative Assembly on March 1st, 1994. See this statement in context.
Bill 6: An Act To Amend The Workers' Compensation Act
Item 18: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
March 1st, 1994
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