Bill 38: The Building Schools Faster Act

This bill primarily affects municipalities, land developers, and residential subdivision builders in Saskatchewan. If you're a developer or homebuilder working on residential subdivisions, you could be required to dedicate up to 12% of land as municipal reserve (up from 10%) and may face new fees tied to school land acquisition if authorized in a local official community plan. Municipalities dealing with growth pressures — particularly in communities where new schools are needed — will face direct obligations to plan for and acquire serviced land, including roads, water, sewer, and utilities, on timelines set by the provincial minister. Smaller developers working on non-residential subdivisions face a lower threshold (up to 7%) but are still touched by the new reserve land rules.