Bill 42: The Saskatchewan Firearms Amendment Act, 2025

This bill most directly affects people who run shooting clubs, shooting ranges, or work as firearms safety instructors in Saskatchewan. If you operate a shooting range or club, you can now expect provincial firearms officers to show up for compliance inspections — they can examine your facilities, check containers for firearms and ammunition, and ask for your records. If you teach the Canadian Firearms Safety Course, you'll need to be officially designated by the chief firearms officer and follow any policies they publish, or you won't be allowed to teach or administer tests. Firearms dealers and businesses that help store or transfer firearms may also be touched by the new deemed seizure and storage provisions. The size of your operation matters less than the nature of it — even a solo range operator or independent instructor needs to meet these requirements.