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SaskatchewanBill 54Royal Assent

Bill 54: The Correctional Services Amendment Act, 2026

Sponsor: Michael WegerIntroduced March 26, 2026Checked September 4, 2026
Read the official textOfficial version — Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan

What this bill does

This Saskatchewan bill amends the Correctional Services Act, 2012 to update rules around inmate transfers, administrative segregation (including a 15-day consecutive cap and independent review), temporary confinement, and the inmate discipline system, while also renaming 'community correctional facilities' to 'reduced custody facilities.'

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Business impact

Compliance
This bill primarily affects the Saskatchewan provincial government and its correctional services operations — it does not directly regulate private businesses, employers, or commercial activities. Organizations that contract with Saskatchewan Corrections to provide health care, legal aid, or adjudication services inside correctional facilities may see procedural changes in how they deliver those services, such as mandatory daily health assessments for segregated inmates. Private security or facility management firms operating under provincial corrections contracts could be affected by new staffing and procedural requirements around temporary confinement and disciplinary hearings. Beyond that narrow set of service providers, the bill has no meaningful impact on ordinary Saskatchewan businesses.

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Where this bill is

First ReadingMarch 26, 2026
Second ReadingApril 27, 2026
CommitteeMay 5, 2026
Third ReadingMay 6, 2026
Royal AssentMay 14, 2026
Now law — awaiting coming into force

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At a glance

Bill number
SK-054
Type
Government
Jurisdiction
Saskatchewan
Session
30-2
Official record