Saskatchewan bills

Bill 44 replaces Saskatchewan's existing co-operative legislation with a new comprehensive statute governing how co-operatives are incorporated, governed, financed, and dissolved in the province. It updates rules for all types of co-operatives — including consumer, housing, employment, health care, and new generation co-operatives — and repeals two older Acts.

This Saskatchewan bill modernizes the rules governing cities, municipalities, and northern municipalities across the province by streamlining administrative processes, improving transparency and public access to government documents, updating assessment appeal procedures, strengthening dangerous animal regulations, and reducing outdated red tape in local government operations.

This bill amends Saskatchewan's Firearms Act to expand the administrative structure of the firearms commissioner's office, add inspection powers for shooting clubs and ranges, allow medical professionals to report concerns about firearms licence holders, regulate firearms safety instructors, and create a mechanism for firearm owners to seek compensation from the federal government when federal law removes their right to own or transfer a firearm.

This Saskatchewan bill creates a framework allowing the provincial government to officially designate heritage days, weeks, and months to recognize the diverse cultural backgrounds of Saskatchewan's population. It gives the Lieutenant Governor in Council the authority to establish these commemorative periods by regulation on an ongoing annual basis.

This Saskatchewan bill amends The Animal Protection Act, 2018 to create new enforcement roles (animal welfare inspectors and chief officers), allow the government to delegate animal protection services to third-party organizations through administrative agreements, establish an appeals board for disputes, and update rules around euthanasia, animal custody, sale proceeds, and expense recovery.

This Saskatchewan bill creates a framework to speed up land acquisition for new schools by assigning responsibilities to municipalities, school boards, and the provincial minister, and enabling cost-sharing contribution agreements and expropriation powers to secure serviced land for school construction.

This Saskatchewan bill updates the Vital Statistics Act, 2009 to modernize administrative rules around birth and death registration, including rules for naming children, parentage amendments, access to vital records, and the appointment and independence of the Registrar of Vital Statistics.

This Saskatchewan bill updates the rules around legal name changes, expanding who can use a single name based on culture or religion, allowing names to be written in non-Roman characters, and clarifying procedures for spousal consent, multi-component surnames, and recognizing name changes made in other jurisdictions.

This Saskatchewan bill amends The Mineral Resources Act, 1985 to create a new legal framework called a 'Designated Subsurface Development Area,' allowing a person or company to apply to the provincial government for the right to explore for, develop, or produce minerals in areas where they cannot obtain consent from all mineral title holders (including unknown or untraceable owners).

This Saskatchewan bill amends The Victims of Interpersonal Violence Act to expand the definition of interpersonal violence to include patterns of coercive or controlling behaviour, as well as cyberstalking and online harassment.

This bill amends Saskatchewan's Credit Union Act to modernize membership rules, including how members can withdraw or be removed from a credit union, how records are kept and destroyed, and how notices are served. It also updates board governance procedures and creates new appeal rights for members whose membership is terminated.

Saskatchewan's Bill 31 replaces the old Libel and Slander Act with a modernized Defamation Act that updates the rules around defamation claims, including how notices must be given, how damages are assessed, and what kinds of publications are protected from defamation suits.

This Saskatchewan bill amends the Alcohol and Gaming Regulation Act to allow people to bring their own alcohol to certain licensed premises and special occasion permit venues (like tailgate parties), while adding age verification requirements and giving the government authority to set rules for these situations by regulation.

This Saskatchewan bill amends The Public Libraries Act, 1996 to clarify funding and governance rules for the City of Lloydminster's library (which straddles the Saskatchewan-Alberta border), modernize notification methods to include online newspapers and email, update terminology from 'Aboriginal' to 'Indigenous', and make minor housekeeping changes.

This Saskatchewan bill repeals a large number of outdated and obsolete public and private statutes, including old incorporation acts for companies, religious organizations, municipalities, and clubs, as well as the Companies Winding Up Act and the Saskatchewan Opportunities Corporation Act.

This Saskatchewan bill amends the provincial Income Tax Act to expand the fertility treatment tax credit, allowing both an individual and their cohabiting spouse to each claim the credit (previously only one claim per couple), and makes technical adjustments to how the credit is administered including provisions for death, bankruptcy, and separate tax filings.

This Saskatchewan bill establishes a mutual recognition framework that removes trade barriers between Saskatchewan and other Canadian provinces, territories, and federally regulated industries, requiring that goods and services approved in other jurisdictions be treated as meeting Saskatchewan standards without additional approvals or fees.