Saskatchewan Legislation

Products and services approved elsewhere in Canada can be sold here without extra approvals or fees. Regulators must change rules to follow mutual recognition.

You must give 14 days' written notice before suing for defamation. Courts can order removal or hiding from search engines of harmful online posts.

It replaces the words libel and slander with defamation in other laws. It does not change legal rights or who can sue.

Members can withdraw by phone and get one free paper copy of bylaws. Big decisions now pass with two-thirds and staff can handle more routine tasks.

MLAs must list detailed business info, including legal and trade names. They must avoid acting in ways that could look like conflicts, not just actual conflicts.

Lobbyists must file monthly logs listing contacts, topics, and attendees. Organizations must reveal political donations and public officials cannot accept gifts.

Easier and faster access to government records. Officials can waive fees and must quickly release urgent health or environmental risk information.

Requires the minister to preserve records about Indigenous children and the Sixties Scoop. It favors sharing those records and requires written reasons if requests are refused.

Requires posting of private health contracts and audits. People can see what services cost, staffing levels, and wait times.

Stops the provincial sales tax on children's clothing and many grocery store foods. Families will pay less at checkout, and stores must update pricing.

Stops the health authority from approving pay raises for board members while union talks are happening. It does not change frontline workers' pay.

Companies bidding on big public projects must set out local hiring and training plans. Winners must prioritize local, Indigenous, union and apprentice workers and report hours monthly online.

Stops lease or land rules that block new grocery stores. Makes it easier for more grocers and supermarkets to open in your area.

Creates an official website that posts emergency room closures within one hour so people can check before they travel. The ministry must use existing resources, no new provincial funding.

Stores and online sellers must tell you and get your clear yes before charging higher prices based on your data. Electronic shelf prices must be honored at checkout.

Stops the health authority from hiring outside anonymous hotlines for staff to report co-workers. Workers can still report named concerns through supervisors, HR, unions, or police.

The health minister must publish a website list of family doctors and nurse practitioners who are taking new patients within three months. No new provincial money will be used.

October will be officially marked each year as Islamic Heritage Month. It creates no new day off or costs, and schools or groups may choose to hold events.

Some events may allow fans to bring alcohol under special permits. You must show ID and intoxicated people will be refused; shipping between provinces can be changed by regulation.

Makes it simpler to register and enforce child and family support orders from other places. Courts can take evidence remotely and hide contact details for safety.

The law lets officials inspect ranges, lets doctors report unsafe owners, and creates a way to get paid if federal bans strip ownership rights.

Cancer patients need not pay parking at designated cancer treatment sites. It only covers patients during treatment and not family, visitors, or other appointments.

You cannot be charged for care covered by the public plan. Providers must give written notice, may need to refund fees, and face penalties if they charge.

Buyers must file a sworn statement when buying farmland. Big fines and new powers let government penalize and seize profits, and investigations can reach past deals.