Saskatchewan outlines new laws on health care, safety and affordability

The Saskatchewan government’s 2026 throne speech sets out a legislative agenda focused on the economy, affordability, health care and community safety. The proposals are planned for introduction; the speech does not say they have become law.

Proposed legislation would:

• Expand the scope of practice for several health professions and increase oversight of personal care homes.
• Restrict medical assistance in dying for people under 18 and for people whose sole underlying condition is a mental illness.
• Address unpaid support payments, opioid-related health costs, impaired driving and drug-related driving offences.
• Protect critical infrastructure and transport routes, and require hospitality businesses and ridesharing platforms to report suspected human trafficking to police.
• Prohibit certain misuse of AI-generated voices and images, including in elections and consumer transactions.
• Change adoption information-sharing rules, including to strengthen Indigenous rights and interests.

The government says a family of four pays no provincial income tax on its first $65,000 of income and promises to raise that threshold in the spring budget. It also reports more than 60 major projects worth over $100 billion are underway.