Provincial
Saskatchewan Legislation

30th Parliament2nd Session
New Rules Allow Mineral Development Without Owners
The government can approve mining or drilling even if some mineral owners are unknown. Owners get notice and money is held for them until they prove ownership.
Royal Assent
Modern Name Change Rules, Stricter Eligibility
Lets people use single names and longer family names but limits who can apply. Permanent residents and citizens qualify; police and other agencies may be told about changes.
Royal Assent
Modernizing Vital Records and Privacy Rules
Changes let families use more name characters and single names, ease birth and death paperwork, add privacy limits, allow some police access, and enable recalling misissued certificates.
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Require Ready Land for New Schools
Cities and towns must secure and service land for new schools. The province can order action, charge developers, or withhold transfers if deadlines are missed.
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Fast-Track School Site Purchases
This lets officials use a new faster law to buy land for new schools. That may speed construction and ease crowding, but owners may face different rules.
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Faster Animal Response and Oversight Act
Makes people respond faster to animal neglect, adds oversight, and sets fees and holding times. Vets can humanely euthanize abandoned suffering animals with legal protection.
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Government to Create Official Heritage Observances
The government can name recurring official heritage days, weeks, or months. These are recognition events only and do not create new paid holidays or school closures.
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Municipal Transparency and Governance Reform
Lets you find municipal finances, minutes and bylaws online. Changes tax, assessment, animal safety, and council rules affecting residents and property owners.
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Modern Co-operative Act Overhauls Rules
One new law modernizes co-ops. It allows digital filings and meetings, gives members stronger rights, and sets clearer rules for housing, health, worker co-ops, and investors.
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Modernizing Co-ops and Corporate Records
Updates laws to use the new co-op act and names co-ops in other rules. Businesses must record who owns or controls them and can use electronic shareholder notices.
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Hold Drug Traffickers Financially Accountable
The law lets government and people sue drug traffickers to recover health and social costs. It can also cancel some public jobs, grants, and contracts for recent convictions.
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Rapid Treatment Orders for High-Risk Addiction
Police or health workers can take adults with severe substance problems for quick assessment. A board or judge can order short inpatient stays or community treatment with legal review.
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Income Tax Credit Updates and Volunteer Boost
Sets and indexes key tax credit amounts and raises the basic personal amount. Doubles volunteer first responder credit, clarifies senior home renovation rules, and extends a fertilizer business incentive.
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Finance Minister's Grant Power Expansion
Lets the finance minister create and run grant programs and set their rules, sometimes retroactive to January 1. Ministry staff and the minister are protected from lawsuits for honest actions.
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Higher Bank Capital Tax, Crown Tax Phaseout
Large banks pay a higher capital tax from April 1 2026. Most businesses and small lenders pay no new tax; Crown corporation taxes fall to zero by 2027.
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New Permit Fees for Heritage Investigations
Applicants must pay non-refundable fees for archaeology and palaeontology permits. Fees will be set by regulation and may apply back to April 1, 2026.
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Fertilizer Investment Credit Extended
Firms get more time to build or expand fertilizer plants and claim the tax credit. This can mean more local jobs, but also fiscal costs and environmental effects.
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Limits on Prison Segregation and Discipline
Caps segregation at 15 days, requires daily health checks and faster reviews. Updates discipline rules, adds short temporary confinement and moves transfer rules to regulations.
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Cracking Down on Unlicensed Medical Practice
Gives health regulators more power to stop unlicensed providers and raise fines. They can get court orders and compel records to protect patients.
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Associate Judges to Speed Family Cases
Creates associate judges to hear more civil and family cases and free up judges. They have set pay, rules, and a public complaint process.
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Registry Corporation Ownership and Golden Share Changes
More investors can buy large stakes and two government appointees keep seats. Core registry technology must stay in the province to protect services.
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Border Time Options Act
Most people keep Central Standard Time year-round. Border areas can match a neighbour's time after local consultation and at least 30 days' public notice.
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Update Time Act References
This bill only updates legal references to the new Time Act name. It does not change clock rules or daily schedules.
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Spending Authority for 2026–27 Budget
Gives legal permission to spend on health, schools, roads and social programs for 2026–27. It does not change taxes or create new programs.
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