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January 28, 2022
Justice Update 2021 – Summaries of Legislation Passed in 2021
From Legislative Services Here is a link to the Justice Update 2021, which was prepared by the Ministry of Justice and Attorney General. It contains brief summaries of the Acts passed by the Saskatchewan Legislature in 2021.
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November 30, 2021
Class Actions Act Consultation Report
The Law Reform Commission of Saskatchewan is seeking feedback for proposed changes to the Class Actions Act. You can find more information here.
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May 25, 2021
Reviewable Transactions Act: Final Report
The Law Reform Commission of Saskatchewan has submitted its Reviewable Transactions Act: Final Report to the Minister of Justice. The report, authored by Professor Ronald Cuming, recommends Saskatchewan enact The Saskatchewan Reviewable Transactions Act that would replace outdated law dealing with situations in which debtors seek to protect their assets from judgments obtained by their creditors or give preferential rights...
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April 8, 2021
New Divorce Act Interjurisdictional Support Application Forms
From Saskatchewan Justice, Family Justice Services Branch New interjurisdictional support application forms are now available to allow for applications to be made pursuant to section 18.1 of the Divorce Act, which came into force on March 1, 2021. The new forms were created based on a uniform model template that is being used in all provinces and territories. The new...
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March 30, 2021
Changes to the Divorce Act
Changes to the Divorce Act came into force on March 1, 2021. A new consolidated version of the Divorce Act is now available on the Justice Canada website. (https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/d-3.4/).
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February 8, 2021
New Children’s Law Act and Regulations
The Children’s Law Act, 2020 and The Children’s Law Regulations, 2021 will be coming into force on March 1, 2021. The new Act addresses recommendations by the Law Reform Commission of Saskatchewan with respect to assisted reproduction and parentage. The Act updates the parentage provisions to address situations of assisted reproduction, surrogacy, and more than two parents. The Act also...
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