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The Law Society has completed consultation in relation to the exemption for mediation from the prohibition against the unauthorized practice of law as well as general family law practice. Consultation was in partnership with the ADR (Alternative Dispute Resolution) Institute of Saskatchewan and the Ministry of Justice and Attorney General (Dispute Resolution Office, Early Family Dispute Resolution Office, and Family...
Read More +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...
Read More +The Family Maintenance Amendment Regulations have recently been amended. The Family Maintenance Amendment Regulations, 2020 came into effect on September 15, 2020. Section 21.1 of the amended regulations applies to the recalculation of child support. These changes include: Child support agreements made on or after March 15, 2018 may be recalculated if the agreement is eligible for recalculation and is...
Read More +The following regulations were published in The Saskatchewan Gazette, Part II, Vol. 116 No. 18, May 1, 2020: B-11 Reg 3 The Business Names Registration Regulations, 2020SR 45/2020 The Residential Tenancies Amendment Regulations, 2020SR 46/2020 The Business Corporations Amendment Regulations, 2020SR 47/2020 The Co-operatives (Designated Extra-provincial Co-operatives) Amendment Regulations, 2020SR 48/2020 The New Generation Co-operatives (Designated Extra-provincial Co-operatives) Amendment Regulations,...
Read More +The Self-isolation Support Program Regulations, E-13.1 Reg 14, were published in the Saskatchewan Gazette, Part II, Vol. 116 No. 15, April 9, 2020. Additional information on this program can be read on the Saskatchewan government website, and in the Premier’s announcement.
Read More +The following regulations were published in The Saskatchewan Gazette, Part II, Vol. 116 No. 13, March 27, 2020: F-13.4 Reg 42 The Oil Infrastructure Investment Program RegulationsI-14.2 Reg 1 The Irrigation Regulations, 2020P-16.11 Reg 1 The Training Programs Regulations, 2020SR 18/2020 The Ministry of Corrections and Policing Amendment Regulations, 2020SR 19/2020 The Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Amendment...
Read More +The following regulations were published in The Saskatchewan Gazette, Part II, Vol. 116 No. 10, March 6, 2020: SR 13/2020 The Training Allowance Amendment Regulations, 2020SR 14/2020 The Water Security Agency (Industrial Water Use) Amendment Regulations, 2020SR 15/2020 The Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corporation Amendment Regulations, 2020 The following Bills received royal assent on March 16, 2020: Bill 174 The Enforcement...
Read More +Sections 213, 217(1), (3), (4), (6) and 230 of the Economic Action Plan 2014 Act, No. 1, SC 2014, c 20, are proclaimed into force February 3, 2020 (PC 2020-0025). The amendments affect the Vehicle and Equipment Requirements of the Motor Vehicle Safety Act, SC 1993, c.6.
Read More +The following regulations were published in The Saskatchewan Gazette, Part II, Vol. 116 No. 6, February 7, 2020: SR 4/2020 The Summary Offences Procedure Amendment Regulations, 2020SR 5/2020 The Election Act Amendment Regulations, 2020SR 6/2020/ The Election Forms (Chief Electoral Officer) Repeal RegulationsRS 6/2020 Règlement d’abrogation du règlement intitulé The Election Forms (Chief Electoral Officer) RegulationsSR 7/2020 The Health Hazard...
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