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March 31, 2020

Message from the Information Services Corporation

Effective April 2, 2020, all Continuance submissions will be manually reviewed. You will still file your Continuance submission online on the Customer Portal, but it will no longer be automatically registered.

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March 31, 2020

Legislative Update March 2020

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...

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March 30, 2020

Federal Proclamation

Sections 236, 241, 249, 252 to 254, 256 and 267 of the Budget Implementation Act, 2019, No. 1, SC 2019, c 29, are proclaimed into force on the day on which this order is registered (which is April 1, 2020). The proclamation effects amendments to the Pilotage Act.

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March 27, 2020

Friday Tip – Need an Online Textbook? Try the CED!

By Ken Fox, Research Librarian In essence, the Canadian Encyclopedia Digest Online is a comprehensive legal textbook. I can’t guarantee that it has the same scope as that classic work in a given practice area that you know and rely on. But if you are needing an online legal text, and don’t have access to an ebook edition, then in...

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March 27, 2020

Free CPD webinar on working remotely

While working remotely is not new, the disruption caused by the current Covid-19 pandemic is forcing many businesses, including lawyers, to deliver client service from outside the office. If you are wondering how to maintain your practice in a time of social isolation, this session can start you down the path of delivering your work product remotely. This webinar, hosted...

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March 26, 2020

Remote Execution of Certain Documents By Electronic Means

On March 26, 2020, the Government of Saskatchewan enacted the following emergency regulations: The Land Titles (Public Emergencies) Amendment Regulations, 2020 (impacting The Land Titles Regulations, 2001); The Electronic Information and Documents (Public Emergencies) Regulations (impacting The Electronic Information and Documents Act, 2000); Q&A from the Ministry of Justice The Powers of Attorney (Public Emergencies) Regulations (impacting The Powers of Attorney Act, 2002); Q&A from the...

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