Saskatchewan.

• Author: Drake, Anne
• Position: Legislative Reports

The fourth session of the twenty-seventh legislature closed on November 26, 2015. Seven bills received Royal Assent.

Significant Legislation

Several significant pieces of legislation were passed. The MRI Facilities Licensing Act will allow individuals to pay a private facility for an MRI scan. The Saskatchewan Farm Security Amendment Act, 2015 clarifies who is eligible to own farm and ranch land in Saskatchewan and provides the Saskatchewan Farm Land Security Board with more power to enforce the legislation. The Saskatchewan Employment (Essential Services) Amendment Act, 2015 brings current legislation in line with a recent Supreme Court ruling regarding essential services.

Expanded Mandate for the Provincial Ombudsman of Saskatchewan

Following an inquiry into a conflict of interest complaint regarding a former reeve of a rural municipality and a proposed development in that municipality, the legislature passed The Municipal Conflict of Interest Amendment Act, 2015 to improve processes that address and prevent municipal conflict of interest situations. One of the changes expands the mandate of the Provincial Ombudsman to investigate complaints regarding council administrative processes, conflicts of interest, and code of ethics breaches at the municipal level. Canadian Parliamentary Association Canadian Region...