Accessible Saskatchewan Act

The Accessible Saskatchewan Act (2023, No. 19) is an act of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan relating to accessibility.

Provisions

The act recognises recognises American Sign Language and indigenous sign languages. ^[1]

Public sector bodies are required to publish and implement accessibility plans. ^[2] Municipalities with a population less than 10,000 are exempt. ^[3] The legislation includes school divisions within the Education Act, 1995, and post-secondary education institutions under section 3 of the Post-secondary Education and Skills Training Regulations, 2022. ^[4]

Implementation

The provincial government established its Accessibility Advisory Committee to support the implementation of the act. ^[5] The requirement for public sector bodies to publish accessibility plans came into force in December 2024. ^[2]

See also

• Accessible Canada Act for the corresponding Federal Canadian legislation.
• Ontarians with Disabilities Act for the corresponding Ontario provincial legislation.
• Nova Scotia Accessibility Act for the corresponding Nova Scotia provincial legislation.
• Accessibility for Manitobans Act for the corresponding Manitoba provincial legislation.
• Accessible British Columbia Act for the corresponding British Columbia provincial legislation.
• Disability Discrimination Act for the corresponding UK legislation.
• Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 for the corresponding American federal legislation.

References

1. Koole, Marguerite (2024-04-22). "Saskatchewan recognized ASL and Indigenous sign languages as official languages — and resources are needed for services". The Conversation. Archived from the original on 2024-04-22. Retrieved 2025-04-22.
2. Sciarpelletti, Laura (2024-11-21). "'A fall would be disastrous': Disabled Saskatoon woman calls for better winter accessibility". CBC News. Archived from the original on 2025-01-14. Retrieved 2025-07-28.
3. Apostolovski, Christian (2025-05-05). "City looks to make buildings accessible". Meridian Source. Archived from the original on 2025-07-28. Retrieved 2025-07-28.
4. "Resources needed as ASL and Indigenous sign languages officially recognized in Sask". Saskatoon StarPhoenix. 2024-04-28. Archived from the original on 2024-04-29. Retrieved 2025-07-28.
5. "Sask. establishes Accessibility Advisory Committee to support people with disabilities". Regina Leader-Post. 2024-03-14. Archived from the original on 2024-03-14. Retrieved 2025-07-28.