Legislative Report
May 15, 2025

2025 Spring Legislative Session Summary

With the spring sitting of the Legislature concluding today, Premier Scott Moe shared how your Sask Party government is delivering for you. Our government has implemented all campaign promises in less than a year and maintained the only balanced budget in Canada.

In this year's budget, record investments continue to be made in health care, education and community safety, in addition to delivering more affordability measures than ever before.

New affordability measures include:

• The Fertility Treatment Tax Credit, helping individuals or couples cover costs associated with fertility treatments;
• Doubling the Active Families Benefit tax credit and raising the qualifying income threshold to $120,000 will make children's sports, arts, cultural and recreational activities more affordable;
• Seniors receive an increase in the senior supplement amount by $500 annually for the next four years, starting in 2025 - over and above the impact of indexation;
• An increase to the Personal Care Home Benefit will help more than 2,000 low-income seniors with the cost of living in a licensed personal care home;
• The Graduate Retention Program has also increased, with a maximum benefit of $24,000 for students who live and work in Saskatchewan after graduating from a post-secondary institution;
• The Saskatchewan Advantage Scholarship provides up to $3,000 for Grade 12 students attending post-secondary institutions in the province;
• All education property tax mill rates have been reduced to absorb the increase in property assessment values and ensure this assessment year is revenue neutral for the province. This change will save property owners in the province more than $100 million annually;
• Reinstating the Home Renovation Tax Credit saves residents up to $420 and seniors $525 annually in provincial income tax;
• The First-Time Homebuyers' Tax Credit maximum benefit increased to $1,575, making homeownership more attainable for first-time homebuyers,and the PST Rebate on new home construction was made permanent;
• The Disability Tax Credit and the Disability Tax Credit supplement for children under 18 both increased by 25 per cent, in addition to indexation;
• The Caregiver Tax Credit also increased by 25 per cent, in addition to indexation, which provides financial support for families who care for adult children or parents with physical or mental impairments;
•  The Small Business Tax Rate remains at one per cent, which benefits more than 35,000 small businesses and saves them over $50 million annually in corporate income taxes; and
• The Small and Medium Enterprise Investment Tax Credit provides a non-refundable tax credit for individuals or corporations that invest in the equity of eligible Saskatchewan small and medium enterprises, while the Saskatchewan Class 1 Truck Driver Training Rebate Program supports individuals seeking their commercial driving license.

Amendments to The Construction Codes Act allow the development of a pilot framework intended to help eligible municipalities dispose of structures as well as provide a training opportunity for local volunteer fire departments.

Additionally, legislation introduced and passed this year aims to advance community safety. Amendments to The Safe Public Spaces (Street Weapons Act) include fentanyl, methamphetamine and hypodermic needles as categories of street weapons recognizing the significant risks these items present to public safety. New regulations under The Trespass to Property Amendment Regulations, 2025, will allow police to immediately enforce the Act against individuals partaking in activities such as public intoxication and drug use as it will be automatically considered trespassing in public spaces or businesses.

This April, the Government of Saskatchewan was pleased to reach a new agreement between the Government-Trustee Bargaining Committee and the Teachers' Bargaining Committee. This new agreement recognizes the important role of teachers and provides certainty for teachers, students and their families.

Health care also continues to be a top priority for our government. The new Regina Breast Health Centre started welcoming patients this spring offering a co-location of essential services to streamline care, reduce wait times and improve patient experience. Progress continues to be made with recruitment guided by the Health Human Resources Action Plan to recruit, train, incentivize and retain more staff in the province. To continue that work, Saskatchewan's Rural and Remote Recruitment Incentive Program has been expanded to an additional 16 communities for a total of 70. This incentive of up to $50,000 for a three-year return-in-service is offered to new, permanent full-time employees in nine high-priority health occupations in rural and remote communities. A recruitment campaign also launched recently encouraging physicians from the United States to consider practicing in Saskatchewan.

Our strong and steady economy combined with our government’s fiscal responsibility is the foundation for programs, initiatives and affordability measures that matter most to Saskatchewan people. We continue to lead Canada in many areas:

• The best job creation record in Canada;
• The lowest unemployment rate in Canada;
• The strongest wholesale sales growth in Canada;
• The most affordable place to live in Canada;
• The only balanced budget in Canada; and
• The only completely carbon tax free province in Canada.

Thank you to the great people of Saskatchewan who make our culture rich and our communities wonderful places to live. We will continue to work hard alongside you and ensure our province is the best place to live, work and raise a family in Canada.

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