Guides for administrators and councils
Bill 43, explained by people who read the whole thing.
What section 117 asks of every Saskatchewan council, what it costs, and what to do about it this month. Written from the Act, the Gazette and the minutes of councils who have already decided, with every source named. Independent of the province, SARM and SUMA, and not legal advice.
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The short version of Bill 43
A public-access policy now, the minutes and financial statements online by September 1st, 2027, every bylaw by September 1st, 2028, kept five years, free to download. One page, with the dates and the clause numbers.
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Saskatchewan municipal website cost analysis
What Saskatchewan councils pay for a website, company by company, from their own minutes: yearly fees, builds and the first three years.
7 min read
The two deadlines and the five-year rule
Two dates in section 117, September 1st, 2027 and September 1st, 2028, and the five-year rule that decides how long a posted document stays on the website.
8 min read
What section 117 actually requires, clause by clause
The new online-publication rule in The Municipalities Act, read line by line: which documents, by which date, for how long, and what the Act leaves alone.
7 min read
A checklist for administrators, twelve months out
A month-by-month plan for a municipal office to have its minutes and statements online by September 1st, 2027, and its bylaws ready for 2028.