Bill 609 — The Saskatchewan Wildfire Strategy Act
Introduced on 2025-12-02 · Sponsor: Leroy Laliberte
Requires Saskatchewan's government to create a provincial strategy for preventing and managing wildfires.
- Ministry of Corrections, Policing and Public Safety must establish a provincial wildfire management strategy
- Ministry must provide public guidelines to raise awareness and knowledge about wildfires
- Ministry must publish existing statistics on wildfire actions and risk factors
- Ministry must promote collaboration and knowledge sharing across sectors and jurisdictions
- Ministry must define best practices for preventing and fighting wildfires
- Within 180 days, and yearly after, ministry must consult First Nations, Métis and municipal governments in Northern Saskatchewan, Canada, and wildfire experts
- Ministry must report yearly on its progress on the wildfire strategy
The bill on the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan website