Data-center law in Saskatchewan

S.S. 2007, c. P-13.2, ss. 2, 46, 49, 62, 243

Effective 2007-03-21 · Applies to both

A council may authorize the preparation and adoption of a zoning bylaw for all or a part of the municipality only in conjunction with the adoption of an official community plan. A zoning bylaw must contain provisions prescribing or establishing districts, prescribing the permitted uses in each district and providing for a system of development permits.

Development means the carrying out of any building, engineering, mining or other operations in, on or over land or the making of any material change in the use or intensity of the use of any building or land. If a zoning bylaw is in effect and a development permit is required, no person may undertake a development or commence a use unless the person obtains a development permit.

A person who applies for a development permit for a use that a zoning bylaw describes as a discretionary use receives the permit only if council approves the application. No building permit is valid unless a subsisting development permit, if such a permit is required, has been issued.

An individual who contravenes the Act or a bylaw passed under it is liable on summary conviction to a fine of not more than $10,000, imprisonment for not more than one year or both, a corporation to a fine of not more than $25,000, and a continuing offence to a daily fine of not more than $2,500. The Act came into force on March 21, 2007.

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S.S. 1979-80, c. E-10.1, ss. 2, 7.2, 8-9, 20

Effective 1980-08-25 · Applies to both

A development is any project, operation or activity, or any alteration or expansion of one, that is likely to affect a unique, rare or endangered feature of the environment, substantially use a provincial resource and so pre-empt its use for another purpose, emit pollutants or create by-products or waste not regulated by another Act, cause widespread public concern because of potential environmental changes, involve a new technology concerned with resource utilization that may induce significant environmental change, or have a significant impact on the environment.

A proponent must obtain ministerial approval to proceed with a development, and no person may proceed with a development until the person has received ministerial approval. The proponent of a development must conduct an assessment of the development and prepare and submit to the minister a statement relating to the development. A person who proposes to engage in an undertaking may apply to the minister for a determination as to whether the proposed undertaking is a development.

A person who contravenes a provision of the Act or the regulations is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding $500,000, imprisonment not exceeding six months or both, and, for a continuing offence, a further fine of $250,000 for each day or part of a day. The Act came into force on August 25, 1980.

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R.S.S. 1978, c. P-19, ss. 3, 8.2-8.3, 38, 59.02

Effective 1979-02-26 · Applies to both

The Saskatchewan Power Corporation and its wholly owned subsidiaries are agents of the Crown. Subject to the consents the Act allows, the corporation has the exclusive right to supply, transmit, distribute and sell electrical energy in the areas the section describes.

The corporation may consent, on terms it considers advisable, to the supply, transmission, distribution or sale of electrical energy by or to a person or category of persons, and a consent is not effective unless it is given expressly and in writing. The corporation is deemed to have consented where the person or category of persons comply with the conditions prescribed in the regulations or the circumstances meet those the regulations prescribe.

To ensure the reliability and security of its lines, facilities and supply, the corporation may establish design, operation or reliability standards for facilities owned or operated by a person that are interconnected with its lines or generation facilities, and require compliance with them.

If a person fails to comply with such a standard, or supplies, transmits, distributes or sells electrical energy without the corporation’s consent in contravention of section 38, the corporation may refuse to transmit or distribute electrical energy to or on behalf of the person, disconnect its lines from the person’s facilities, or take other action it considers necessary.

If, in its opinion, there is a power emergency or one may reasonably be expected, the corporation may allocate and distribute electrical energy between different customers or classes of customers, establish preferences and priorities between them, and interrupt or decrease delivery to, or cut off the supply of electrical energy to, any customer or class of customers. The consolidation prints the Act as Chapter P-19 of The Revised Statutes of Saskatchewan, 1978, effective February 26, 1979.

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S.S. 2005, c. W-8.1, ss. 50, 57, 59, 90

Effective 2005-05-27 · Applies to both

Unless authorized by the corporation, no person may divert or use any surface water, or construct works to divert or use surface water. Unless authorized by the corporation, no person may divert, pump or use any ground water, or construct works to divert, pump or use ground water.

A person who owns or occupies land may use any quantity of ground water required for domestic purposes on the land, but is not entitled to divert, pump or use ground water by any works unless the authority has been obtained under the Act or the person is exempt from the requirement of approval. On application the corporation may issue a water rights licence to any person for the right to the use of any water, subject to the exceptions the section states.

No person may commence the construction, extension, alteration or operation of any works unless the person has first obtained the written approval of the corporation. Section 59 does not apply to a dugout, pump or well constructed for domestic purposes by a person entitled to domestic use, or to works the regulations designate as not requiring approval. No person may take or use water without having authority from the corporation.

Every person who contravenes that prohibition is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding $1,000,000 for each day or part of a day during which the offence continues. The Act came into force on May 27, 2005.

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S.S. 2021, c. 9, ss. 5-6, 16, 19, 39

Effective 2022-01-01 · Applies to both

The owner of each building in Saskatchewan must ensure that the building is designed, constructed, erected, added to, placed, altered, repaired, renovated, demolished, relocated, removed, used or occupied in accordance with the construction standards. The Lieutenant Governor in Council may declare in force all or part of a prescribed edition of the National Building Code of Canada, the National Energy Code of Canada for Buildings or the National Plumbing Code of Canada.

Each local authority must administer and enforce the Act, the regulations, ministerial interpretations, the orders of its appointed building official and the decisions and orders of the appeal board. No owner or owner’s representative may authorize any person to start construction, alteration or other work on a building that requires a permit under clause 16(11)(a) unless that person is authorized by a permit to do so.

An individual who contravenes the Act is liable on summary conviction to a fine of not more than $25,000 and, for a continuing offence, a further fine of not more than $5,000 for each day or part of a day, and a corporation to a fine of not more than $200,000 and a further fine of not more than $20,000 for each day or part of a day. The Act came into force on January 1, 2022.

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S.S. 1993, c. E-6.3, ss. 3, 5, 16, 19, 29

Effective 1993-05-21 · Applies to both

All work of electrical installation must conform to the requirements of the latest prescribed edition of the Canadian Electrical Code, subject to any amendments the minister prescribes. No contractor may commence any work of electrical installation without first being issued a permit authorizing the work, subject to the exceptions the section states.

A major electrical installation is one that has an ampacity in excess of 200 amperes, has a voltage in excess of 300 volts or is in a hazardous location. For a major electrical installation to be made in Saskatchewan, the chief inspector may request the contractor, owner, architect, designer or consultant to submit the plans and specifications with the examination fee, and the person to whom the request is directed must submit them.

The Act does not apply to the work of electrical installation in power houses, substations or other facilities in which electricity is produced or from which electricity is distributed and from which some or all of that electricity is sold.

An individual who contravenes the Act is liable on summary conviction to a fine of not more than $25,000 and, for a continuing offence, a further fine of not more than $5,000 for each day or part of a day, and a corporation to a fine of not more than $200,000 and a further fine of not more than $20,000 for each day or part of a day. The Act came into force on May 21, 1993.

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S.S. 2010, c. E-10.22, ss. 51-53, 84; Saskatchewan Environmental Code, ch. E.1.2

Effective 2015-06-01 · Applies to both

Chapter E.1.2 of the Saskatchewan Environmental Code applies to every person who intends to establish an industrial source facility and to every industrial source facility owner. It does not apply to equipment using natural gas, commercial fuel oil or other commercially available fuel solely for domestic, commercial or institutional comfort heating, recreation or food preparation, among other exclusions.

No person may establish an industrial source facility unless the person has notified the minister and received a notification number from the minister. A facility that annually emits, or is expected to annually emit, more than 10 metric tonnes of one type of Class I air contaminant listed in the Appendix, or more than 25 metric tonnes of any combination of three or more types of Class I air contaminants, is a prescribed industrial source.

Every person who intends to become an industrial source facility owner must have an environmental protection plan prepared and certified by a qualified person as satisfying the chapter’s results-based objective. The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations prohibiting or imposing conditions on industrial activities, industrial operations or industrial sources.

Every person who contravenes a provision of the Act, the regulations or the code, for which no penalty is otherwise provided, is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding $1,000,000 for each day or part of a day during which the offence continues, imprisonment not exceeding three years, or both. The Saskatchewan Environmental Code Adoption Regulations came into force on June 1, 2015.

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