Introduction

This is the annual report on the administration of The Accessible Saskatchewan Act (ASA) for the 2025-26 fiscal year. Over the last year, the Government of Saskatchewan has been working to implement the ASA and promote accessibility awareness in Saskatchewan by doing the following:

• implementing the Government of Saskatchewan’s accessibility plan;
• providing training and resources to public sector bodies to develop their first accessibility plans under the ASA; and
• engaging in ongoing collaboration with the Accessibility Advisory Committee to develop accessibility standards under the ASA.

These actions are key steps towards making Saskatchewan a more inclusive and accessible province for persons with disabilities.

Accomplishments in 2025-26

Accessibility Advisory Committee

The Accessibility Advisory Committee is a group of 15 Saskatchewan residents from across the province who have been selected to provide advice to the Government on a range of accessibility issues. The majority of people on the Accessibility Advisory Committee identify as having a disability.

Saskatchewan’s first Accessibility Advisory Committee was established in March 2024 with committee members appointed for a two-year term. In March 2026 the membership of the committee was refreshed by re-appointing nine members, continuing the appointment of one member who joined the committee in the middle of the first term, and appointing five new members.

The Accessibility Advisory Committee met eight times in the 2025-26 fiscal year. The committee’s work remains focused on developing their recommendations for accessibility standards that align to the seven priority areas outlined in the ASA.

Supporting Public Sector Bodies

Under the ASA, organizations prescribed as Public Sector Bodies (PSBs) are required to develop and publicly post an accessibility plan highlighting actions that their organization will take to identify and remove accessibility barriers over a three-year period. These plans must be reviewed and updated at least every three years. The deadline for PSBs to post their first accessibility plans was December 3, 2025.

Under the ASA, there are a total of 102 organizations prescribed as PSBs representing multiple sectors including education, healthcare, municipalities, parks and recreation, and other government services. Over the last year the Saskatchewan Accessibility Office (SAO) has worked to support these organizations in developing their accessibility plans by providing, templates, guiding resources and advice through emails, phone calls, and one-on-one meetings related to engaging persons with disabilities, identifying accessibility barriers, and identifying potential actions to take to improve accessibility. Saskatchewan’s PSBs have shown their dedication to improving accessibility as all 102 organizations met the requirements and made their accessibility plans available on their websites. For information purposes links to all public sector bodies can be found at accessiblesk.saskatchewan.ca/public-sector-bodies-accessibility-plans.

To provide continued support to PSBs the SAO has started a quarterly newsletter to keep these organizations up to date on accessibility initiatives across Saskatchewan and the rest of Canada. This can include new grants available across Canada to support the advancement of accessibility, new resources created by the Government of Saskatchewan to help organizations adopt accessible practices, engagement opportunities on accessibility standards, and upcoming legislative requirements.

Next Steps

Over the next year, the SAO will continue to work with the Accessibility Advisory Committee on the development of accessibility standards for Saskatchewan. This may include public engagement on proposed accessibility standards, publishing of proposed standards, or the passing of standards into law through regulations.

The SAO will also continue to promote awareness and provide education on accessibility by supporting PSBs as they begin to implement their accessibility plans. This will include providing ongoing communications to PSBs on new accessibility initiatives and learnings, providing guidance on accessible practices through the development of resource guides and templates, and continuing to be available to provide one-on-one advice to PSBs as requested.

Contact Information

If you require this document in an alternate format, please contact the Saskatchewan Accessibility Office at:

14th Floor, 1920 Broad Street

Regina, SK S4P 3V6

Toll-free: 1-877-915-7468

Phone: 306-787-7283

Email: accessiblesk@gov.sk.ca