Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan has no law restricting puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones or surgeries for minors. Across Canada, Canadian Institute for Health Information data show double mastectomies on minors as young as 14. Saskatchewan covers the cost through its public health plan.

National Post, 29 Sep 2023, reporting Canadian Institute for Health Information data

If a student under 16 asks staff to use a new gender-related name or gender identity at school, teachers and other employees may not use it until a parent or guardian consents. The law says this rule applies even where Charter rights would otherwise conflict with it.

The Education Act, 1995, s. 197.4 (S.S. 2023, c. 46)

A person can change the sex designation on a Saskatchewan birth certificate, a health card, or both. The choices are M, F, and X. A birth certificate can also be issued without showing sex.

eHealth Saskatchewan — change of sex designation

A male who identifies as a woman can be housed in a women's federal prison, even if his body is male and his identification still says male, unless a health or safety problem cannot be resolved. A federal count of 99 gender-diverse prisoners, from December 2017 to March 2020, found that 62 percent were males who identify as women. At the end of that count, 67 percent of that group were still in men's prisons. The federal women's prison in Saskatchewan is Okimaw Ohci Healing Lodge in Maple Creek.

CSC Commissioner's Directive 100 (in effect 9 May 2022); CSC research report R-442

The parent-consent rule for students under 16 is in force. The statute says it applies even where Charter rights would otherwise conflict with it.

The Education Act, 1995, s. 197.4 (S.S. 2023, c. 46)

The parents' bill of rights amendment to the education law received royal assent on 20 October 2023.

S.S. 2023, c. 46