The Saskatchewan Bill of Rights is a statute of the Canadian Province of Saskatchewan, first enacted by the provincial Legislature in 1947 and "Assented To" on April 1, 1947 and then "In Force" on May 1, 1947.[1] It was the first bill of rights enacted in the Commonwealth of Nations since the original Bill of Rights enacted by the English Parliament in 1689.[2] It was also the forerunner of modern human rights legislation in Canada.
The Bill of Rights continues to be in force, through incorporation into The Saskatchewan Human Rights Code, the current provincial statute protecting human rights.
- ^ The Saskatchewan Bill of Rights Act, 1947, SS 1947, c. 35. https://wbrenna.ca/wilson/projects/billofrights/bor.pdf
- ^ Bill of Rights, 1 William & Mary Sess. 2 (1689), c. 2.