Saskatchewan First Act litigation
PILI has initiated a landmark constitutional challenge aiming to
define the limits of provincial amendments to Canada's Constitution
The constitutional challenge
In September 2026, PILI launched a constitutional challenge targeting sections 4 and 5 of The Saskatchewan First Act, which purport to amend the Constitution Act, 1867 and the Saskatchewan Act of 1905. PILI asserts sections 4 and 5 exceed the provincial power of unilateral constitutional amendment in section 45 of the Constitution Act, 1982.
Read the Amended Original Application here.
Protecting judicial independence
Sections 4 and 5 of The Saskatchewan First Act also violate the core jurisdiction of superior courts established under section 96 of the Constitution Act, 1867 and the unwritten principle of judicial independence by purporting to define the unassailable core of Saskatchewan's legislative authority under sections 92 and 92A.
PILI is pursuing a judicial declaration that these statutory provisions are unconstitutional and of no force and effect.
