Saskatchewan says it plans to require the hospitality sector and ride-sharing platforms to alert police when there is reasonable suspicion a person is being trafficked, adding a reporting duty to existing law.
The measure appeared in the Oct. 27 Speech from the Throne. The address identifies hotels, motels and vacation rentals as settings where trafficking occurs, but provides no figures by location.
Saskatchewan’s The Protection from Human Trafficking Act took effect April 20, 2022. It allows victims to request protection orders and seek compensation from traffickers. The speech does not say what information a report would need to contain, which specific providers or platforms would be covered, or when the proposed duty would begin.
Police in Saskatchewan recorded 23 human trafficking incidents in 2024: 16 under the Criminal Code and seven under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act. From 2014 to 2024, the province recorded 154 such incidents, an average annual rate of 1.2 per 100,000 people. Statistics Canada says police records may miss trafficking cases across Canada because the crime is difficult to detect and measure.
In April, Saskatchewan committed C$115,000 to Hospitality Saskatchewan for training across the hospitality and tourism industries, including front-line workers, to identify and respond to trafficking.
The Assembly’s Nov. 2 order paper lists Justice Minister Tim McLeod to move first reading of Bill 65, The Protection From Human Trafficking Amendment Act, 2026.
