AI-assisted research summary: This Act gives the minister duties and powers over employment-related programs and services, and assigns responsibility for policies and programs benefiting seniors and persons with disabilities.
1 HUMAN RESOURCES, LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT c H-14.1 The Human Resources, Labour and Employment Act being Chapter H‑14.1 (formerly Chapter D‑19) of The Revised Statutes of Saskatchewan, 1978 (effective February 26, 1979) as amended by the Statutes of Saskatchewan, 1979, c 18; 1988‑89, c 42; 1989‑90, c 40; 2013, c S‑15.1; and 2021, c 29. NOTE: This consolidation is not official. Amendments have been incorporated for convenience of reference and the original statutes and regulations should be consulted for all purposes of interpretation and application of the law. In order to preserve the integrity of the original statutes and regulations, errors that may have appeared are reproduced in this consolidation. 2 c H-14.1 HUMAN RESOURCES, LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT Table of Contents 1 Short title 1.1 Interpretation 2 Repealed 3 Repealed 4 Duties and powers of department 4.01 Employment 4.02 Seniors 4.03 Persons with disabilities 4.1 to 7 Repealed Editorial Appendix 3 HUMAN RESOURCES, LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT c H-14.1 CHAPTER H-14.1 An Act respecting Human Resources, Labour and Employment Short title 1 This Act may be cited as The Human Resources, Labour and Employment Act. 1988‑89, c 42, s 27.[see Editorial Appendix] Interpretation 1.1 In this Act: (a) Repealed. 2021, c 29, s 6. (b) “minister” means the member of the Executive Council to whom for the time being the administration of this Act is assigned. 1988‑89, c 42, s 27; 2021, c 29, s 6. 2 Repealed. 1988‑89, c 42, s 27. 3 Repealed. 1988‑89, c 42, s 27. Duties and powers of department 4(1) The minister shall: (a) Repealed. 2013, c S‑15.1, s 10‑22. (b) Repealed. 2013, c S‑15.1, s 10‑22. (c) consider and report upon any petition or recommendation for a change in the labour law of Saskatchewan that is presented or made by a trade union, employers’ organization or other organization or person. (2) The minister may provide facilities for finding employment and for making available throughout Saskatchewan information on opportunities for employment and the availability of labour. (3) Repealed. 1988‑89, c 42, s 27. (4) Repealed. 2013, c S‑15.1, s 10‑22. R.S.S. 1978, c D‑19, s 4; 1973, c 31, s 1; 1988‑89, c 42, s 27; 2013, c S‑15.1, s 10‑22. 4 c H-14.1 HUMAN RESOURCES, LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT Employment 4.01 The minister may: (a) establish and operate any programs and services connected with human resources matters that the minister considers necessary to provide adequate employment opportunities for residents of Saskatchewan, including programs related to: (i) job placement; (ii) labour market research; (iii) labour mobility; (iv) migration of persons into Saskatchewan; (v) the development of employment in Saskatchewan; (vi) vocational guidance and employment counselling related to the creation of employment opportunities; (b) co‑ordinate and promote policies, programs and activities of the ministries and agencies of the Government of Saskatchewan relating to job creation; (c) co‑ordinate the activities of other ministries and agencies of the Government of Saskatchewan to facilitate the development of a comprehensive labour market directed program; (d) monitor, promote and co‑ordinate the development and implementation of programs respecting the provision of jobs in Saskatchewan; (e) take measures to provide the people of Saskatchewan with the opportunity to participate in those programs; (f) collect and disseminate information with respect to the development of employment in Saskatchewan, including the establishment of local offices; (g) encourage and stimulate job creation and job development ideas by the ministries and agencies of the Government of Saskatchewan and the private sector; (h) undertake planning, research and investigation with respect to job creation in Saskatchewan; (i) implement any programs that the minister considers necessary with respect to the provision of jobs in Saskatchewan. 1988‑89, c 42, s 27; 2021, c 29, s 6. Seniors 4.02 The minister is responsible for the co‑ordination, development and implementation of social, cultural, economic and other policies, programs and activities for the benefit of senior citizens in Saskatchewan. 1988‑89, c 42, s 27. 5 HUMAN RESOURCES, LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT c H-14.1 Persons with disabilities 4.03 The minister is responsible for the co‑ordination, development and implementation of social, cultural, economic and other policies, programs and activities for the benefit of persons with disabilities. 1989‑90, c 40, s 4.03. 4.1 to 7 Repealed. 1988‑89, c 42, s 27. Editorial Appendix The chapter number and long title of this Act were changed by subsection 27(2) of The Government Organization Consequential Amendment Act, 1988. 6 c H-14.1 HUMAN RESOURCES, LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT REGINA, SASKATCHEWAN Printed by the authority of THE QUEEN’S PRINTER Copyright©2021