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Appeal Court says challenge of Saskatchewan pronoun law can continue

  • The Canadian Press

  • Canadian Press

  • August 11, 2025

People hold signs while attending a rally against the Saskatchewan government's proposed legislation on pronoun policy in front of the Saskatchewan legislature in Regina, on Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Heywood Yu

REGINA -- The Saskatchewan Court of Appeal says a challenge of the province's school pronoun law can continue.

It has granted, in part, the government's appeal of a decision that allowed the challenge.

But the court says a judge has jurisdiction to determine whether the law limits Charter rights.

The law, which came into force in 2023, requires parental consent if children under 16 want to change their names or pronouns at school.

Lawyers for the LGBTQ+ group UR Pride brought forward the challenge, arguing the law causes irreparable harm to gender diverse youth and its case should move ahead.

The government argued its use of the notwithstanding clause should end the challenge.

More coming.