Government of Saskatchewan ministries, Crown corporations and organizations are working to minimize the impacts of the postal service disruption.
Les ministères, les sociétés d’État et les organismes du gouvernement de la Saskatchewan travaillent à réduire au minimum les répercussions de l’interruption des services postaux.
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Industry clients, including developers and their agents, must obtain heritage approval under The Heritage Property Act for development and infrastructure projects located on privately-owned and provincial Crown lands.
New project proposals from a wide range of industry sectors that involve ground-disturbing activities must be screened to determine if operations may potentially alter, damage or destroy heritage resources. This includes, but is not limited to:
See a full list of sectors that should be screened.
Heritage Resources Screening (HRS) is Saskatchewan's online regulatory system for industry clients to screen and submit proposed development projects for heritage review and approval.
February 2026: HRS launched on February 4, 2026, for industry clients and heritage professionals. All development proposals to be screened or submitted for heritage regulatory approval must use this system as of this date.
Project footprints must be screened by clients in HRS to determine if the project locations are heritage sensitive.
Screening utilizes a geographic information system (GIS)-based viewer that depicts heritage sensitive and non-heritage sensitive land. Proposed project locations are drawn or imported into the viewer and a screening report is generated.
If the locations are on land that is not heritage sensitive, the project will be given heritage approval.
If the locations are on heritage sensitive land, then the project must be submitted for heritage review.
Heritage approvals are development project specific. They are not transferrable to other projects or activities on the same lands. Approvals are also location specific – any changes to the project footprint will invalidate a heritage approval based on the original footprint and a new heritage approval will need to be obtained for the revised footprint.
Note: Development projects on First Nations land, federal parks or other federal land must seek heritage approval from the appropriate federal authority.
A heritage review is a detailed assessment of the potential impact on heritage resources by the proposed development project.
The review is conducted by either Heritage Conservation Branch staff or by an archaeological consultant selected by the industry client.
If a heritage review is required, an online submission form must be completed directly on the Heritage Resources Screening system.
The information required includes:
If it is determined that there is a low potential of impact on heritage resources, then heritage approval will be provided.
If it is determined that there is a moderate to high potential of impact on heritage resources by the proposed development, then a Heritage Resource Impact Assessment (HRIA) will be required.
When a Heritage Resource Impact Assessment (HRIA) is required for a development project, the following steps are undertaken:
The client must contract an archaeological or palaeontological consultant to conduct the HRIA.
Note: A palaeontological consultant is only required if specified.
Consultants must be qualified to hold a heritage impact assessment investigation permit issued by the Heritage Conservation Branch.
Fieldwork results for the HRIA, including Saskatchewan Archaeological Resource Records (SARRs), reports and supplementary data, must be submitted for approval into HRS.
The Heritage Conservation Branch will review the consultant's report, SARRs and recommendations. It will then notify the client of their review and issue one of the following responses:
HRS is accessed by:
To access HRS, you must have a Saskatchewan Account. Saskatchewan Account is free to use and allows individuals and organizations to securely access a variety of online Government of Saskatchewan services.
Individuals without a Saskatchewan Account can quickly and easily create one by following the steps outlined in Create an Individual Account, which includes a video tutorial.
Clients can create an organization account. Businesses requiring an Organization Saskatchewan Account, must have a director of the business registered with the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) create the organization account. For details and step-by-step video tutorials on how to connect a business account and complete business verification, please visit the Create an Organization Account page.
Once you are registered for a Saskatchewan Account, you must link the Heritage Resources Screening service card to your account.
Before you sign in to HRS, be sure to check the Alerts and Notifications section for system maintenance and availability information.
Information and qualifications required to become a heritage professional, as well as guides and templates required to complete archaeological and palaeontological fieldwork and reports in Saskatchewan are available on the Resources for Heritage Professionals page.
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