Courts of Saskatchewan

Discretionary Publication Ban List

Court of King’s Bench

The following list of discretionary publication bans issued in proceedings in the Court of King’s Bench for Saskatchewan is subject to the following limitations:

• The list may not contain all current publication bans issued prior to March 15, 2023.
• The list may not contain publication bans ordered by the Provincial Court which apply to cases proceeding at the Court of King’s Bench.
• Discretionary publication ban orders will be posted as soon as possible upon being made.
• The precise terms of a publication ban order may not necessarily be posted to this site. It is your responsibility to obtain the precise terms of the order if required by contacting the appropriate Registrar’s Office.
• The list may not contain publication bans ordered pursuant to section 525(6) of the Criminal Code relating to the detention review application and/or hearing process, as described in Criminal Practice Directive #8.
• Information regarding automatic publication bans which are in effect by operation of statute (i.e. mandatory publication bans) is not included on this website. Members of the public are expected to inform themselves of the circumstances under which mandatory bans are in effect.

It is the responsibility of persons who attend court proceedings or who see or obtain copies of court files or records, to inform themselves of any legal restrictions that limit publication of court records or proceedings, including both mandatory and discretionary publication bans, and to comply with all publication bans.