Bill S-28

The purpose of this enactment is to provide that voting in an election in Saskatchewan is contemporaneous with voting in the neighbouring provinces of Manitoba and Alberta, whether or not daylight saving time is in effect. Unlike the rest of Canada, Saskatchewan does not use daylight saving time.

The Canada Elections Act makes polling hours more contemporaneous across Canada by providing for voting at different hours in different time zones. This partially harmonizes the release of election results in Atlantic and Central Canada with the release of election results in Western Canada.

In order for voting hours in Saskatchewan to be contemporaneous with those in Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec, the hours must be 8:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Saskatchewan time when daylight saving time is not in effect elsewhere, but 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Saskatchewan time when daylight saving time is in effect elsewhere.