Parents' Bill of Rights (Saskatchewan)

The Education (Parents' Bill of Rights) Amendment Act, 2023, commonly known as the Parents' Bill of Rights, is a 2023 piece of legislation amending the Saskatchewan Education Act. Also known as Bill 137, the legislation was introduced on October 10 during an emergency session of the 29th Saskatchewan Legislature, and it was passed on October 20 after a week of intensive debate in the Legislative Assembly. The provincial government, led by Premier Scott Moe, invoked the notwithstanding clause—Section 33 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms—to pass the legislation and protect it from legal challenges based on Charter Rights.

Bill 137 requires parental notification and consent when students under the age of 16 wish to change their preferred names, nicknames or pronouns that could be related to gender expression while at school. In addition, the bill places restrictions on sexual health education, making provisions for parental consent and prohibiting outside party involvement in the teaching of sexual health education. In addition it requires teachers to not answer potentially controversial questions asked by students and to instead advise them to speak to their family. The bill, and the process used to pass it, drew criticism from legal and human rights experts. It also proved divisive among residents of the province, drawing large crowds at protests since the policies were first proposed in the summer of 2023. The bill was cited as an example of the encroachment of American "culture wars" into Canadian politics.