WELCOME TO SATA

• To facilitate the sharing of professional information experience and expertise about administrative justice by our members;
• To promote and assist in the education and training of tribunal members and staff;
• To address common concerns of members within the administrative justice system in Saskatchewan;
• To act as a source of information and consultation on issues relating to the administration, development and improvement of the administrative justice system; and
• To liaise with tribunal members and staff in other provinces and in the federal jurisdiction and with their organizations.

In 2007, Ombudsman Saskatchewan completed a review of administrative tribunals in Saskatchewan entitled: Hearing Back: Piecing Together Timeliness in Saskatchewan’s Administrative Tribunals.

The report contained 27 recommendations for improving tribunal practices. Many of these recommendations referred to better training.

In 2009, Ombudsman Saskatchewan began a project with the Dispute Resolution Office, a branch of the Ministry of Justice, to develop a training resource for members of administrative tribunals and others. That project resulted in Practice Essentials for Administrative Tribunals: Practice Essentials for Administrative Tribunals (ombudsman.sk.ca).

Partly as a result of the Ombudsman’s recommendations, Saskatchewan Administrative Tribunals Association (SATA) was incorporated as a Non-Profit Corporation. SATA held its inaugural founding meeting, on June 7, 2012, in Regina where the bylaws were adopted and the initial Board of Directors was elected.

Bylaw #1 (amended August 12, 2025)