WELCOME TO SATA
The Saskatchewan Administrative Tribunals Association (SATA) is a provincial organization of administrative tribunal members and other persons interested in administrative justice.
SATA's objectives are:
- 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.
Tribunals include:
Public-sector appeal bodies and committees for municipalities, colleges and universities
Appeal and discipline committees for professional organizations, sports groups, unions and other associations.
Agencies, boards and commissions of provincial government
SATA Origins
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)
