The federal government announced plans to include contraception in their National Pharmacare plan earlier this year, and one Saskatchewan advocacy group is hopeful the province will jump on board.
“There are so many barriers to accessing contraception in the province, cost being one of the main ones. It can cost up to $500 for a hormonal, intrauterine device. It can cost $300 to $400 a year for hormonal contraceptive pills, which is a huge number for a lot of people across the province.” Brynne Stebbings, co founder of Universal Access to Contraception (UAC) Saskatchewan said.
UAC Sask has been advocating for this since their inception in March of 2023, and members are hoping to see Saskatchewan follow British Columbia and Manitoba in opting into this plan and providing cost free contraceptives to their residents.
Federally, the act was introduced as Bill C-64 in June and has been passed through to the third stage of readings in the …