The province will no longer be holding immigration detainees for the Canadian Border Services Agency.

On April 3, Corrections, Policing, and Public Safety Minister Christine Tell provided notice to the federal government that Saskatchewan would be ending that agreement.

"We have reviewed the existing agreement and, after careful consideration, determined it is no longer consistent with the goals we want to achieve in Saskatchewan correctional facilities," Tell said.

The province originally signed the existing memorandum of understanding to house persons detained under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act in 1994. The agreement will officially end on September 30. Saskatchewan is working with CBSA to develop a safe and effective transition plan. 

While Saskatchewan will no longer hold individuals solely on immigration matters related to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, it will continue to hold non-Canadian citizens who have criminal charges until those matters have been concluded.