SASKATCHEWAN (CBC) - The Saskatchewan Party government has passed its fixed election date law, setting the stage for elections every four years.

Under the law, which received third and final reading in the legislature on Tuesday, voters will next go to the polls on Nov. 7, 2011.

The new law sets the provincial election date as the first Monday in November, every four years.

Other provinces, including Ontario and British Columbia, have adopted fixed election dates, but Saskatchewan's neighbouring provinces, Alberta and Manitoba, have not.

The legislation was among six bills passed in the legislature Tuesday, the Saskatchewan Party's first batch since being elected last November. A fixed election date was one of the Saskatchewan Party's campaign promises.

Among the other bills passed Tuesday was one that eliminates expiry dates on gift cards.

The spring session of the legislature is scheduled to end May 15.

Still on the order paper are some bills that have already proven controversial, including an essential services law that could prevent certain public employees from going on strike and amendments to the Trade Union Act that could make it tougher for unions to get certified in workplaces.

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