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Northeast (Region 1), including Prince Albert and the eastern two-thirds of Northern Saskatchewan. Northwest (Region 2), including the Battlefords, Meadow Lake, and the western third of Northern Saskatchewan. Southeast (Region 4), including Regina and Estevan. Southwest (Region 6), including Moose Jaw and Swift Current.
The area is co-extensive with Division No. 18, Saskatchewan, [2] [3] one of Statistics Canada's census divisions in the province for its 2016 census. The census division is the largest in the province terms of area at 269,996.55 square kilometres (104,246.25 sq mi), representing 46 per cent of the province's entire area of 588,239.21 square ...
Saskatchewan can be divided into three regions: grassland (part of the Great Plains) in the south, aspen parkland in the centre, and forest in the north. The forest region lies partly on the northern part of the Great Plains and partly on the Canadian Shield. Its principal rivers are the Assiniboine River, and North and South Saskatchewan Rivers.
The provinces and territories are sometimes grouped into regions, listed here from west to east by province, followed by the three territories.Seats in the Senate are equally divided among four regions: the West, Ontario, Quebec, and the Maritimes, with special status for Newfoundland and Labrador as well as for the three territories of Northern Canada ('the North').
In Saskatchewan, towns must have a population above 5,000 in order to be granted city status. [3] A city does not automatically revert to town status if the population drops below 5,000; this only occurs if the city council requests it, the majority of electors vote to revert to town status or the appropriate provincial minister is of the opinion that the reversion to town status is in the ...
The Cities Act, The Municipalities Act and The Northern Municipalities Act stipulate governance of these municipalities. [5] [6] [7] Saskatchewan's Ministry of Municipal Relations is responsible for providing provincial programs and services to municipalities. [8] In 2021, just over 43% of Saskatchewan's population resided in its two largest ...
Saskatchewan's Ministry of Health is responsible for policy direction, sets and monitors standards, and provides funding for regional health authorities and provincial health services. Saskatchewan's health system is a single-payer system. Medical practitioners in Saskatchewan are independent contractors.
[3] [4] Saskatchewan's largest and smallest towns are Kindersley and Scott with populations of 4,678 and 75 respectively. [ 3 ] A city can be created from a town by the Minister of Municipal Affairs by ministerial order via section 39 of The Cities Act if the town has a population of 5,000 or more and the change in status is requested by the ...