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The economy of Saskatchewan has been associated with agriculture resulting in the moniker "Bread Basket of Canada" [6] and Bread Basket of the World. [7] According to the Government of Saskatchewan, approximately 95% of all items produced in Saskatchewan, depend on the basic resources available within the province.
In 2018, Saskatchewan announced that it would discontinue its own provincial job search engine, SaskJobs, on May 1, 2018 in favor of the Job Bank, to provide "enhanced" services for its users. This came after the Brad Wall government made cuts to employment and work readiness programs in the 2017-18 provincial budget. [3]
Saskatchewan and neighbouring Alberta are the only landlocked provinces of Canada. In 2024, Saskatchewan's population was estimated at 1,246,691. [9] Nearly 10% of Saskatchewan's total area of 651,900 km 2 (251,700 sq mi) is fresh water, mostly rivers, reservoirs, and lakes.
In the Canadian province of Saskatchewan, a city is a type of incorporated urban municipality [1] that is created from a town by the minister of municipal affairs. The city form of governmental organization is created by a ministerial order via section 39 of The Cities Act if the town has a population of 5,000 or more and if the change in status is requested by the town council.
Assuming a 40-hour workweek and 52 paid weeks per year, the annual gross employment income of an individual earning the minimum wage in Canada is between C$31,200 (in Alberta and Saskatchewan) and C$39,520 (in Nunavut). [4] The following table lists the hourly minimum wages for adult workers in each province and territory of Canada.
The town itself has a primarily agricultural based economy. Like other Saskatchewan rural communities the town has seen a large portion of young residents leave to find work in other parts of Canada. Yellow Grass has grown little since the boom years in the early twentieth century; many resident families are descendants of the original pioneers.
Flag of Saskatchewan Map of regions of Saskatchewan, used on Wikivoyage.. The regional designations vary widely within the Canadian province of Saskatchewan.With a total land area of 651,036 square kilometres (251,366 sq mi), Saskatchewan is crossed by major rivers such as the Churchill and the Saskatchewan, and exists mostly within the Hudson Bay drainage area.
Regina is the capital city of Saskatchewan, Canada. [1] Its industry was originally largely confined to activities associated with its agricultural hinterland. Oil and natural gas, potash, kaolin, sodium sulphite and bentonite contribute a great part of the economy of Regina, and the surrounding area.