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Saskatchewan’s Unemployment Rated Second Lowest Among Provinces
May 5, 2023 Seasonally Adjusted Unemployment Rate Reached 4.8 per cent; 5,600 Jobs Created Year-Over-Year Newly released labour force numbers from Statistics Canada for April show strong, continued growth in Saskatchewan’s economy, with 5,600 new jobs when compared to April 2022. All job growth was full time employment. “Saskatchewan continues to impress with even more […]
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Read MoreSustained residential-sector activity drives growth across Saskatchewan’s construction and maintenance sectors
April 26, 2023 Saskatchewan’s construction sector is in the midst of a sustained period of growth, as elevated levels of activity in both the residential and non-residential sectors should bring work to a peak in 2024. Market conditions should ease thereafter but remain elevated by historical standards through 2032. The BuildForce Canada 2023–2032 Construction and […]
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Read MoreSaskatchewan Adds 9,500 Jobs, Third Lowest Unemployment Rate in Nation
April 6, 2023 Newly released labour force figures from Statistics Canada for March reveal more job growth in Saskatchewan, with 9,500 new jobs when compared to March 2022, an increase of 1.7 per cent. “With 24 months of consecutive year-over-year job growth, Saskatchewan remains the national leader in consistent job and economic growth,” Immigration and […]
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Read More$10-a-day child care for families in Saskatchewan
From: Employment and Social Development Canada March 6, 2023 Families across Canada know that affordable child care is not a luxury—it’s a necessity. That is why the Government of Canada has been working with provinces and territories to implement an affordable, inclusive, and high-quality early learning and child care system to put money back in […]
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Read MoreSaskatchewan To Achieve $10 A Day Child Care By April 2023
March 6, 2023 The Governments of Saskatchewan and Canada are pleased to announce that parent fees for regulated child care in the province will be reduced to $10 a day starting April 1, 2023. Saskatchewan is one of the first Canadian provinces to achieve this milestone, which is three years ahead of schedule as outlined […]
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Read MoreJanuary Sees Over 16,000 New Jobs
February 10, 2023 Saskatchewan’s Month-to-Month Employment up 4,500 Recently released January labour force figures from Statistics Canada show Saskatchewan is off to a strong start in 2023, with 16,400 new jobs when compared to January 2022, an increase of 2.9 per cent. “Our province is off to a great start in 2023, with thousands of […]
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Read MoreSaskatchewan’s Labour Force is Strong, Resilient and Ready for the Future
January 17, 2023 Annual Labour Force Figures Show Second Lowest Unemployment Rate Among the Provinces, Second Largest Employment Increase in 45 Years Saskatchewan had 576,800 people employed in 2022, an increase of 18,600 or 3.3 per cent from 2021, the second largest percentage increase since records began in 1976. The province is on track to […]
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Read MoreStrong Job Growth, Unemployment Rate Show a Provincial Economy That Works for Everyone
January 6, 2023 Saskatchewan employment reaches 573,600, up 7,700 jobs year over year Today, Statistics Canada released December 2022 job numbers, showing Saskatchewan’s continued economic growth having added 7,700 jobs when compared to December 2021, with month-to-month employment also increasing by 4,200. “2022 was a very good year for Saskatchewan, with remarkable economic growth, record […]
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Read MoreYa’ thi Néné awarded close to $1M in funding for workforce development programs in the Athabasca Basin
The Ya’thi Néné Land and Resource Office (YNLR) is very pleased to be the recipient of a $997,221 contribution from Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan) under the Jobs and Growth Fund to support the implementation of workforce development programs in the Northern Athabasca Basin of Saskatchewan. The workforce development programs include Driller Helper, Digital Literacy […]
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Read MoreSaskatchewan Sets Employment Records for November, Adding Nearly 12,000 Jobs
December 2, 2022 Provincial unemployment rate drops to second lowest in Canada Today, November 2022 job numbers released by Statistics Canada reveal Saskatchewan added 11,800 jobs, an increase of 2.1 per cent when compared to November 2021. “Saskatchewan continues to see significant job gains and a very low unemployment rate as we approach the end […]
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