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Regina
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Advancing major health infrastructure projects, including $100 million for the Regina Long-Term Care Specialized Beds project and $16 million for the PET-CT and MRI diagnostic imaging project at Pasqua Hospital.
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Supporting health care services with funding for the Regina Urgent Care Centre, expanded NICU capacity at Regina General Hospital, and additional diagnostic services.
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Investing in post-secondary education with $124 million in operating funding for the University of Regina and expanded training programs at Saskatchewan Polytechnic’s Regina campus.
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Enhancing community safety through investments in additional municipal police officers, the Saskatchewan Marshals Service and Hospital Public Safety Teams.
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Investing in provincial cultural and science institutions in Regina, including $17 million for the Royal Saskatchewan Museum Research, Exhibits and Collections facility and funding for the Saskatchewan Science Centre.
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Regina will receive $61.1 million through Municipal Revenue Sharing, an increase of $4.5 million, supporting local infrastructure and community services.
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Supporting students and families in Regina through education investments, including:
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$2.5 billion in school operating funding for Saskatchewan’s 27 school divisions, an increase of $62 million;
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Over $100 million for early years funding, including licensed child care outside major cities; and,
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$42 million for school Preventative Maintenance and Renewal funding for divisions outside Regina and Saskatoon.
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Saskatoon
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Expanding health care capacity with $24 million for inpatient acute care at Saskatoon City Hospital, $15 million to support new inpatient beds at Royal University Hospital and $10 million for operations at the Saskatoon Urgent Care Centre.
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Investing in post-secondary education with $319 million in operating funding for the University of Saskatchewan and $187 million for Saskatchewan Polytechnic, including $10 million to advance the new Saskatchewan Polytechnic Joseph A. Remai Saskatoon Campus.
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Advancing major health infrastructure projects including $17 million for the Royal University Hospital ICU expansion and $8 million for the Saskatoon Cancer Patient Lodge.
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Enhancing community safety through investments in additional municipal police officers, the Saskatchewan Marshals Service and Hospital Public Safety Teams.
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Supporting housing and homelessness initiatives with $18 million for emergency shelters, supportive housing and outreach services in Saskatoon.
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Saskatoon will receive $71.8 million through Municipal Revenue Sharing, an increase of $5.3 million, supporting local infrastructure and community services.
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Supporting students and families in Saskatoon through education investments, including:
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$2.5 billion in school operating funding for Saskatchewan’s 27 school divisions, an increase of $62 million;
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Over $100 million for early years funding, including licensed child care outside major cities; and,
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$42 million for school Preventative Maintenance and Renewal funding for divisions outside Regina and Saskatoon.
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Prince Albert
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Advancing construction of the Prince Albert Victoria Hospital with $238 million to continue work on the new hospital project.
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Supporting mental health and addictions services, including funding to fulfill the commitment for 500 new addictions treatment spaces and $4 million to support a Complex Needs Facility in Prince Albert.
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Investing in post-secondary education with $187 million in operating funding for Saskatchewan Polytechnic, including funding for campus maintenance and renewal.
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Enhancing community safety through investments in additional municipal police officers, the Saskatchewan Marshals Service, and Hospital Public Safety Teams in partnership with Prince Albert Police Service.
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Supporting housing and homelessness initiatives with $3 million for emergency shelters, outreach services and other community-based homelessness supports in Prince Albert.
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Prince Albert will receive $10.2 million through Municipal Revenue Sharing, an increase of $749,000, supporting local infrastructure and community services.
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Supporting students and families in Prince Albert through education investments, including:
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$2.5 billion in school operating funding for Saskatchewan’s 27 school divisions, an increase of $62 million;
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Over $100 million for early years funding, including licensed child care outside major cities; and,
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$42 million for school Preventative Maintenance and Renewal funding for divisions outside Regina and Saskatoon.
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Moose Jaw
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Supporting health care services with funding for primary care initiatives, including Patient Medical Homes and additional nurse practitioner teams to attach more residents to primary care.
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Investing in post-secondary education with $187 million in operating funding for Saskatchewan Polytechnic, including funding for campus maintenance and renewal.
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Advancing health infrastructure with $4 million to support planning for additional urgent care centres, including Moose Jaw, and $2 million to replace the CT scanner at F.W. Wigmore Hospital.
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Enhancing community safety through investments in additional municipal police officers, the Saskatchewan Marshals Service, and supports to address impaired driving and illegal substances on Saskatchewan highways.
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Supporting housing and homelessness initiatives with $600,000 to provide emergency shelter spaces in Moose Jaw.
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Moose Jaw will receive $9.1 million through Municipal Revenue Sharing, an increase of $668,000, supporting local infrastructure and community services.
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Supporting students and families in Moose Jaw through education investments, including:
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$2.5 billion in school operating funding for Saskatchewan’s 27 school divisions, an increase of $62 million;
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Over $100 million for early years funding, including licensed child care outside major cities; and,
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$42 million for school Preventative Maintenance and Renewal funding for divisions outside Regina and Saskatoon.
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Yorkton
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Investing in post-secondary education with $8 million in operating funding for Suncrest College, including $92,000 for preventative maintenance and renewal of campus facilities.
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Supporting health infrastructure with $6 million for pharmacy clean room renovations at health facilities including the Yorkton Regional Health Centre, and $1.8 million to support planning for the Yorkton Regional Health Centre project.
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Enhancing community safety through investments in additional municipal police officers and the Saskatchewan Marshals Service, to target gangs, illegal weapons and drugs.
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Supporting housing and homelessness initiatives with $150,000 for emergency shelter spaces at Bruno’s Place in Yorkton.
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Yorkton will receive $4.4 million through Municipal Revenue Sharing, an increase of $323,000, supporting local infrastructure and community services.
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Supporting students and families in Yorkton through education investments, including:
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$2.5 billion in school operating funding for Saskatchewan’s 27 school divisions, an increase of $62 million;
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Over $100 million for early years funding, including licensed child care outside major cities; and
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$42 million for school Preventative Maintenance and Renewal funding for divisions outside Regina and Saskatoon.
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Urban Centres
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Investing in post-secondary education across Saskatchewan, including:
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Increased operating funding for regional colleges through new four-year Multi-Year Funding Agreements, including Southeast College, Great Plains College and Northwest College; and,
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Funding for preventative maintenance and renewal to ensure safe and efficient campus environments.
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Supporting students and families in urban centres through education investments, including:
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$2.5 billion in school operating funding for Saskatchewan’s 27 school divisions, an increase of $62 million;
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Over $100 million for early years funding, including licensed child care outside major cities; and,
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$42 million for school Preventative Maintenance and Renewal funding for divisions outside Regina and Saskatoon.
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Strengthening Saskatchewan’s health care system, including:
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Investments to improve access to primary care through Patient Medical Homes, nurse practitioners and virtual care initiatives;
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Continued investments in home care services and system improvements through the Home Care Information System; and,
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Expanding access to addictions treatment by fulfilling the commitment to add 500 new treatment spaces across Saskatchewan.
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Investing in health infrastructure and services in regional centres, including:
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Pharmacy Clean Room renovations at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Estevan and Cypress Regional Hospital in Swift Current;
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Construction of Complex Needs Facilities in North Battleford and Prince Albert; and,
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Planning work for a new urgent care centre in North Battleford and the Battleford District Care Centre project.
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Supporting safer communities, including:
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Hiring approximately 100 new municipal police officers across Saskatchewan;
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Establishing the Saskatchewan Marshals Service to target gangs, illegal weapons and drugs; and,
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Investments to strengthen community supervision of offenders and improve highway safety enforcement.
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Investing in highways and transportation infrastructure, including:
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Rehabilitation of Highway 47 west of Estevan;
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Improvements to Highway 4 in Swift Current; and,
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Rehabilitation work on Highway 4 and Highway 7 near Rosetown.
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Supporting research and innovation, including funding for the Petroleum Technology Research Centre’s Aquistore carbon storage project near Estevan.
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Providing stable funding through Municipal Revenue Sharing, which provides no-strings-attached funding for local priorities. In 2026-27, communities will receive:
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Estevan – $2.9 million, an increase of $215,000 from last year;
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North Battleford – $3.8 million, an increase of $277,000 from last year;
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Swift Current – $4.5 million, an increase of $332,000 from last year;
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Weyburn – $4.5 million, an increase of $332,000 from last year; and,
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Rosetown – $5.9 million, an increase of $486,000 from last year.
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Rural and Northern Saskatchewan
- Ensuring residents in rural and northern Saskatchewan have access to the health care they need, including:
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$4 million to support rural and remote paramedic recruitment (46 FTEs);
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$2 million to establish a provincial central intake and referral system;
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$2 million to support Patient Medical Homes staffing to attach more patients to primary care;
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$1 million to support nurse practitioner teams and improve access to primary care;
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$6 million to full the commitment for 500 new addictions treatment spaces across Saskatchewan;
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$3 million to operationalize the Compassionate Intervention Act;
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$4 million for the Rural Physician Incentive Program; and,
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$420,000 for the High Demand Residency Incentive for specialized medical training.
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- Advancing health infrastructure projects across rural and northern communities, including:
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$24 million to advance construction of the Grenfell Long-Term Care project;
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$22 million to continue construction of the La Ronge Long-Term Care project;
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$1 million to continue planning for the Rosthern Hospital and Esterhazy Integrated Facility projects; and,
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$2 million to replace high-risk medical imaging equipment in rural emergency and inpatient sites.
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- Supporting students and families in rural and northern communities through education investments, including:
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$2.5 billion in school operating funding for Saskatchewan’s 27 school divisions, an increase of $62 million;
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$426 million, including funding for federal-provincial early learning and child care agreements; and,
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$65 million for school Preventative Maintenance and Renewal fundingfor school divisions to address aging school infrastructure maintenance and repair needs.
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- Investing in agriculture and supporting Saskatchewan producers, including:
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$524 million for the ongoing suite of business risk management programs, including Crop Insurance and AgriStability $37 million for agricultural research,including funding for the Agricultural Development Fund and other partner organizations; and,
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$4 million in capital support to districts for maintenance of irrigation infrastructure.
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- Strengthening safer communities across rural and northern Saskatchewan, including:
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$50 million for Saskatchewan RCMP operations, including increased funding for First Nations Policing;
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$5 million for the Saskatchewan Marshals Service targeting gangs, illegal weapons and drugs;
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$2 million to support community supervision of adult offenders;
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$713,000 to detect impaired drivers, illegal substances and unsafe vehicles on highways; and,
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$190,000 to establish a new Small Town and Rural Police Service Grant Program.
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- Improving transportation and infrastructure that supports economic growth in rural Saskatchewan, including:
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$20 million for the Rural Integrated Roads for Growth program;
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$9 million for the Urban Connectors program supporting roadway improvements in smaller cities; and,
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$850,000 for the Community Airport Partnership program supporting upgrades at regional airports.
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- Supporting rural communities and municipalities through increased funding, including:
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$392 million through the Municipal Revenue Sharing program, including $111 million allocated to rural municipalities; and,
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$17 million for the Saskatchewan Secondary Suite Grant Program to support housing development.
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- Supporting recreation, parks and community infrastructure across rural Saskatchewan, including:
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$36 million for provincial park operations across rural communities;
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$2 million to support regional parks through the Saskatchewan Regional Parks Association; and,
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$15 million for capital improvements and projects in provincial parks.
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- Supporting vulnerable residents and community-based services in rural communities, including:
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$2 million toward construction of a group home in Melfort for individuals with intellectual disabilities; and,
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$480,000 toward construction of a group home in Tisdale.
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- Supporting post-secondary access in rural Saskatchewan through $38.0 million in operating funding for the regional college system, including a $4 million increase through a new four-year Multi-Year Funding Agreement.
Protecting Saskatchewan
The 2026‑27 Budget protects key priorities for Saskatchewan people, including affordability, health care, education, community safety and sound financial management, while addressing the challenges of a province that continues to grow.
Protecting Our Economy and Jobs
The 2026-27 Budget protects Saskatchewan’s future by strengthening the province’s economy and supporting job growth. Investments will expand the labour force, grow international trade and support key industries across Saskatchewan.
Protecting Health Care
The 2026-27 Budget protects Saskatchewan patients with a record $8.5 billion health investment to improve access to care across the province. Funding will expand mental health and addictions services, strengthen primary and emergency care, and modernize facilities and technology.
Protecting Communities
The 2026-27 Budget protects Saskatchewan communities through investments in safety, housing and local infrastructure. Record municipal revenue sharing and targeted supports help ensure communities remain safe, resilient places to live and raise a family.
Affordability
The 2026-27 Budget protects Saskatchewan families by lowering taxes and delivering targeted supports that help people keep more of their hard-earned money. With more than $2.5 billion in annual affordability measures, Saskatchewan continues to be one of the most affordable places in Canada to live, work and raise a family.
Protecting Education
The 2026-27 Budget protects opportunities for Saskatchewan students and families at every stage of learning. Investments in classrooms, schools and post-secondary training are helping build a strong future workforce and economy.
Protecting Infrastructure
The 2026-27 Budget protects Saskatchewan’s growth with one of the largest capital plans in provincial history. $4.3 billion will be invested in infrastructure projects across the province as part of the long-term plan to invest $30 billion by 2030.