The province still has a strong credit rating. Moody’s Investors Service has maintained the province’s “AAA’ credit rating despite the chaos that has been caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. It is news that pleases Finance Minister Donna Harpauer. This is good for two reasons.” Harpauer explains. “One is it allows us to borrow at a […]
Statistics Canada says the economy added 246,000 in August as the pace of job gains slowed compared with July, when 419,000 jobs were added. The figure marked the fourth consecutive month of gains from COVID-19 related lockdowns this spring, bringing the number to within 1.1 million of pre-pandemic levels. Gains in August were largely concentrated […]
Saskatchewan could see an economic boost of $17.6-billion a year if more women were encouraged to start, run and grow their own businesses. That’s from a report from the Women Entrepreneurs of Saskatchewan organization which received funding from the province to explore avenues of scaling up women-owned businesses. Some of the recommendations in the report […]
The Trudeau Liberals say they expect nearly two million Canadians to remain without jobs this year as the COVID-19 pandemic drags down the domestic economy and federal aid sends the deficit to a historic $343.2 billion. The economic and fiscal “snapshot” from the government today lays out the Liberals’ belief that there will be a […]
The Saskatchewan legislature heard wide-ranging views on the provincial economy during the COVID-19 outbreak. NDP critic Trent Wotherspoon says SaskParty mismanagement has led to a significant economic downturn. He accuses the SaskParty government of failing to provide information on the true state of the economy. However, Trade and Export Development minister Jeremy Harrison says […]
The NDP accuses the SaskParty government of being ill-prepared to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. Opposition leader Ryan Meili says this month’s budget offers little to support the economy or the health care system. He says the budget has not changed from March, before the COVID-19 pandemic reached this province. He says there is […]
Phase 4 of the “Re-Open Saskatchewan” will begin on Monday with the first of two parts happening. The province says child and youth day camps; outdoor pools and splash pads and outdoor sports and activities can get underway with the second part of Phase 4 being announced at a later date. That second part of […]
Stressing that this is a “pandemic budget”, Saskatchewan Finance Minister Donna Harpauer is releasing a financial statement that shows the impact COVID-19 has had on the province’s bank book. The budget shows Saskatchewan thanks to a reduction in provincial revenues and additional costs related to the pandemic have resulted in a $2.4 billion deficit forecast. That […]
Saskatchewan’s Energy Minister says that she’s excited about the future of the province’s energy sector as it expands into lithium and helium. Minister Bronwyn Eyre says the new lithium development project coming to southern Saskatchewan, opens a whole new market for the province. “It’s full steam ahead, I think, in terms of lithium’s potential here […]
They are only open at 50 percent capacity and you won’t be able to play VLT’s or pool, but Saskatchewan bars and restaurants can re-open Monday as Phase 3 of the “Re-Open Saskatchewan” plan begins. Many have spent the last couple of weeks refiguring their floor space to make sure they are following the regulations […]
