Value of Mineral Sales — 2016 $ Millions %

Potash 4,763 30.0Oil 8,888 56.0Other Minerals* 2,225 14.0

TOTAL VALUE 15,876 100.0* Includes Potassium Sulphate, Ammonium Sulphate, Sodium Sulphate, Bentonite, Coal, Uranium, Natural Gas, Salt, Gold and other base metals.

Labour Force 2016 2017

606.8 605.6568.5 567.638.3 38.0

6.3 6.369.8 69.1

($ Millions) Total Labour Force Total EmployedTotal Unemployed

(%)Unemployment rate Participation rate

Employed by Industry 2016 2017

41.1 36.925.1 23.851.3 50.725.7 28.088.3 92.1

35.428.6 27.478.7 76.4

165.5 166.9

(Thousands) AgricultureOther Primary Industries Construction ManufacturingTradeTransportation, Warehousing and other Utilities Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Leasing Health Care and Social Assistance ServicesPublic Administration 29.4 30.0

TOTAL 568.5 567.6

Building Permits 2016 2017

($ Thousands)Estevan 9,001 5,941Humboldt 4,859 12,769Lloydminster 36,120 40,260Melfort 11,334 15,019Melville 1,278 21,127Moose Jaw 38,867 39,594North Battleford 17,535 17,269Prince Albert 41,799 39,594Regina 604,857 587,962Saskatoon 719,937 761,393Swift Current 28,519 31,387Weyburn 6,185 16,915Yorkton 16,972 10,565Other 433,668 566,757

SASKATCHEWAN 1,970,931 2,185,713

Farm Cash Receipts 2016 2017

2,599 2,7378,841 8,0332,094 2,262

($ Millions)WheatOther Principal Grains Livestock and Products Program Payments 667 749

14,200 14,052TOTAL CASH RECEIPTS

Housing Starts 2016 2017

Regina 1,563 1,923Saskatoon 1,909 1,915Other 1,303 1,066

4,775 4,904

2017

663,900615,882

2559

477

2017 (KMs)

8,691172,206

Land line Connections to SaskTel Network Wireless Connections to SaskTel Network Number of TV stationsNumber of AM and FM radio stations Number of daily newspapersNumber of weekly newspapers

Transportation

Railway trackHighways, roads and streets

Provincial Highway System

17,4002,753

Paved, two-lane Paved, four-lane, divided Gravel and other 6,019

TOTAL PROVINCIAL HIGHWAYS 26,172

Note: Data may not add to totals due to rounding. Statistics provided in these tables have been obtained from Statistics Canada and other reliable sources.

Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics, Ministry of Finance9th Floor, 2350 Albert StreetRegina, Saskatchewan S4P 4A6

Telephone: (306) 787-6327www.Saskatchewan.ca/stats

TOTAL

Communication

Saskatchewan Fact SheetJuly 2018

34.8

Total Area 651,036 km²Land 588,239 km²Fresh Water 62,797 km²

The Land

4812

Saskatchewan Party New Democratic Party Vacant 1

TOTAL 61

The Economy

Gross Domestic Product Saskatchewan Canada

($ Millions) Total 2014 82,856 1,990,183Total 2015 78,377 1,994,911Total 2016 75,261 2,035,506

($)Per Capita 2014 73,936 56,006Per Capita 2015 69,290 55,673Per Capita 2016 65,525 56,129

Personal Income

($ Millions) Total 2014 39,185 1,222,913Total 2015 40,395 1,278,308Total 2016 39,349 1,275,714

($)Per Capita 2014 35,467 34,789Per Capita 2015 36,046 35,973Per Capita 2016 34,787 35,602

Retail Trade

($ Millions)Total 2015 18,719 523,922Total 2016 19,135 550,793Total 2017 19,903 587,569

($)Per Capita 2015 16,549 14,621Per Capita 2016 16,600 15,188Per Capita 2017 17,100 16,007

Value of Manufacturing Shipments 2016 2017

4,073,436 4,439,0882,585,752 2,582,243

587,643 743,594682,572 710,866

1,087,278 1,273,486

($ Thousands) FoodChemicalsWood Products Fabricated Metal Products MachineryOther 5,192,593 6,337,713

14,209,274 16,086,891TOTAL(Figures are preliminary)

Real Gross Domestic Product 2015 2016

43,182 43,66018,493 16,21316,355 13,555

89 82

2,047 2,596- 720

40,89640,040

42

116 40,446 38,729

-44 62,846 62,53161,708 59,818

($ Millions)Final Consumption ExpenditureGross Fixed Capital FormationBusiness Gross Fixed Capital Formation Non-Profit Institutions Serving Households’ Gross Fixed Capital Formation General Governments Gross Fixed Capital FormationInvestment in InventoriesExports of Goods and ServicesLess: Imports of Goods and Services Statistical DiscrepancyGross Domestic Product at Market Prices Final Domestic DemandReal GDP Growth Rate -1.0 -0.5

Capital and Repair Expenditures 2015 2016 2017

1,509 1,361 1,4047,737 5,784 5,7431,461 1,279 1,159

292 233 247791 573 434489 527 657

1,351 1,571 1,579520 443 482373 514 221

1,072 1,721 1,651

($ Millions)Agriculture & Forestry Mining, Oil & GasUtilitiesConstructionManufacturingTradeTransportation & Warehousing FireEducationPublic AdministrationOther 1,262 1,112 1,124

16,857 15,118 14,701TOTAL

Per Capita New Capital and Repair Expenditures 2015 2016 2017

($)Saskatchewan 14,903 13,162 12,631Canada 7,014 6,341 6,450

Of the ten provinces, Saskatchewan ranks fifth in total land area, making up 6.5 percent of the Canadian total; sixth in forest cover with 352,000 square kilometres; sixth in population at 3.2 percent of Canada’s population.

Principal Rivers and LakesChurchill, South Saskatchewan, North Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan, Assiniboine, Battle, Fond du Lac, Athabasca, Reindeer, Wollaston, Cree, La Ronge, Peter Pond, and Dore.

ClimateSaskatchewan experiences considerable variations in climate conditions between areas and seasons. Temperatures are moderated significantly by low humidity.

The People

Population

1,169,7521.99

42.06.4

24.926.7

3.2

16147320296

January 1st, 20182018 population per km² of land area

Urban large (%) 2016Urban medium (%) 2016Urban small (%) 2016Rural (%) 2016

Saskatchewan Population (%) of Canada — January 1, 2018

Number of CitiesNumber of TownsNumber of VillagesNumber of Rural MunicipalitiesNumber of Census Divisions 18

Vital Statistics 2016 2017

Births 15,623 15,840Deaths 9,697 9,807

The Government

Lieutenant Governor — Honourable W.Thomas Molloy

Premier — Honourable Scott Moe

Saskatchewan became a province in 1905. The Saskatchewan provincial legislature has 61 members. The present government is formed by the Saskatchewan Party.

Standings According to Parties