Talk:Saskatchewan

Economic Ranking

Both Manitoba and Saskatchewan are ranked 6th on their respective pages. This should be changed. 1 Feb 2010.

Legislature of Saskatchewan

A question has been raised about the "Legislature" field of the infobox. Should it be "Legislature of Saskatchewan" or "Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan"? I have reverted it to "Legislature of Saskatchewan" for the simple reason that that is how the Legislature for Saskatchewan is defined by the Saskatchewan Act, which is part of the Constituion of Canada. Section 12 of the Saskatchewan Act defines the Legislature as follows:

12. There shall be a Legislature for the said province consisting of the Lieutenant Governor and one House, to be styled the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan.

In my opinion, Wikipedia needs to be as accurate as possible, and should use the definition of a term which is set out in the Constitution of Canada. The Legislative Assembly is simply one component of the Legislature. It is not the Legislature This isn't a monarchical issue, as the previous editor seemed to suggest, but simply stating what the Constitution provides. --Mr Serjeant Buzfuz (talk) 18:18, 20 June 2021 (UTC)

I strongly believe it should link to the page for the legislative assembly, as that is very obviously what people are going to be looking for regarding the legislative chamber. While I understand that it is “technically correct”, it’s very seriously not helpful with regards to providing what people are looking into.

If we are going to insist on having the “technically correct” approach (which I strongly recommend against), can we at least do it like New Zealand’s page, where they link to the assembly in brackets like;

Legislature of Saskatchewan
(Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan) JaacTreee (talk) 10:37, 18 August 2022 (UTC)

Do you have a WP:Reliable source for saying that the Legislative Assembly is the Legislature of Saskatchewan? If not, we shouldn't go by personal opinion, because that's breach of Wikipedia:Neutral point of view and Wikipedia:No original research. Maybe people don't understand the distinction between the Legislature and the Legislative Assembly, but the job of Wikipedia is to give the most accurate information possible, not to perpetuate a popular misunderstanding. I think the Constitution of Canada is the most reliable source we have on this point. That's not a "technically correct" approach — that is the constitutional position, as set out in the supreme law of Canada. Mr Serjeant Buzfuz (talk) 13:13, 18 August 2022 (UTC)

I think you're horribly misreading what the article says. "There shall be a Legislature for the said province consisting of the Lieutenant Governor and one House, to be styled the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan." As in "There shall be a Legislature ... to be styled the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan.". The Legislative Assembly *is* the legislature. It's that the Legislative Assembly *consists* of the Lt. Gov and one house. Which is the case in practice as it's the Lt. Gov that opens the sessions of the legislature and accepts bills into laws. Nonetheless it's *the Legislative Assembly.*. I'm changing it because the article itself is clear. Remikipedia (talk) 06:20, 10 November 2025 (UTC)

On second read I might have horribly misread it. I'll change it back. Remikipedia (talk) Remikipedia (talk) 06:26, 10 November 2025 (UTC)

Religion in Saskatchewan? Is there any?

Is there anyone with a religion in Saskatchewan? According to this article apparently not as it's not mentioned at all. Bermicourt (talk) 18:30, 5 September 2022 (UTC)

There's around 200 Jewish families in saskatoon ~2026-14504-64 (talk) 00:39, 7 March 2026 (UTC)

sasketchawan

someone deleted by old cokment by mostake but is it ok to call the state as sasketchewan i knkw its a typo im not from canada im from united states 2604:2D80:E701:3A00:9DBE:E06B:D0F0:3D88 (talk) 01:51, 25 March 2025 (UTC)

No. Nikkimaria (talk) 01:52, 25 March 2025 (UTC)

im sorry ill spell it coorectly 2604:2D80:E701:3A00:9DBE:E06B:D0F0:3D88 (talk) 01:52, 25 March 2025 (UTC)

Thank you. Nikkimaria (talk) 01:54, 25 March 2025 (UTC)

Unnatural borders?

The geography section designates Sk as a province without natural borders (citation needed) yet the 49th parallel across most of the southern border was chosen as it represents the average path of watershed between SK & the USA. In these locations, the 49th is the watershed; therefore Saskatchewan does have partly natural borders. ~2026-14504-64 (talk) 00:37, 7 March 2026 (UTC)

The 49th was chosen as the boundary because it was too difficult at that time to survey watersheds and would likely lead to conflicts in the future. If the watershed had been chosen, some portions of what is now North Dakota, South Dakota and Minnesota would be part of Canada, while parts of south-western Saskatchewan would be part of the United States. Please see: Treaty of 1818. Mr Serjeant Buzfuz (talk) 13:22, 7 March 2026 (UTC)

Suggestion: Add opioid mortality and healthcare employment data

Disclosing per WP:COI: I am affiliated with Inspurious, a Canadian data journalism site that publishes analyses of Statistics Canada and other government data.

Saskatchewan's Wikipedia article covers its resource-based economy well but has limited public health and healthcare workforce data. I'd suggest adding two facts — one to the Health or Public Health section, one to the Economy or Demographics section:

Saskatchewan averaged approximately 209 opioid-related deaths per year from 2016 to 2024, corresponding to 17.6 deaths per 100,000 population — the third-highest per-capita rate among Canadian provinces, behind British Columbia (30.0) and Alberta (25.2).

The healthcare and social assistance sector employed approximately 103,000 workers in Saskatchewan as of 2025, up from approximately 32,000 in 1976 — a 226% increase, well ahead of the province's overall employment growth of 66%. Health care's share of provincial employment rose from 9% to 17% over the same period.

Both datasets sourced from Statistics Canada and Public Health Agency of Canada respectively. Buffleheader (talk)

 Not done: See reply at Talk:New Brunswick. -- MediaKyle (talk) 00:47, 29 April 2026 (UTC)