It is looking like Saskatchewan’s population has topped the 1.2 million mark.
We don’t have an official estimate – that’s the one from Statistics Canada just yet. It is expected just before Christmas – but there are growing hints that we have hit that milestone.
The premier was pointing in that direction a few days ago, suggesting the record population growth we saw in Q2 – which added 6,500 new residents – will be eclipsed when the Q3 report comes out later this month. That would be enough to officially push us past the 1,200,000 threshold.
This above-average population growth is another of the factors that is helping Saskatchewan’s economy lead the nation. Household formation is a powerful economic driver and more people – such as those choosing to call the province home after fleeing the war in Ukraine – means more purchasing power, the need for housing, stronger retail activity and tax generation and so on. It is doubly important at a time when employers are screaming for talent in virtually every sector – from healthcare to hospitality – in a province where the ratio between job vacancies and available workers has never been tig
It is looking like Saskatchewan’s population has topped the 1.2 million mark.
We don’t have an official estimate – that’s the one from Statistics Canada just yet. It is expected just before Christmas – but there are growing hints that we have hit that milestone.
The premier was pointing in that direction a few days ago, suggesting the record population growth we saw in Q2 – which added 6,500 new residents – will be eclipsed when the Q3 report comes out later this month. That would be enough to officially push us past the 1,200,000 threshold.
This above-average population growth is another of the factors that is helping Saskatchewan’s economy lead the nation. Household formation is a powerful economic driver and more people – such as those choosing to call the province home after fleeing the war in Ukraine – means more purchasing power, the need for housing, stronger retail activity and tax generation and so on.
It is doubly important at a time when employers are screaming for talent in virtually every sector – from healthcare to hospitality – in a province where the ratio between job vacancies and available workers has never been tighter.
