Business – Key Industries – Manufacturing – Industry Profile
Manufacturing sector GDP increased by 11 per cent over the past ten years, and by over 127 percent in the past twenty.
The top four employment creating sub-sectors were:
- Food Manufacturing
- Chemical Manufacturing
- Fabricated Metal Products
- Machinery Manufacturing
85 per cent of the region’s manufacturing companies export their products. Exporting activities are occurring in the following sub-sectors:
- Machinery Manufacturing
- Chemical Manufacturing
- Food Manufacturing
- Fabricated Metal Products
- Textile Product Mills
Manufacturing, as at 2010, employed 9,900 people in Saskatoon. This represented 6.7% of the Saskatoon region’s total employment. It also compared to 5.8% for the province of Saskatchewan
|
2010 Saskatoon Manufacturing Employment by Sub-Sector |
Full-Time |
Part-Time |
Total |
% |
| Food Manufacturing |
1,676 |
111 |
1,787 |
20.40% |
| Machinery Manufacturing |
1,429 |
22 |
1,451 |
16.50% |
| Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing |
1,158 |
55 |
1,213 |
13.80% |
| Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing |
1,102 |
49 |
1,151 |
13.10% |
| Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing |
529 |
19 |
548 |
6.30% |
| Printing and Related Support Activities |
344 |
75 |
419 |
4.80% |
| Clothing Manufacturing |
249 |
70 |
319 |
3.60% |
| Transportation Equipment Manufacturing |
290 |
3 |
293 |
3.30% |
| Chemical Manufacturing |
246 |
11 |
257 |
2.90% |
| Non-Metallic Mineral Product Manufacturing |
181 |
65 |
246 |
2.80% |
| Miscellaneous Manufacturing |
210 |
22 |
232 |
2.60% |
| Wood Product Manufacturing |
224 |
3 |
227 |
2.60% |
| Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing |
180 |
15 |
195 |
2.20% |
| Electrical Equipment, Appliance and Component Manufacturing |
136 |
4 |
140 |
1.60% |
| Textile Product Mills |
108 |
11 |
119 |
1.40% |
| Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing |
84 |
5 |
89 |
1.00% |
| Petroleum and Coal Product Manufacturing |
26 |
10 |
36 |
0.40% |
| Leather and Allied Product Manufacturing |
18 |
3 |
21 |
0.20% |
| Paper Manufacturing |
21 |
0 |
21 |
0.20% |
| Primary Metal Manufacturing |
3 |
1 |
4 |
0.00% |
Source: City of Saskatoon
| Saskatoon Manufacturing Establishments 2010 |
Total Firms |
| Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing |
59 |
| Food Manufacturing |
45 |
| Miscellaneous Manufacturing |
41 |
| Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing |
33 |
| Machinery Manufacturing |
31 |
| Printing and Related Support Activities |
30 |
| Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing |
20 |
| Non-Metallic Mineral Product Manufacturing |
17 |
| Transportation Equipment Manufacturing |
14 |
| Chemical Manufacturing |
13 |
| Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing |
13 |
| Clothing Manufacturing |
11 |
| Wood Product Manufacturing |
10 |
| Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing |
9 |
| Textile Product Mills |
8 |
| Petroleum and Coal Product Manufacturing |
3 |
| Electrical Equipment, Appliance and Component Manufacturing |
3 |
| Leather and Allied Product Manufacturing |
2 |
| Paper Manufacturing |
1 |
| Primary Metal Manufacturing |
1 |
|
All Manufacturing Sub-Total |
364 |
Source: City of Saskatoon
