— After ten consecutive months of employment growth, leading to an increasingly tight labour market characterized by low unemployment rates and high labour force participation rates, Saskatoon’s unemployment rate rose to […]
— Three local tech companies will be traveling to Montreal next month as part of SREDA’s third annual entrepreneurship program, The Tech Trip. Winners were selected based on the viability of […]
— Food, fuel and fertilizer: these are the ‘three Fs’ commonly used to describe the Saskatchewan economy over the last decade or so. Urban legends about the phrase’s origin vary. At […]
— Life can be short. And sometimes you lose people too soon. So, for anyone who has lost someone, here’s a poem I wrote. I hope it reminds you of all […]
— SREDA’s SK Startup Institute inundated with calls from budding entrepreneurs. Barely three weeks after launching SK Startup Institute, SREDA’s new entrepreneurship program received over 125 inquiries from entrepreneurs across Saskatchewan […]
— Saskatoon CMA’s labour market remains robust after nine consecutive months of growth, leading to a greater tightening of the labour market, characterized by low unemployment rates and high labor force […]
— Captain Economy. I can picture the good Captain standing aboard the HMS Economy trumpeting the phrase “A rising tide lifts all boats!” If I had a dollar for every time […]
— SREDA announced today the launch of its province-wide entrepreneurship program SK Startup Institute. The first place for entrepreneurs to go when starting a business, SK Startup Institute, formerly known as […]
— The Saskatoon economy continues to perform well despite rising inflation and interest rates, and with continued growth seen within key sectors in the SK economy, SREDA is upgrading Saskatoon’s economic rating to […]
— Saskatchewan has been known as the breadbasket of the world for over a century. In fact, commentary in the Saskatoon StarPhoenix from 1912 refers to the term breadbasket of the […]
— Saskatoon’s most promising Indigenous entrepreneurs are ready to accelerate their growth thanks to SREDA’s SOAR kihiw paskîyâkêwin Indigenous Entrepreneurship Competition presented by PIC Group. SOAR concluded this past Thursday with […]
— Local tech entrepreneur Rachel Drew’s company, Cadence, helps to transform how estate settlement is handle in the modern world – the company has now been accepted into the prestigious Google […]
— Economic recovery in Saskatoon continues at a fast pace. Saskatoon CMA has gained 1,600 jobs and the unemployment rate continues to fall further to 4.6% from 4.8% last month – the […]
— Vital Metals (ASX: VML) is Canada’s first – and North America’s second – rare earths producer, with production underway at its Nechalacho Project site in the Northwest Territories. Vital aims […]
— In order to better represent the Region our organization supports, SREDA will now be known as “Saskatoon Warman Martensville and Greater Area and Surrounding Communities Economic Development Association Inc.” (SWMGASCEDA). […]
— Here are the key takeaways from Statistics Canada’s latest labour force update: Canada lost 200,100 jobs in January due to the impact of Omicron on the economy, with most of […]
— Saskatoon’s economy has now recovered to 85.6% of pre-COVID levels, according to the latest quarterly update of SREDA’s economic recovery tracker. Last quarter’s rating was 79.3%. This update shows that […]
— Saskatoon is at the center of it all. With inventive ideas to bolster the resources that surround us, our city has a wealth of entrepreneurship, technology and research expertise. That’s […]
— Saskatoon is a city surrounded by the resources that feed, fuel and fertilize the world. Indeed, Saskatoon’s first economic growth strategy sets one of its four primary focus areas as […]
— Innovation Saskatchewan CEO Kari Harvey took home the Ambassador Award from SREDA’s Science, Technology, Innovation and Collaboration (STIC) Awards this past Thursday. Harvey’s commitment to fostering Saskatchewan’s tech ecosystem led […]
With a total of $30K on the line, this year's Go Money Pitch Finale will put Saskatoon's most promising new business ideas up against a panel of expert judges.
Once upon a time, in a land nearby, there was a city filled with boundless opportunities, passionate people, big skies, and even bigger ideas. This remarkable city was at a pivotal time in history where anything was possible. This is a story about a city on the quest to answer the question: How to grow a city in the new economy?