Agriculture

The heart of Saskatchewan’s agricultural success

The Saskatoon Region is at the heart of Saskatchewan’s agricultural success, helping to feed the world with an abundance of raw and processed agri-food products.

As Canada’s largest exporter of agri-food products, the Region produces over two-fifths of the world’s durum wheat exports, one-third of the world’s peas and oats, and more than half of the world’s lentils.

Surrounded by vast prairie landscapes and home to a large portion of the country’s cultivated farmland, the Saskatoon Region thrives on some of the healthiest soils in North America, making it a key contributor to global food security.

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Our workforce

We know that from people and potential comes prosperity. Our talent pool is eager, qualified, and highly employable with a prairie work ethic recognized around the world.

Notable Saskatoon Region Companies

The Saskatoon Region is home to some of the most advanced and prominent supporters of research and innovation in the Canadian agricultural sector.

At a glance

2,300

employed

Saskatoon Region employs approximately 2,300 in the agriculture sector.

120.8%

growth in food manufacturing

Saskatoon Region saw almost 121% in food manufacturing in 2023.

40%

of cultivated farmland

Saskatchewan is home to more than two-fifths of Canada’s cultivated farmland.

$20.2

billion in agricultural exports

Saskatchewan exported approximately $20.2 billion in agriculture and agri-food exports.

33%

of the world’s durum wheat

Among three of the world’s top produced crops, Saskatchewan exports 33% of the world’s durum wheat.

12%

of the world’s canola oil

Among three of the world’s top produced crops, Saskatchewan exports 12% of the world’s canola oil.

Business Incentives

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Saskatchewan Value-Added Agriculture Incentive (SVAI)
The Saskatchewan Value-Added Agriculture Incentive (SVAI) program offers non-refundable tax credits on capital expenditures valued at $10 million or more for newly constructed or expanded value-added agriculture facilities in Saskatchewan.
Saskatchewan Business Incentives
Saskatchewan Lean Improvements in Manufacturing (SLIM)
The Saskatchewan Lean Improvements in Manufacturing (SLIM) program provides funding assistance to agribusinesses for adoption of best practices, new technologies and state-of-the-art processes that stimulate improvements in productivity and efficiency.
Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership
Product Development Program
The Product Development Program provides funding for prototype and product development services to food, beverage and other agri-processing value-added companies. The client will work with the Food Centre to determine which service provider is most appropriate to provide the prototype and product development services.
Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership
Agriculture Development Fund
The Agriculture Development Fund supports the growth of the agriculture industry in Saskatchewan by providing $15 million in ADF funding annually for public and private researchers to help develop solutions to emerging problems that constrain production and value-added processing.
Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership

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Brad Bly
 Director, Investment Attraction
(306) 664-0728