Editing Saskatchewan (section)

== Economy ==
{{Main|Economy of Saskatchewan}}
Historically, Saskatchewan's economy was primarily associated with [[agriculture]], with wheat being the precious symbol on the province's flag. Increasing diversification has resulted in agriculture, [[forestry]], [[fishing]], and [[hunting]] only making up 8.9% of the province's GDP in 2018. Saskatchewan grows a large portion of Canada's grain.<ref>Government of Saskatchewan. [https://archive.today/20120805082031/http://www.ir.gov.sk.ca/Default.aspx?DN=3997,3383,3384,2936,Documents The Saskatchewan Oil and Gas InfoMap]. Retrieved April 26, 2008. {{verify source |date=November 2020 |reason=This ref was deleted Special:Diff/916434762 by a bug in VisualEditor and later restored by a bot from the original cite located at Special:Permalink/915507248 cite #49 – verify the cite is accurate and delete this template. [[User:GreenC bot/Job 18]] }}</ref> In 2017, the production of [[rapeseed|canola]] surpassed the production of [[wheat]], which is Saskatchewan's most familiar crop and the one most often associated with the province. The total net income from farming was $3.3 billion in 2017, which was $0.9 billion less than the income in 2016.<ref>{{Cite journal |date=August 2018 |title=Saskatchewan Economic Review 2017 |url=https://www.saskatchewan.ca/government/government-data/bureau-of-statistics/economic-reports-and-statistics |journal=Government of Saskatchewan |volume=Seventy-One |pages=2–4 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180204093454/https://www.saskatchewan.ca/government/government-data/bureau-of-statistics/economic-reports-and-statistics |archive-date=February 4, 2018 |via=Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics }}</ref> Other grains such as [[flax]], [[rye]], [[oat]]s, [[pea]]s, [[lentil]]s, canary seed, and [[barley]] are also produced in the province. Saskatchewan is the world's largest exporter of mustard seed.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070627040005/http://www.ir.gov.sk.ca/adx/asp/adxGetMedia.asp?DocID=3089,3087,2936,Documents&MediaID=12696&Filename=2005+Top+100.pdf top 100] {{verify source |date=November 2020 |reason=This ref was deleted Special:Diff/916434762 by a bug in VisualEditor and later restored by a bot from the original cite located at Special:Permalink/915507248 cite #50 – verify the cite is accurate and delete this template. [[User:GreenC bot/Job 18]] }}</ref> [[Beef cattle]] production by a Canadian province is only exceeded by Alberta. In the northern part of the province, forestry is also a significant industry.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.saskatchewan.ca/government/government-data/bureau-of-statistics/economic-reports-and-statistics#targetText=The%20Saskatchewan%20Provincial%20Economic%20Accounts,estimates%20of%20productive%20economic%20activity. |title=Economic Reports and Statistics {{!}} Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics |website=Government of Saskatchewan |language=en |access-date=September 18, 2019 |archive-date=February 4, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180204093454/https://www.saskatchewan.ca/government/government-data/bureau-of-statistics/economic-reports-and-statistics#targetText=The%20Saskatchewan%20Provincial%20Economic%20Accounts,estimates%20of%20productive%20economic%20activity. |url-status=live }}</ref>
[[File:PotashCorporationOfSaskatchewanPatienceLakeMine.jpg|thumb|A [[Nutrien]] mine in [[Patience Lake]]. The province is the world's largest exporter of [[potash]].]]
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! colspan="2" |Distribution of GDP of Saskatchewan, by industry(2018)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.statista.com/statistics/608347/gdp-distribution-of-saskatchewan-canada-by-industry/ |title=Distribution of gross domestic product of Saskatchewan, Canada, in 2018, by industry |last=Duffin |first=Erin |date=May 2, 2019 |website=Statista |access-date=September 18, 2019 |archive-date=November 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112021959/https://www.statista.com/statistics/608347/gdp-distribution-of-saskatchewan-canada-by-industry/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/cv.action?pid=3610022201 |website=www150.statcan.gc.ca |access-date=September 18, 2019 |title=Add/Remove data – Gross domestic product, expenditure-based, provincial and territorial, annual |date=November 19, 2012 |archive-date=December 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211209181508/https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/cv.action?pid=3610022201 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
! % Share of GDP !! Sector
|-
|8.9
|agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting
|-
|14.2
|finance, insurance, real estate, leasing
|-
|2.5
|Professional, scientific and food services
|-
|8.14
|construction
|-
|11.51
|education, health, social services
|-
|1.74
|Accommodation and food services
|-
|1.46
|Information and cultural industries
|-
|5.96
|government services
|-
|6.43
|manufacturing
|-
|17.05
|mining, quarrying, oil and gas extraction
|-
|3.87
|other
|-
|8.05
|transportation, communications, utilities
|-
|10.19
|wholesale and retail trade
|}
[[Mining]] is a major industry in the province, with Saskatchewan being the world's largest exporter of [[potash]] and [[uranium]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Fact Sheet |url=http://www.saskmining.ca/factSheets.php?PAGE=General+Information |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071203005741/http://www.saskmining.ca/factSheets.php?PAGE=General+Information |archive-date=December 3, 2007 |access-date=January 16, 2009}} from the Saskatchewan Mining Association</ref> [[Petroleum|Oil]] and [[natural gas]] production is also a very important part of Saskatchewan's economy, although the [[Petroleum industry|oil industry]] is larger. Among Canadian provinces, only Alberta exceeds Saskatchewan in overall oil production.<ref>Government of Saskatchewan. "[http://www.gov.sk.ca/Default.aspx?DN=4a57f37e-88de-4da5-b6a8-411793a739d5 Oil and Gas Industry]" {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080929180237/http://www.gov.sk.ca/Default.aspx?DN=4a57f37e-88de-4da5-b6a8-411793a739d5 |date=September 29, 2008 }}. Retrieved on: April 26, 2008.</ref> Heavy crude is extracted in the Lloydminster-Kerrobert-Kindersley areas. Light crude is found in the Kindersley-Swift Current areas as well as the Weyburn-Estevan fields. Natural gas is found almost entirely in the western part of Saskatchewan, from the [[Primrose Lake]] area through Lloydminster, Unity, Kindersley, Leader, and around Maple Creek areas.<ref>Government of Saskatchewan. [https://archive.today/20120805082031/http://www.ir.gov.sk.ca/Default.aspx?DN=3997,3383,3384,2936,Documents The Saskatchewan Oil and Gas InfoMap]. Retrieved April 26, 2008.</ref>

Major companies based in Saskatchewan include [[Nutrien]], [[Federated Co-operatives|Federated Cooperatives Ltd.]] and [[Cameco]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ir.gov.sk.ca/adx/asp/adxGetMedia.asp?DocID=3089,3087,2936,Documents&MediaID=12696&Filename=2005+Top+100.pdf |title=top 100 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070627040005/http://www.ir.gov.sk.ca/adx/asp/adxGetMedia.asp?DocID=3089,3087,2936,Documents&MediaID=12696&Filename=2005+Top+100.pdf |archive-date=June 27, 2007 }}</ref>

Major Saskatchewan-based [[Crown corporations]] are [[Saskatchewan Government Insurance]] (SGI), [[SaskTel]], [[SaskEnergy]] (the province's main supplier of natural gas), [[SaskPower]], and Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corporation (SCIC). [[Bombardier Aerospace|Bombardier]] runs the NATO Flying Training Centre at 15 Wing, near [[Moose Jaw]]. Bombardier was awarded a long-term contract in the late 1990s for $2.8 billion from the [[Politics of Canada|federal government]] for the purchase of military aircraft and the running of the training facility. [[SaskPower]] since 1929 has been the principal supplier of electricity in Saskatchewan, serving more than 451,000 customers and managing $4.5 billion in assets. SaskPower is a major employer in the province with almost 2,500 permanent full-time staff in 71 communities.