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The Government of Saskatchewan ( French: Gouvernement de la Saskatchewan) is the provincial government of the province of Saskatchewan. Its powers and structure are set out in the Constitution Act, 1867 . In modern Canadian use, the term "government" refers broadly to the cabinet of the day (formally the Executive Council ), elected from the ...
Saskatchewan ( / səˈskætʃ ( ə) wən / ⓘ sə-SKATCH- (ə)-wən; Canadian French: [saskatʃəwan]) is a province in Western Canada, bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, to the northeast by Nunavut, and to the south by the United States ( Montana and North Dakota ).
Highway 39 is a provincial paved highway in the southern portion of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan connecting North Portal and Moose Jaw in the north. This is a primary Saskatchewan highway maintained by the provincial and national governments and providing a major trucking and tourism route between the United States via Portal, Burke County, North Dakota, and North Portal, Saskatchewan.
The University of Saskatchewan ( U of S, or USask) is a Canadian public research university, founded on March 19, 1907, and located on the east side of the South Saskatchewan River in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. An "Act to establish and incorporate a University for the Province of Saskatchewan" was passed by the provincial legislature in 1907.
The Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies (SIIT) is a First Nations-operated post-secondary institution offering training and educational programs in Saskatchewan, Canada. Campus [ edit ] As of 2021, SIIT has three campuses, nine Career Centres, two mobile job connection and training units, and over 35 community learning sites ...
SaskPower was founded by an Act of the provincial legislature as the Saskatchewan Power Commission in 1929. The purpose of the Commission was to research how best to create a provincial power system which would provide the province's residents with safe, reliable electric service. A provincial power system was desirable for many reasons.
Saskatchewan Government Insurance (SGI) is a Canadian insurance company and a Crown corporation wholly owned by the Government of Saskatchewan.SGI's operations consist of the Saskatchewan Auto Fund, the compulsory public auto insurance program for Saskatchewan, and its property and casualty insurance division sells additional automobile and property insurance products in five Canadian ...
The geography of Saskatchewan is unique among the provinces and territories of Canada in some respects. It is one of only two landlocked regions ( Alberta is the other) and it is the only region whose borders are not based on natural features like lakes, rivers, or drainage divides. The borders of Saskatchewan, which make it very nearly a ...