Regina

• Investing in new schools in Regina, including
  • New joint-use elementary school to replace St. Peter, St. Michael, Imperial and McDermid schools;
  • New joint-use elementary school in Harbour Landing; and
  • New joint-use high school and elementary school in east Regina.

• Adding seats in the medical laboratory technology, medical radiologic technology and respiratory therapy programs at Saskatchewan Polytechnic’s Regina campus;
• Funding to support planning for a second Urgent Care Centre in Regina, which will continue to increase health care capacity by taking pressure off of existing services;
• Across the province, adding 500 new addiction treatment spaces, Saskatchewan residents can access assistance when they need it;
• Regina’s new Breast Health Centre will provide additional services, such as diagnostic imaging, consultation with specialists and surgeons, and on-site access to post treatment care; and 

• Increases to the Municipal Police Grant Program will help frontline officers respond to more calls for service.
• This budget also includes funding to continue public safety commitments that were announced last fall, including:
  • Hiring approximately 100 new municipal police officers; and
  • Hiring 14 new Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods (SCAN) personnel to reduce crime by targeting nuisance properties.

• Regina will receive $56.6 million, an increase of $3.4 million through Municipal Revenue Sharing.

Saskatoon

• Investing in new schools in Saskatoon, including;
  • A new joint-use high school and elementary school in east Saskatoon;
  • A new elementary school to replace Princess Alexandra, King George and Pleasant Hill elementary schools in Saskatoon; 
  • Preplanning of four new schools, including a new joint-use elementary school in Aspen Ridge and a public and catholic school in Kensington;
  • A new elementary school to replace St. Frances Cree Bilingual Elementary School in Saskatoon; and
  • A new francophone elementary school in Saskatoon.
• Saskatchewan Polytechnic Campus renewal project in Saskatoon.

• Optimization of Saskatoon City Hospital to open more than 100 acute medicine and specialized beds and increase overall capacity for Saskatoon;
• Improving access to cancer treatment by investing in the Saskatoon Cancer Patient Lodge and Saskatoon Cancer Centre;
• Funding to support planning for another urgent care centre in Saskatoon, in addition to the one currently under construction in partnership with Ahtahkakoop Cree Developments; and 
• Investing to support 14 full-time positions at the Provincial Genetics and Metabolics Program, located at the Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital, which provides medical diagnoses, care planning and treatment pathways for patients with complex medical diagnosis. 

• Increases to the Municipal Police Grant Program will help frontline officers respond to more calls for service.
• This budget also includes funding to continue public safety commitments that were announced last fall, including:
  • Hiring approximately 100 new municipal police officers; and
  • Hiring 14 new Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods (SCAN) personnel to reduce crime by targeting nuisance properties.

• Providing a stable funding source through Municipal Revenue Sharing. Saskatoon will receive $66.5 million, an increase of $4 million.  

Prince Albert

• New francophone prekindergarten to Grade 12 school in Prince Albert to replace École Valois.
• Ongoing funding for a renovation project at St. John Community School.
• Increased annual funding for pediatric specialists and enhancements to pediatric programs. These funds will enhance physician staffing at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
• Adding 500 new addiction treatment spaces across the province to ensure Saskatchewan residents can access assistance when they need it.
• $322 million for the Prince Albert Victoria Hospital project.
• Increases to the Municipal Police Grant Program will help frontline officers respond to more calls for service.
• This budget also includes funding to continue public safety commitments that were announced last fall, including:
  • Hiring approximately 100 new municipal police officers; and
  • Hiring 14 new Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods (SCAN) personnel to reduce crime by targeting nuisance properties.
• $9.4 million, an increase of $563,000 through Municipal Revenue Sharing.

Moose Jaw

• Investments in new schools in Moose Jaw, including:
  • A new joint-use elementary school to replace Sacred Heart, St. Mary, Empire and Westmount; and
  • Completion of the École St. Margaret renovation project.  

• Funding to support planning for an Urgent Care Centre in Moose Jaw, which will continue to increase health care capacity by taking pressure off of existing services.
• Increases to the Municipal Police Grant Program will help frontline officers respond to more calls for service.

• This budget also includes funding to continue public safety commitments that were announced last fall, including:
  • Hiring approximately 100 new municipal police officers; and
  • Hiring 14 new Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods (SCAN) personnel to reduce crime by targeting nuisance properties.

• $8.4 million, an increase of $500,000, through the Municipal Revenue Sharing program to spend on local needs.

Urban centres

• Investing in education across the province, including:
  • Swift Current Comprehensive High School Renovation; and
  • A new renovation project at Barr Colony School in Lloydminster.

• The continuation of major construction on Weyburn General Hospital;
• Adding 30 positions to enhance kidney and dialysis programs in several communities so that people can stay closer to home, including Meadow Lake, North Battleford and Fort Qu’Appelle;
• Investing in a Ronald McDonald House in Regina to help families who need to travel to get medical care for their children; and
•  Across the province, adding 500 new addiction treatment spaces so Saskatchewan residents can access assistance when they need it.   

• Additional investments to make Saskatchewan’s transportation system safer and more accessible, including:
  • Improvements to more than 1,000 kilometres of highways;
  • Passing lanes for Highway 10 between Fort Qu’Appelle and Melville;
  • Passing lanes for Highway 17 north of Lloydminster; and
  • Highway 39 twinning at Weyburn.

• Increases to the Municipal Police Grant Program will help frontline officers respond to more calls for service.
• This budget also includes funding to continue public safety commitments that were announced last fall, including:
  • Hiring approximately 100 new municipal police officers; and
  • Hiring 14 new Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods (SCAN) personnel to reduce crime by targeting nuisance properties.

• A record amount of funding for communities through the Municipal Revenue Sharing program, which provides no-strings-attached funding for communities to spend on local priorities. In 2025-26, communities will receive:
  • Estevan – $2.7 million, an increase of $160,000 from last year;
  • Humboldt – $1.5 million, an increase of $90,000 from last year;
  • Lloydminster – $3.0 million, an increase of $180,000 from last year;
  • Martensville – $2.6 million, an increase of $$160,000 from last year;
  • Meadow Lake – $1.3 million, an increase of $80,000 from last year;
  • Melfort – $1.5 million, an increase of $90,000 from last year;
  • Melville – $1.1million, an increase of $70,000 from last year;
  • North Battleford – $3.5 million, an increase of $210,000 from last year;
  • Swift Current – $4.2 million, an increase of $250,000 from last year; and
  • Warman – $3.1 million, an increase of $190,000 from last year.

Rural and Northern Saskatchewan

• Ensuring residents in rural Saskatchewan have access to the health care they need:
  • Continuing planning for the Rosthern hospital;
  • Continuing planning for the Esterhazy integrated facility;
  • Advancing long-term care projects in Grenfell and Watson;
  • Hiring 27 nurse practitioners to improve access to primary care in rural, regional and remote communities;
  • Supporting multi-year initiatives to fund approximately 170 paramedic positions created in 58 rural communities since 2022-23;
  • Supporting 65 nursing positions in 30 rural and remote communities to reduce reliance on contract nurses - building on 250 positions that were approved over the past few years; and
  • Expanding the Virtual ER Physician program to a minimum of 25 rural emergency departments that have experienced service disruptions due to physician availability.
• Funding to replace the South Corman Park school, complete construction on Lanigan school, begin school construction in Carlyle and renovations/addition in Balgonie; and
• Increased funding to Saskatchewan’s 27 school divisions to support specialized support classroom expansion, kindergarten to Grade 3 literacy and the new teacher collective agreement, including classroom complexity.

• Additional investment to make Saskatchewan’s transportation system safer and more accessible, including:
  • Improvements to more than 1,000 kilometres of highways;
  • Passing lanes for Highway 10 between Fort Qu’Appelle and Melville;
  • Passing lanes for Highway 17 north of Lloydminster;
  • Highway 39 twinning at Weyburn; and
  • Corridor improvements on Highway 5 east of Saskatoon.

• Additional funding to support safer communities:
  • For RCMP operations and First Nations policing programs;
  • 50 new positions under the Saskatchewan Marshals Service; and
  • 14 positions under the Safer Communities and Neighbourhood initiative.
• Funding to hire additional weigh scale operators so that Saskatchewan Highway Patrol officers can focus on roadway safety.
• Record funding for communities through the Municipal Revenue Sharing program, which provides no-strings-attached funding to communities to spend on local priorities.
• Increased funding for the Community Rink Affordability Grant program, which will double the amount to offset the costs of operating skating and curling rinks. This supports about 600 ice surfaces across the province.
• A new pilot program that will give communities the tools to deal with derelict buildings. This will allow rural municipalities to remove buildings that pose safety issues and allow for redevelopment.
• Increased support for Saskatchewan farmers through Crop Insurance and AgriStability programs.

In addition to rural supports, northern Saskatchewan will also benefit from:

• Ensuring residents in the north have access to the health care they need:
  • Construction of the La Ronge long-term care centre;
• A record amount of funding for communities through the Municipal Revenue Sharing program, which provides no-strings-attached funding to communities to spend on local priorities;
• Funding to purchase four repurposed airtankers to protect Saskatchewan communities from wildfires; and
• Funding for Ducharme School in La Loche and continued design work for the Pinehouse Minahik Washahigan High School replacement.

Northern and Rural Saskatchewan

• Ensuring residents in rural Saskatchewan have access to the health care they need:
  • Continuing planning for the Rosthern hospital;
  • Continuing planning for the Esterhazy integrated facility;
  • Advancing long-term care projects in Grenfell and Watson;
  • Hiring 27 nurse practitioners to improve access to primary care in rural, regional and remote communities;
  • Supporting multi-year initiatives to fund approximately 170 paramedic positions created in 58 rural communities since 2022-23;
  • Supporting 65 nursing positions in 30 rural and remote communities to reduce reliance on contract nurses - building on 250 positions that were approved over the past few years; and
  • Expanding the Virtual ER Physician program to a minimum of 25 rural emergency departments that have experienced service disruptions due to physician availability.
• Funding to replace the South Corman Park school, complete construction on Lanigan school, begin school construction in Carlyle and renovations/addition in Balgonie; and
• Increased funding to Saskatchewan’s 27 school divisions to support specialized support classroom expansion, kindergarten to Grade 3 literacy and the new teacher collective agreement, including classroom complexity.

• Additional investment to make Saskatchewan’s transportation system safer and more accessible, including:
  • Improvements to more than 1,000 kilometres of highways;
  • Passing lanes for Highway 10 between Fort Qu’Appelle and Melville;
  • Passing lanes for Highway 17 north of Lloydminster;
  • Highway 39 twinning at Weyburn; and
  • Corridor improvements on Highway 5 east of Saskatoon.

• Additional funding to support safer communities:
  • For RCMP operations and First Nations policing programs;
  • 50 new positions under the Saskatchewan Marshals Service; and
  • 14 positions under the Safer Communities and Neighbourhood initiative.
• Funding to hire additional weigh scale operators so that Saskatchewan Highway Patrol officers can focus on roadway safety.
• Record funding for communities through the Municipal Revenue Sharing program, which provides no-strings-attached funding to communities to spend on local priorities.
• Increased funding for the Community Rink Affordability Grant program, which will double the amount to offset the costs of operating skating and curling rinks. This supports about 600 ice surfaces across the province.
• A new pilot program that will give communities the tools to deal with derelict buildings. This will allow rural municipalities to remove buildings that pose safety issues and allow for redevelopment.
• Increased support for Saskatchewan farmers through Crop Insurance and AgriStability programs.

In addition to rural supports, northern Saskatchewan will also benefit from:

• Ensuring residents in the north have access to the health care they need:
  • Construction of the La Ronge long-term care centre;
• A record amount of funding for communities through the Municipal Revenue Sharing program, which provides no-strings-attached funding to communities to spend on local priorities;
• Funding to purchase four repurposed airtankers to protect Saskatchewan communities from wildfires; and
• Funding for Ducharme School in La Loche and continued design work for the Pinehouse Minahik Washahigan High School replacement.