investment in K-12 education over the past two years
$130 million
to fund a new teacher collective agreement and address growing student enrolment and classroom challenges
$2 million
for literacy to improve kindergarten to Grade 3 reading levels
26
new or consolidated school projects
$47 million
in direct support for students to help fund their post-secondary education
$718 million
in operating and capital funding for universities, technical schools, Indigenous institutions and regional colleges
Delivering increased opportunities and supports for students, parents and teachers
The 2025-26 Budget delivers increased opportunities and supports for kindergarten to Grade 12 students, parents and teachers across Saskatchewan. It is also funding the new teacher collective bargaining agreement, while addressing growing enrolment and challenges facing today’s classrooms. Moving beyond primary education, the budget supports students as they advance into post-secondary education and start to determine their career paths. The budget delivers opportunities that will allow students to pursue post-secondary education close to home, while focusing on programs that meet the needs of Saskatchewan’s labour force and provincial economy.
The 2025-26 Saskatchewan Budget invests in Saskatchewan classrooms and includes investments to address enrolment growth and classroom complexity.
This year’s budget includes an increase of $130 million to fund a new teacher collective agreement and address the pressures of growing student enrolment and the challenges facing today’s classrooms. There is $54.4 million to address non-teacher salary increases, transportation and inflation, as well as implement 50 of the 200 specialized support classrooms being added over the next four years.
Student literacy is another area of emphasis in the 2025-26 Budget. An additional $2 million is dedicated to advancing the work of the ministry and education partners to improve kindergarten to Grade 3 reading levels across the province. Learning to read is one of the most valuable skills developed during childhood and strong early literacy skills set the foundation for lifelong academic success.
The 2025-26 Budget delivers increased opportunities and support for kindergarten to Grade 12 students, parents and teachers across Saskatchewan. It also funds the new teacher collective bargaining agreement while addressing growing student enrolment.
2025-26 Budget highlights:
Over the last two years, the Government of Saskatchewan has invested more than $5 billion in kindergarten to Grade 12 education.
For the upcoming fiscal year, the Ministry of Education will receive $3.5 billion, an increase of $183 million, or 5.5 per cent, over the previous year.
$130 million to fund the new teacher collective agreement and address the pressures of growing student enrollment and the challenges facing today’s classrooms.
Increase of $186 million, or 8.4 per cent, in school operating funding (total: $2.4 billion).
$2 million for kindergarten to Grade 3 literacy.
$413.3 million for early learning and child care.
Delivering for families includes access to safe, reliable and affordable child care. The Government of Saskatchewan remains committed to adding more regulated home-based and centre-based child care spaces across Saskatchewan.
The 2025-26 Budget provides an investment of $191 million in education capital. It also includes preventative maintenance renewal funding of $65 million to allow school divisions to maintain existing facilities. The budget delivers on the challenges of student enrolment growth by investing in new schools. This includes ongoing funding for the 21 new or consolidated schools and three major renovations underway across Saskatchewan, as well as funding to begin planning for one new replacement school and preplanning for four new schools.
Saskatchewan’s 2025-26 Budget supports students in pursuing post-secondary education close to home. Funding includes support to deliver on the government’s commitment to increase training seats and expand programs to build a stronger, more robust labour force. Saskatchewan students will also benefit from direct financial support to help fund their education.
2025-26 Budget highlights:
Over the last two years, the Government of Saskatchewan has invested $1.6 billion in post-secondary education.
For the upcoming fiscal year, the Ministry of Advanced Education will receive $788 million.
$718 million in operating and capital funding for universities, technical schools, Indigenous institutions and regional colleges.
$35 million in operating and capital funding supporting more than 900 training seats, including 60 new seats for registered nurses, nurse practitioners, registered psychiatric nurses and medical radiologic technologists.
$17 million to continue development of new physician assistant, speech-language pathology, occupational therapy and respiratory therapy training programs.
$25 million for preventative maintenance and renewal of post-secondary institutions.
$47 million in direct student financial support – Student Aid Fund and scholarships and bursaries.
$5 billion
$130 million
$2 million
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$47 million
$718 million
Delivering increased opportunities and supports for students, parents and teachers