Enterprise Saskatchewan

Enterprise Saskatchewan Sector Teams are industry-led and typically include seven to nine key representatives with proven leadership skills and a shared interest in growing the provincial economy. Research, analytical and secretarial support will be provided by Enterprise Saskatchewan staff. 

Sector Teams are pivotal in helping to position Saskatchewan as a region internationally recognized as being competitive, investment friendly, enterprising and entrepreneurial.

Government and all partners in economic growth work collaboratively to promote prosperous, growing and sustainable sectors through recommending policies and actions that:

• Reduce and remove disadvantages and barriers to growth
• Build on sector advantages
• Enhance competitiveness and productivity
• Encourage business creation, attraction, retention, and growth
• Increase adoption of new technology and processes
• Diversify and build the value-chain to strengthen clusters
• Reduce skills gaps and labour shortages
• Accelerate Aboriginal participation in all sectors
• Increase exports of goods and services

Saskatchewan will be seen as a jurisdiction of choice for living, working, investing and operating a business in the key sectors. 

Sector Teams are established in the following sectors of Saskatchewan's economy:

• Advanced Education and Research and Development Services (including synchrotron science)
• Agriculture and Food
• Arts and Culture
• Construction and Land Development
• Co-operatives
• Energy
• Environment
• Financial Services
• Forestry
• Homebuilding
• Information Technology
• Life Sciences and Biotechnology
• Manufacturing
• Mining
• Tourism
• Trucking and Transportation
• Other sectors as may be prescribed at a future date

Sector Teams provide a new forum to enhance industry government communication and collaboration in developing policies to build on competitive advantages and reduce barriers to growth to ensure that the province's key economic sectors grow and flourish. The Sector Teams help to clarify the roles of government and other partners in growing each sector. Sector Teams identify goals and performance measurement indicators, and monitor and report on progress in achieving those goals.

While Enterprise Saskatchewan plays a lead role in facilitating economic growth, the agency will build on the existing work of various partners including industry associations, economic development organizations, agencies, ministries and other stakeholders. 

Each sector is unique, with some sectors having effective industry associations and existing industry-government partnerships. Enterprise Saskatchewan Sector Teams collaborate with these organizations on common interests, building on, rather than duplicating efforts. Enterprise Saskatchewan also works closely with other ministries and agencies that have key sector responsibilities to co-ordinate the Sector Teams.