Enterprise Saskatchewan

"Sleepy Saskatchewan has joined an elite group of provinces whose finances are sound enough to garner a triple-A debt rating. Standard & Poor's upgraded the province from doub,le-A-plus to triple-A, putting it in the same group as Alberta and British Columbia."
Tim Kiladze, Globe and Mail

Saskatchewan is the third-best place in the world for mineral investment – out of 79 jurisdictions surveyed across Canada and around the world.
Fraser Institute Survey of Mining Companies: 2010/2011

“Anchored by growth in the potash industry and steady gains in the energy sector, Saskatchewan is poised for a period of prolonged economic prosperity.” 
Conference Board of Canada

"If you care at all about the future of the world's food supply, you care – whether you know it or not – about Saskatchewan.”
Andrew Ross Sorkin, Columnist – The New York Times

"Saskatchewan has what the fastest-growing part of the world wants and that is valuable resources. And the province has been able to leverage that, not only with respect to its trade fortunes, but increasingly with respect to the economy more broadly.”
Warren Lovely, Senior Economist, CIBC – Regina Leader-Post

"If we look at the global economic scene, we see the emerging economies dominating the economic landscape. It’s amazing when you think 22 years ago the emerging economies were 1/3 of the world economy. We project that in other 15 years they will be 2/3. They’ll have gone from 1/3 to 2/3 of the world economy over just a 40 year timeframe. Most of Canada does not tap into that but Saskatchewan does.”
Don Drummond, TD Bank – Global TV

"In Saskatchewan's case, I'm not focused particularly on the downturn in 2009. I'm focused on what look to be strong fundamentals for supporting positive and robust growth, not just this year, but next year, too. Our (forecast) has Saskatchewan at 3.5 per cent and four per cent in 2011. Over that two−year period, I wouldn't see any province managing to beat that."
Warren Lovely, Chief Economist, CIBC – Regina Leader-Post

"I can tell you that Saskatchewan is the envy of a lot of places around the world right now – almost a safe haven from the ravages of the great recession. This province has exceptional resources, talented people and tremendous economic potential.”
William J. Doyle, President and CEO, Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan

"Right now, my impression is … it’s very vibrant.”
Laura Lochman, U.S. Consul General for Alberta, Saskatchewan and N.W.T. – The Leader-Post

“Saskatchewan has one of the best operating and fiscal environments in North America right now.”
Anthony Marino, President & CEO of Baytex Energy Trust

Owners of small, independent businesses in Saskatchewan were among the most optimistic in Canada during the first month of the new year.
Canadian Federation of Independent Business

"…It really is Saskatchewan’s time. It's [Sasktchewan's] opportunity to take advantage of the market conditions and the trends, and to build its economy and build its resources and its strength and attract new opportunities to the province."
Mayo Schmidt, CEO, Viterra – The Globe and Mail

"It's a totally different environment here and one that will assure that you'll see a return to positive growth."
Paul Ferley, RBC Assistant Chief Economist

"Next year the growth should rebound 3.3 per cent, the strongest in Canada, as the potash sector firms and strong fundamentals continue to drive growth in the province."
BMO Economic Forecast

"Saskatchewan's Premier Brad Wall is a rising political star whose province is soon to become Canada's largest conventional oil producer. At the same time, Saskatchewan is making the biggest per-capita commitment in North America to reducing emissions."
National Post

"For years Alberta enjoyed the so-called Alberta advantage, a combination of low taxes, small government, and the most attractive investment climate in the country. What we're seeing now is a chipping away of that advantage, as both Saskatchewan and B.C. have reduced business taxes and introduced other policies that encourage capital investment."
Niels Veldhuis, Fraser Institute

"…An economic superstar."
CNN Radio

Saskatchewan will surpass Ontario as the second-wealthiest province in 2009 as measured by living standards. "They have been riding some really winning horses and they have had a good open-for-business climate as well."
Dale Orr, Bay Street Analyst, Financial Post 

"Unlike most of the rest of Canada, frankly, and probably unlike most of the rest of the world, I think for Saskatoon and Saskatchewan as a whole (the recession) has really allowed the province to catch its breath. For a lot of North America and a lot of the world we've seen a lot of increased unemployment and, if not recession, then shrinking growth down to flat, whereas Saskatchewan has seen continued growth and is at half the unemployment rate as the rest of Canada."
Matthew Bosrock, Deputy CEO, HSBC Bank Canada

"Petrobank took pains to point out in a news release that the approval process for its toe-to-heel air injection, or THAI, demonstration project in a heavy oil formation near Kerrobert, SK, took just 56 working days – less than three months – while similar projects in Alberta's oil sands regions are taking years."
Calgary Herald

According to the Canadian Federation of Independent Business ranking of Canada's Top 10 Entrepreneurial Cities, this year's top-ranked entrepreneurial city in Canada is Saskatoon. For Gordon Ashdown, the owner of Can-West Agencies Ltd., a wholesale distribution company in Saskatoon, the reversal of fortunes is welcomed. "We now have an environment that's really good to work in and it's improving all the time," he said. "Just the business-friendly government has made a huge difference in Saskatchewan."
National Post

"Saskatchewan boasts the fastest economic growth rate of any Canadian province.”
The Economist

"The resource-rich province has the brightest prospects of any region in Canada."
The Globe and Mail

"The U.S. buys more oil from Saskatchewan than it does from Kuwait. No wonder the CEO of one Fortune 500 company describes the prairie province as the 'next sovereign wealth fund'."
Fortune