SPECIAL MESSAGE
Re-Open
Saskatchewan
Plan
Saskatchewan’s economy has demonstrated
incredible resiliency over
the past year. Our province was not
immune to the e!ects of the global COVID-19
pandemic, but we have implemented a number
of strategies and programs to ensure economic
and labour market recovery.
As part of our government’s commitment
to stimulate economic recovery, we launched
the Re-Open Saskatchewan plan to provide
a phased-in and methodical approach
to ensure the safe operation of businesses in
Saskatchewan. "e Business Response Team
was established to provide Saskatchewan businesses
and organizations with critical information
and advice on operating within the current
public health orders, as well as the various business
support programs available to them. "e
programs include the Saskatchewan Small
Business Emergency Payment, the Re-Open
Saskatchewan Training Subsidy and the Strong
Recovery Adaptation Rebate.
"ese programs have shown to be e!ective,
as our province leads Canada’s economic recovery
with the strong export growth #gures and
the lowest unemployment rate among the provinces.
Our strong export numbers are a good indication
of the huge demand around the world
for our products. In addition, as of early March,
the Canadian Federation of Independent
Businesses (CFIB) Small Business Recovery
Dashboard cites Saskatchewan as having 74
per cent of private sector businesses fully open,
compared to only 51 per cent nationally.
As we move through and ultimately into a
post-COVID-19 world, our government will
remain focused on key actions to grow our
trade and export infrastructure in support of
our Growth Plan over the next decade, including
the goal to build and upgrade 10,000 km of
highways by 2030. Saskatchewan’s two-year, $2
billion stimulus program is an investment that
will help drive economic recovery from the
global pandemic.
We are proud to work with the Saskatchewan
Heavy Construction Association to a build a
strong economy, supporting the growth of our
families and our communities.
ROMAN SIGAEV / 123RF
By Jeremy Harrison, Minister of Trade and Export Development
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