Information

Saskatoon is an attractive location for information companies due to the excellent infrastructure and environment within the city, as well as the low cost of research and development. More than 70 companies in this sector provide a variety of services including programming, software, systems integration, data processing, information retrieval, and maintenance and repair to a wide range of market sectors in Saskatoon.

Saskatoon's information industry is comprised of information technology and telecommunications with services that include satellite control, monitoring and communications, digital communications, automation and robotics.

For a list of local companies in the information industry, visit the Business Directory.

Industry Successes

Saskatchewan was:

• the first province in Canada with pay-for-view cable television service;
• the first jurisdiction in North America to introduce automated banking machines; and
• the first in the world with an automated health card system.