Manufacturing

Manufacturing in Saskatoon is a highly developed and diverse economic sector. This sector accounts for almost 10 per cent of Saskatoon jobs while Saskatoon is home to more than 35 per cent of the provincial manufacturing jobs.

Saskatoon is home to many successful local and international manufacturing companies. Two reasons for this are that, at 10 per cent, Saskatoon has the lowest manufacturers’ and processors' corporate tax rates west of Quebec. As well, Saskatoon has highly competitive utility and tax rates and the lowest provincial sales tax among the nine provinces levying the tax.

The mining, oil and gas, and agricultural sector all contribute to the success that the regional manufacturing sector enjoys. Opportunities are plentiful as world demand for energy and food increase. Saskatchewan's rich resource base of potash, oil, natural gas, uranium, and agricultural land will contribute to the long-term success of the region.

Over 300,000 thousand consumers live within 100 kilometres (62 miles) of the city of Saskatoon, and over one million people live in Saskatchewan. The Saskatoon Region is an excellent base for exporting, due to its central location, and rail access to two ocean ports.

Saskatoon's diverse manufacturing sector produces a wide variety of industrial and consumer products. Manufacturers in the Saskatoon Region, Western Canada's fastest growing economy, are realizing many benefits of being in this location.

Saskatoon's manufacturing base includes:

• Food Manufacturing
  
• Wood Products Manufacturing
• Printing and Related Support Activities
• Chemical Manufacturing
• Primary Metal Manufacturing
• Fabricated Metal Products Manufacturing
• Machinery Manufacturing
• Computer and Electronic Products Manufacturing
• Furniture and Related Products Manufacturing
• Miscellaneous Manufacturing

Quick Facts - 2007

For a list of companies in the manufacturing industry in Saskatoon, visit the Business Directory.

Industry Successes

• Eighty-five per cent of Saskatoon-based manufacturing companies export their product.
• Standard Machine is the leading gear manufacturer in Canada.
• Hitachi Canadian Industries Ltd. manufactures gas turbines, wind towers and pressure vessels.
• International Road Dynamics is an international leader in the manufacturing of integrated traffic monitoring and weight enforcement systems.

Learn more about the industry - Manufacturing Profile

For more information, please contact:

Anne Broda
Director of Business Development
abroda@sreda.com
306 664 0724

Sarah Schuster
Investment Attraction Office
sschuster@sreda.com
306 664 0729