Government of Saskatchewan ministries, Crown corporations and organizations are implementing contingency plans to minimize the impacts of postal service disruption.
Les ministères, sociétés d’État et organismes du gouvernement de la Saskatchewan mettent en œuvre des plans d’urgence visant à réduire les répercussions de l’interruption du service des postes.
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This indicator measures the economic benefits derived from harvesting timber and manufacturing forest products in the province.
Sustainable forest management includes balancing social, economic and environmental benefits from forest management activities. Full use of the annual allowable cut has the potential to generate more than $2.2 billion in forest product sales annually, and support nearly 8,000 direct and indirect jobs.
In 2021, forestry was the largest industry and a major employer in northern Saskatchewan, representing approximately one per cent of the provincial gross domestic product. Forestry provides economic development and employment opportunities, resulting in an improved quality of life for the people of northern Saskatchewan.
Saskatchewan currently has seven large primary forest products manufacturing facilities (two pulp mills, two oriented strand board mills and three sawmills), as well as many smaller primary and secondary forest products manufacturing facilities.
In 2021, the forestry sector sold $1.8 billion worth of forest products, 61 per cent of which was exported to other countries.
In 2021, the forest sector supported nearly 4,300 direct jobs.
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