Saskatchewan Aviation Strategy

Saskatchewan’s Aviation Strategy supports economic growth, public safety and community well-being. Developed through extensive stakeholder engagement, the strategy outlines five pillars to guide future investments and policy decisions.

Key Highlights

• Support business and economic growth
  Aviation enables the movement of people and goods, facilitates business activity, attracts investments and promotes tourism. It contributes:
  • Over $1.24 billion in economic output.
  • Supports 4,930 jobs across Saskatchewan.

• Protect health and safety
  Aviation enables emergency medical transport, wildfire suppression and delivery of essential services to remote communities.
  • Nearly 27,000 patients have been transported by air ambulance since 2015.
  • 17 aircraft support wildfire suppression across the province.

• Encourage careers in aviation
  The strategy promotes aviation education and training, including financial support for student pilots and partnerships with Indigenous communities.

• Invest in community airports
  Options to enhance the Community Airports Partnership (CAP) program aim to improve and expand funding eligibility to better support community airports.

• Effective relations with federal regulators
  Saskatchewan will advocate for federal regulations that reflect the province’s unique aviation needs.

For more information, read the full Aviation Strategy.