The Government of Saskatchewan trumpeted Thursday’s Statistics Canada release in which the province was first among the provinces in November, year-over-year increases in building construction investment. Saskatchewan had a seasonally-adjusted increase of 16.8 per cent in investment from November, 2020 to November, 2021. Investment in residential building construction led the year-over-year growth with a 20.4 per cent increase. Saskatchewan also placed second among the provinces in terms of percentage change from October, 2021 to November,, 2021, with a 10.6 per cent, seasonally-adjusted, increase in investment in building construction. The value of building construction investment in November was 344 million dollars.

As for the latest Stats Can Labour Force Survey, Saskatchewan’s month-over-month, seasonally-adjusted, employment increased by six thousand, or 1.1 per cent, from November, which was the highest growth among provinces in terms of percentage change.

Plus, Saskatchewan’s seasonally-adjusted building permits in November,2021, also went up by 57 per cent from November, 2020, and increased by 49.5 per cent, seasonally-adjusted, from October, 2021.