In the wake of S & P Global Ratings affirming Saskatchewan’s AA credit rating, the provincial government is trumpeting the fact that the province has the second-highest credit rating among Canadian provinces when all three major rating agencies are considered.

In its release Monday, S & P says, “the stable outlook reflects our expectation that, in the next two years, the provincial economy will expand and Saskatchewan’s prudent financial management will help its budgetary performance improve towards balanced operating results while maintaining strong liquidity levels. Through the first three months of 2022, the province posted the highest growth in wholesale trade, at 38.1 per cent, and the highest growth in manufacturing sales, at 37 per cent among the provinces. In that time, Saskatchewan posted the second-highest employment rate, at 63.5 per cent, and third-highest growth in retail sales, at 8.2 per cent, among the provinces.