Saskatchewan Reports $819M Deficit for 2026-27

Provincial budget targets health care, highways and schools in east-central Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan’s latest budget includes several projects aimed at improving services in east-central communities.

Sask. budget projects $819M deficit, no return to surplus until 2030

Titled "Protecting Saskatchewan," the budget echoes a refrain that Premier Scott Moe and Reiter have repeated in the weeks before the budget — no tax increases or service cuts.

Saskatchewan reports $819M deficit for 2026-27

As global instability and trade woes lead to deficit budgets across Canada, Saskatchewan has proved it is no exception – reporting an $819 million deficit for 2026-27.

Saskatchewan Introduces Budget With Spending Hikes but Also $819-Million Deficit

Saskatchewan has introduced a new budget that avoids tax hikes and program cuts but carries with it a big deficit. Premier Scott Moe’s Saskatchewan Party government spending plan for 2026-27 projects the bottom line will be $819 million in the red. The government also predicts more deficits in the years to follow. Finance Minister Jim Reiter says the province is protecting public services by not making cuts or raising taxes. “We chose to protect…

Saskatchewan forecasts $819.4M deficit in 2026-27 budget

One year after presenting a barely-balanced budget, the Saskatchewan government is projecting a deficit approaching $1 billion for 2026-27.