Moving to Saskatoon Guide
How to move to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan π¨π¦ β jobs, companies, housing, childcare and essential websites to help you settle in Saskatoon.
Contents
- π©βπ» Jobs
- Job boards
- Employment services for job seekers - π Largest companies in Saskatoon (200+ employees)
- Accounting
- Advertising & Marketing
- Agriculture
- Aviation
- Co-ops
- Education
- Engineering
- Finance
- Gambling
- Government
- Healthcare
- Hospitality
- Insurance & Pensions
- Law Firms
- Manufacturing
- Media & Publishing
- Mining
- Oil & Gas
- Real Estate
- Research
- Security
- Technology
- Telecommunications
- Transportation
- Utilities
- Waste Management - π‘ Housing
- Rental websites
- Rental companies / Property Management companies
- Tenant Rights / Legal Aid - π§ Childcare
- π₯ Healthcare
- π Driving & Cars
- π Transportation
- π₯οΈ Internet, TV, Cell Phones
- Internet, TV
- Cell Phones - π Schools
- Public schools
- Homeschooling
- Private schools
- Catholic schools - π©βπΌ Immigration Lawyers (Law Firms)
- π± Websites
- Websites for Saskatoon
- Websites for Saskatchewan - π Contact: Question? Suggestion?
π©βπ» Jobs
Job boards
- City of Saskatoon job board: saskatoon.ca/city-hall/careers-city/current-employment-opportunities
- Government of Canada job board: jobbank.gc.ca/home
- Government of Saskatchewan job board: saskatchewan.ca/residents/jobs-working-and-training/find-and-apply-for-jobs/jobs-in-the-saskatchewan-public-service
- Indeed job board: indeed.ca
- Kijiji job board: kijiji.ca
- Linkedin job board: linkedin.ca
- SaskJobs job board: saskjobs.ca
- Saskatoon Health Region job board: saskatoonhealthregion.ca/joinourteam/Career-Opportunities/Pages/Home.aspx
- University of Saskatchewan job board: careers.usask.ca
Employment services for job seekers
- Autism Services of Saskatoon: autismservices.ca
- Cosmo Industries: cosmoindustries.com
- Inclusion Saskatchewan: inclusionsk.com
- International Women of Saskatoon (IWS), employment programs: iwssaskatoon.org/employment-programs-2
- SaskAbilites: saskabilities.ca/programs-services/employment-services/general
- Saskatoon Open Door Society: sods.sk.ca/welcoming/look-for-work
- Saskatoon Tribal Council (STC) Career Centre: sktc.sk.ca/programs-services/employment-skills-training/stc-career-centre
- Unemployed Workers Help Centre: unemployedworkerscentre.org
- YWCA Saskatoon: ywcasaskatoon.com/employment-learning
π Largest companies in Saskatoon
These companies have at least 200 employees and at least one office in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
A way to find a job quicker is often to look at the biggest companies first. Due to their size, these major companies often have more job openings, sooner.
Accounting
- Baker & Tilly, 1,001β5,000 employees globally
- BDO, 10,000+ employees globally
- Deloitte, 10,001+ employees globally
- Ernst & Young (also called EY), 10,001+ employees globally
- Grant Thornton, 5,001β1,000 employees globally
- KPMG, 10,001+ employees globally
- PWC (also called Price Waterhouse Cooper), 10,001+ employees globally
Advertising & Marketing
- Pattison Outdoor, 201β500 employees
Agriculture
- AGT Food and Ingredients Inc., 1,001β5,000 employees
- Viterra, 1,001β5,000 employees
Aviation
- Menzies Aviation, 10,000+ employees globally
Co-ops
- Federated Co-operatives Limited, 1,001β5,000 employees
Education
- Saskatchewan Polytechnic, 1,001β5,000 employees
- Saskatoon Public Schools, 1,001β5,000 employees
- University of Saskatchewan, 5,001β10,000 employees
Engineering
- AECOM, 10,001+ employees
- Associated Engineering, 501β1000 employees
- Atlantic Industries Limited, 201β500 employees
- CIMA+, 1,001β5,000 employees
- Dillon Consulting, 501β1000 employees
- Golder Associates, 5,001β10,000 employees
- Hatch, 5,001β10,000 employees
- Klohn Crippen Berger, 501β1000 employees
- Schneider Electric, 10,001+ employees globally
- SNC-Lavalin, 10,001+ employees
- Stantec, 10,001+ employees globally
- Tetra Tech, 10,001+ employees
- WSP, 10,001+ employees
Finance
- Affinity Credit Union, 501β1,000 employees
- BMO, 10,001+ employees
- CIBC, 10,001+ employees
- Conexus Credit Union, 1,001β5,000 employees
- Cornerstone Credit Union, 201β500 employees
- HSBC, 10,001+ employees globally
- Innovation Credit Union, 201β500 employees
- RBC Bank, 10,001+ employees globally
- Scotiabank, 10,001+ employees
- TD Bank, 10,001+ employees globally
Gambling
- Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority, 1,001β5,000 employees
Government
- Canada Border Services Agency, 10,001+ employees
- Canada Post (crown corporation), 10,001+ employees
- Canada Revenue Agency, 10,001+ employees
- City of Saskatoon, 1,001β5,000 employees
- Government of Canada (Federal), 10,001+ employees
- Government of Saskatchewan, 10,001+ employees
- Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corporation, 501β1,000 employees
- Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority (crown corporation), 501β1,000 employees
- Saskatoon Police Service, 501β1,000 employees
Healthcare
- Bayshore Healthcare, 10,001+ employees
- Saskatchewan Health Authority, 10,001+ employees
- Revera, 10,001+ employees globally
Hospitality
- Airline Hotels, 501β1,000 employees
- Best Western Hotels, 1,001β5,000 employees globally
- Hilton, 10,001+ employees globally
- Marriott, 10,001+ employees globally
- Sandman Hotels:,1,001β5,000 employees globally
- Wyndham Hotels, 10,001+ employees globally
Insurance & Pensions
- Marsh, 10,001+ employees globally
- Saskatchewan Blue Cross, 201β500 employees
- Sun Life, 10,001+ employees
Law Firms
- Miller Thomson, 1,001β5,000 employees
- MLT Aikins LLP, 501β1,000 employees
Manufacturing
- AkzoNobel, 10,001+ employees
- BASF, 10,001+ employees
- Bourgault Industries, 501β1,000 employees
- Brandt Group of Companies, 1,001β5,000 employees
- CNH Industrial (CNHi), 10,001+ employees globally
Media & Publishing
- CBC, 5,001β10,000 employees
- CTV News, 1,001β5,000 employees
- Global News, 1,001β5,000 employees
- Postmedia Network (owns The Star Phoenix newspaper), 1,001β5,000 employees
Mining
- BHP, 10,001+ employees globally
- Cameco Corporation, 1,001β5,000 employees globally
- Epiroc, 10,001+ employees globally
- K+S Potash Canada, 201β500 employees
- Nutrien, 10,001+ employees
- Orano Canada, 201β500 employees
Oil & Gas
- Secon Group, 201β500 employees
Real Estate
- Coldwell Banker, 10,001+ employees globally
- Royal LePage, 10,001+ employees
Research
- Canadian Light Source, 201β500 employees
- Saskatchewan Research Council, 201β500 employees
Security
(for police, see the Government section)
- Commissionaires, 10,001+ employees
- Garda, 10,001+ employees
- Paladin Security Group, 10,001+ employees
Technology
- CGI, 10,001+ employees globally
- IBM, 10,001+ employees globally
- Information Services Corporation (ISC), 201β500 employees
- Morneau Shepell, 5,001β10,000 employees
- Siemens, 10,001+ employees globally
- Vibe HCM, 201β500 employees globally
- WBM Technologies, 201β500 employees
- Vendasta, 201β500 employees
Telecommunications
- Access Communications Cooperative Limited, 201β500 employees
- Bell, 10,001+ employees
- SaskTel, 1,001β5,000 employees
- Calian Advanced Technologies (formerly SED Systems), 201β500 employees
- Shaw Communications, 10,001+ employees
- Telus, 10,001+ employees
- Vecima Networks, 501β1,000 employees
Transportation
- Siemens Transportation, 501β1,000 employees
Utilities
- City of Saskatoon (power, water & sewer utility for the city), 1,001β5,000 employees
- SaskEnergy (natural gas), 501β1,000 employees
- SaskPower (electricity), 1,001β5,000 employees
Waste Management
- GFL Environmental, 5,001β10,000 employees
- Loraas, 201β500 employees
- SARCAN Recycling, 501β1,000 employees
Source: employee count data from Linkedin.com
π‘ Housing
Rental websites
- Facebook (marketplace): facebook.com
- Kijiji: kijiji.ca
- Padmapper: padmapper.com
Rental companies / Property Management companies
- Boardwalk: bwalk.com
- EliteSuite: elitesuite.ca
- ICR Commercial (it says commercial, but they rent a lot of residential): rentals.icrcommercial.com
- Premiere Suites (furnished, short term rentals): premieresuites.com
- Progressive Property Management: progressiveproperty.ca
- Real Life Rentals: realliferentals.ca
- Real Property Management (also referred to as Sask Property Management): saskpropertymanagement.com
- SRES: sres.ca
- Universal Realty (URL): universalrealty.ca
- Western Premium Property Management: wppm.refreshlabs.ca
Tenant Rights / Legal Aid
- Legal Aid Saskatchewan: legalaid.sk.ca
- Pro Bono Law Saskatchewan: pblsask.ca
- Government of Saskatchewan, Tenant Rights: saskatchewan.ca/business/housing-development-construction-and-property-management/landlords-and-rental-properties/landlord-and-tenant-rights-and-responsibilities
- Law Society of Saskatchewan, Tenant Rights (.pdf): lawsociety.sk.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/tenants-rights-covid-19-2020.pdf
π§ Childcare
- Government of Saskatchewan child care directory: saskatchewan.ca/residents/family-and-social-support/child-care/find-a-child-care-provider-in-my-community
π₯ Healthcare
- Apply for a Saskatchewan health card: ehealthsask.ca/residents/health-cards/Pages/Apply-for-a-Health-Card.aspx
- Find a family doctor: saskatoonhealthregion.ca/patients/Pages/Doctors-Taking-Patients.aspx
π Driving & Cars
- Transfer your drivers licence, SGI (Saskatchewan Government Insurance, also covers licensing): sgi.sk.ca/licensing
- Register your car & get new plates, SGI (Saskatchewan Government Insurance, also covers licensing): sgi.sk.ca/registration
- Get auto insurance for your car. In Saskatchewan everyone must get their insurance through the province, controlled by SGI: sgi.sk.ca/registration
π Transportation
- City of Saskatoon cycling guide (.pdf): saskatoon.ca/sites/default/files/documents/transportation-utilities/transportation/active-transportation/cofs_cyclingguide2020-08web.pdf
- City of Saskatoon cycling: saskatoon.ca/moving-around/cycling
- Saskatoon Transit: transit.saskatoon.ca
π₯οΈ Internet, TV, Cell Phones
Internet, TV
- Access Communications: myaccess.ca
- Primus: primus.ca/sas_en/residential
- SaskTel: sasktel.com
- Shaw: shaw.ca
- TekSavvy: teksavvy.com
Cell Phones
- Bell: bell.ca
- Fido: fido.ca
- Koodoo: koodomobile.com
- Public Mobile: publicmobile.ca
- Rogers: rogers.com
- SaskTel: sasktel.com
- Telus: telus.com
- Virgin Mobile: virginplus.ca
π Schools
Public schools
- Saskatoon Public Schools: spsd.sk.ca
Homeschooling
- Saskatoon Public Schools βHome-Based Educationβ guide: spsd.sk.ca/Schools/elementaryprograms/hbe/Pages/default.aspx#/=
Private schools
- Legacy Christian Academy (formerly Christian Centre Academy) (K-12): legacychristianacademy.ca
- Prairie Christian Academy (K-12): pcacademy.ca
Catholic Schools
- Great Saskatoon Catholic Schools (K-12): gscs.ca
π©βπΌ Immigration Lawyers (Law Firms)
Check a lawyerβs name in the free online directory of the Law Society of Saskatchewan to make sure they are licensed and legal. The Law Society of Saskatchewan is the regulatory body for lawyers in Saskatchewan. https://lssv6.alinityapp.com/client/publicdirectory
- Amirzadeh Law: amirzadehlaw.com
- Dobro Law: dobrolaw.ca
- J&F Law Firm: jflaw.org
- McKercher LLP: mckercher.ca
- Omni Law Corp.: omnilawcorp.com
- Seyoum Law Office: seyoumlaw.com
- Uppal Pandher: uppalpandher.com
- Veeman Law: veemanlaw.com
π±Websites
Websites for Saskatoon
- Canadian Relocation, Saskatoon: relocatecanada.com/saskatoon/index.html
- Clinic wait times: medimap.ca/Location/Saskatoon,%20Saskatchewan,%20Canada/Clinics
- City of Saskatoon, New to Saskatoon: saskatoon.ca/community-culture-heritage/new-saskatoon
- CTV News Saskatoon: saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
- Friendship Inn β offers free breakfast & lunch 365 days a year, and other social services: friendshipinn.ca
- Hospital wait times: saskatoonhealthregion.ca/pages/emergency-wait-times.aspx
- Reddit Saskatoon: reddit.com/r/saskatoon
- Saskatoon Chamber of Commerce: saskatoonchamber.com
- Saskatoon Food Bank: saskatoonfoodbank.org
- Saskatoon Health Region: saskatoonhealthregion.ca
- Saskatoon Open Door Society β help for newcomers: sods.sk.ca
- Sturdy Stone Centre β mental health services & addiction services: saskatoonhealthregion.ca/locations_services/Services/mhas/Pages/CommunityAddictionServices.aspx
- The Star Phoenix (the main newspaper for Saskatoon): thestarphoenix.com
- White Buffalo Youth Lodge, offers free meals, social services, and health services for children, youth, families: sktc.sk.ca/programs-services/family-community-services/community-supports/white-buffalo-youth-lodge/
Websites for Saskatchewan
- SaskTech, a Saskatchewan tech group: sasktech.org
- Think Sask: thinksask.ca
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