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Population

331,051

Area

228,1 km²

Founded

1883

Average Annual Temperature

3.5 °C

Summary of Saskatoon

Saskatoon is the largest city in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It straddles a bend in the South Saskatchewan River in the central region of the province. It is located along the Trans-Canada Yellowhead Highway, and has served as the cultural and economic hub of central Saskatchewan since its founding in 1882 as a Temperance colony.

With a 2016 census population of 246,376, Saskatoon is the largest city in the province, and the 17th largest Census Metropolitan Area in Canada, with a 2016 census population of 295,095. The City of Saskatoon has estimated its population to be 278,500 as of July 2018, while Statistics Canada has estimated the CMA's population to be 336,614 as of 2020.

Saskatoon is home to the University of Saskatchewan, the Meewasin Valley Authority (which protects the South Saskatchewan River and provides for the city's popular riverbank park spaces), and Wanuskewin Heritage Park (a National Historic Site of Canada and UNESCO World Heritage applicant representing 6,000 years of First Nations history). The Rural Municipality of Corman Park No. 344, the most populous rural municipality in Saskatchewan, surrounds the city and contains many of the developments associated with it, including Wanuskewin. Saskatoon is named after the saskatoon berry which is native to the region, and is itself derived from the Cree misâskwatômina. The city has a significant Indigenous population and several urban Reserves. The city has nine river crossings and is nicknamed "Paris of the Prairies" and "Bridge City".

Historic neighbourhoods of Saskatoon include Nutana and Riversdale, which were separate towns before amalgamating with the town of Saskatoon and incorporating as a city in 1906. Nutana, Riversdale, their historic main streets of Broadway Avenue and 20th Street, as well as the downtown core and other central neighbourhoods are seeing significant reinvestment and redevelopment. Sutherland, the rail town annexed by the city in 1956 that lies beyond the University lands, is now another historic old city.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre ≈ 1,172.69 CAD
Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre ≈ 919.58 CAD
Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre ≈ 1,705.56 CAD
Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre ≈ 1,569.44
Price per Square Meter to Buy Apartment in City Centre ≈ 2,626.39 CAD
Price per Square Meter to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre ≈ 4,586.81 CAD
internet ≈ 45 CAD
Electricity used for lighting ≈ 21 CAD

Markets

Milk (regular), (1 liter) ≈ 2.32 CAD
Rice (white), (1kg) ≈ 4.04 CAD
Eggs (regular) (12) ≈ 3.65 CAD
Beef Round (1kg) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) ≈ 13.07 CAD
Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle) ≈ 4.00 CAD
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro) ≈ 15.00 CAD

Transportation

One-way Ticket (Local Transport) ≈ 3.00 CAD
Monthly Pass (Regular Price) ≈ 83.00 CAD
Taxi 1km (Normal Tariff) ≈ 1.95 CAD
Gasoline (1 liter) ≈ 1.13 CAD

Sports And Leisure

Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult ≈ 52.36 CAD
Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend) ≈ 21.75 CAD
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat ≈ 14.75 CAD

Cost of Living Per Month ( 2 persons)

Housing

Rent Apartment and Hydro : $1,222.69
Internet

Internet : $45.00
Phone

Phone with interet : $41.00
Transportation

Transportation : $83.00
Groceries

Groceries and household items : $285.00
Entertainment

Entertainment and dining out : $130.00
Health

Health and fitness : $ 52.36
Extras

haircuts, clothes,broken phone screen and so on. : $125.00
Total

$1,984.05

Remai Modern Museum:

The Remai (pronounced REY-me) Modern Museum, overlooking the South Saskatchewan River, houses the largest collection of Pablo Picasso's linocuts, about 406 pieces in its permanent collection. The building, opened in October 2017, pays homage to Frank Lloyd Wright's prairie style, similar to Fallingwater with its glass and wood stacked facade, and a subtle copper-colored grid encompassing it to moderate indoor temperature. The atrium features a long fireplace with the museum named etched in native languages and a large, permanent installation of hanging cubes crafted from venetian blinds by artist Haegue Yang. In addition to Picasso's linocuts that take up some of the 11 gallery spaces, the museum also hosts the private art collection of Fred Mendel from the now shuttered Mendel Art Gallery.

Wanuskewin Heritage Park

A short drive up the river leads to the proposed UNESCO World Heritage site of Wanuskewin Heritage Park, a non-profit cultural and historical center aimed at providing a better understanding of the indigenous people who originally inhabited the region. Wanuskewin is a Cree term for "living together in harmony." The grounds of the park contain the country's longest-running archaeological dig, where 6,000-year-old relics are discovered daily. Among the major archaeological finds is a 1,500-year-old "medicine wheel" used in the hunting of bison upon which the First Nations people depended.

1. Saskatoon is a city with a cultural heritage

This city was officially founded in 1883 but has had the same lineage of inhabitants for thousands of years and so its ancient culture is preserved. If you like to be fascinated by the rich history in the area, the aboriginal sites, and stories about indigenous groups from the past and observe present day culture then you might really like Saskatoon, it’s that type of town.

3. A rapidly growing economy

One of Saskatoon’s nicknames is “Hub City”, which refers to its location as a center for distribution and logistics within Canada. Its airport -John G. Diefenbaker International Airport gets fairly busy within the course of the year. Agriculture is a major part of this region’s economy, which Saskatoon housing over two-thirds of the world’s recoverable potash, it is also home to the world’s largest publicly traded uranium company -Cameco. Livestock and grains, oil and gas, uranium, gold, diamond, coal, and potash are a major backbone of the economy here.

5. Saskatoon is a link city

This city is on Highway 16, the Yellowhead highway spur of the Trans-Canadian highway system that connects Saskatchewan to Manitoba and all the way through British Columbia. Highways 5,7, 11, 14, 41, 219, 684, 762 all meet within the city. The city’s railway system is connected to both the National and Pacific railway lines and connects the city to others, The Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International Airport provides scheduled and charter airline services to major cities within and outside the country.

2. Saskatoon is one of nature’s beauty

Saskatoon is a very big city adorned by many of nature’s very beautiful features. There are national parks, mountain ranges, dunes, rolling hills and even cascading prairies; and with over a hundred thousand lakes and reservoirs Saskatoon’s landscape is a natural beauty and truly breathtaking. The city is spread across a very vast region and a lot of it has not been explored, no major construction is going on in these areas, if you like to explore nature and find out cool spots for yourself then you just might really like moving to Saskatoon.

4. Education

Saskatoon has about 14 high schools and 78 elementary schools and like the rest of the country, there is no tuition fee for residents up until college or university education, under the graduate retention program, the city provides a $20,000 rebate for undergraduates too. The University of Saskatchewan is very popular in this region, it also has a catholic federated college -Saint Thomas More College present on its campus. Other post high school options in the area include; the Saskatchewan Polytechnic, Gabriel Dumont Institute, and the Saskatoon annex of the First Nations University of Canada.