Outline of Saskatchewan

See also: Index of Saskatchewan-related articles

Flag of Saskatchewan

The location of the Province of Saskatchewan in Canada

The Province of Saskatchewan is the central prairie province in Canada, and has an area of 588,276 square kilometres (227,100 sq mi). Saskatchewan is bounded on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the American states of Montana and North Dakota.

Saskatchewan was first explored by Europeans in 1690 and settled in 1774; prior to that, it was populated by several indigenous tribes. It became a province in 1905. Saskatchewan's current premier is Brad Wall and its lieutenant-governor is Gordon Barnhart. Its major industries are agriculture, mining, and energy.

The province's name is derived from the Saskatchewan River. Earlier, the river was designated kisiskāciwani-sīpiy ("swift flowing river") in the Cree language.

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Saskatchewan:

General reference

• Pronunciation: (ⁱ/səˈskætʃɨwɑːn/)
• Common English name(s): Saskatchewan or "SK" or "Sask"
• Official English name: Saskatchewan
• Common endonym(s): "Land of Living Skies"
• Official endonym(s): Province of Saskatchewan
• Adjectival(s): Saskatchewan
• Demonym(s): Saskatchewan
• Etymology: The province's name is derived from the Saskatchewan River. Earlier, the river was designated kisiskāciwani-sīpiy ("swift flowing river") in the Cree language.

Geography of Saskatchewan

An enlargeable topographic relief map of the Province of Saskatchewan

Main article: Geography of Saskatchewan

• Saskatchewan is: a province of Canada
• Canada is: a country
• Location:
  • Northern Hemisphere, Western Hemisphere
    • Americas
      • North America
        • Northern America
          • Canada
  • Extreme points of Saskatchewan
• Population of Saskatchewan: 1,003,299 (est.)
• Area of Saskatchewan: 651,900 square kilometres (251,700.0 sq mi)
• Statistics of Saskatchewan
• Symbols of Saskatchewan
• Atlas of Saskatchewan
• Territorial evolution of Canada
• Time zones (Time in Saskatchewan): Central Time Zone: CST (UTC-06) or CDT (UTC-05)

Environment of Saskatchewan

• Climate of Saskatchewan
• Geology of Saskatchewan
• Wildlife of Saskatchewan
  • Flora of Saskatchewan
  • Fauna of Saskatchewan
    • Mammals of Saskatchewan

Natural geographic features of Saskatchewan

• Lakes of Saskatchewan
• Rivers of Saskatchewan
• World Heritage Sites in Saskatchewan

Regions of Saskatchewan

Administrative divisions of Saskatchewan

An enlargeable map of the census divisions of the Province of Saskatchewan

• Census divisions of Saskatchewan
• SARM divisions
• School districts in Saskatchewan

Municipalities of Saskatchewan

Main article: List of communities in Saskatchewan

• Rural municipalities
• Cities of Saskatchewan
• Towns in Saskatchewan
• Villages in Saskatchewan
• Hamlets in Saskathewan
• Ghost towns in Saskatchewan
• Indian Reserves in Saskatchewan

Demography of Saskatchewan

Main article: Demographics of Saskatchewan

Government and politics of Saskatchewan

Main article: Government of Saskatchewan and Politics of Saskatchewan

• Form of government: Constitutional monarchy
• Capital of Saskatchewan: Regina
• Elections in Saskatchewan
• First Nations in Saskatchewan
• Political parties in Saskatchewan
• Political scandals of Saskatchewan
• List of Leaders of the Opposition in Saskatchewan

Representation in the government of Canada

See also: Senate of Canada

members of the Upper House are called Senators

• Saskatchewan senators

Members of the lower house are referred to as Members of Parliament MP

• Canadian federal electoral districts in Saskatchewan
• Historical federal electoral districts of Canada

Branches of the government of Saskatchewan

Main article: Government of Saskatchewan

Executive branch

• Head of state: Lieutenant-Governor of Saskatchewan - List of Saskatchewan lieutenant-governors, (Monarchy in Saskatchewan)
  • Head of government: Premier of Saskatchewan, List of premiers of Saskatchewan
    • Cabinet of Saskatchewan

Legislative branch

• Parliament: Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan (unicameral)

Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLA)

• List of Saskatchewan political parties
• List of Saskatchewan provincial electoral districts

Judicial branch

• Court of Appeal for Saskatchewan
  • Court of Queen's Bench for Saskatchewan
    • Provincial Court of Saskatchewan
• History of Saskatchewan Courts

Interprovincial relations

Interprovincial organization membership

Saskatchewan is a member of:

• Trade, Investment and Labour Mobility Agreement (TILMA)

Law and order in Saskatchewan

Main article: Law of Saskatchewan

• Capital punishment in Saskatchewan: none.
  • Saskatchewan, as with all of Canada, does not have capital punishment.
  • Canada eliminated the death penalty for murder on July 14, 1976.
• Criminal Code of Canada
• Human rights in Saskatchewan
  • LGBT rights in Saskatchewan
    • Same-sex marriage in Saskatchewan
• Law enforcement in Saskatchewan
  • Saskatchewan Provincial Police (defunct)
  • Royal Canadian Mounted Police
• The Saskatchewan Act

History of Saskatchewan

Main article: History of Saskatchewan

By period

• Rupert's Land 1670 to 1870
• Territorial evolution of Canada 1870-1905
  • District of Assiniboia 1882-1905
  • District of Saskatchewan 1882-1905
  • District of Athabasca 1882-1905
• North-West Rebellion 1885
  • Provisional Government of Saskatchewan

By subject

• History of courts in Saskatchewan
• Ghost towns in Saskatchewan

Culture of Saskatchewan

Main article: Culture of Saskatchewan

• Cuisine of Saskatchewan
  • Canadian Chinese cuisine
• Provincial symbols of Saskatchewan
  • Coat of arms of Saskatchewan
  • Flag of Saskatchewan
• World Heritage Sites in Saskatchewan

The Arts in Saskatchewan

• Music of Saskatchewan

Sports in Saskatchewan

Main article: Sport in Saskatchewan

• Cricket in Saskatchewan
• Curling in Saskatchewan
• Hockey in Saskatchewan
• Football in Saskatchewan
  • Canadian Football League
    • Saskatchewan Roughriders
• Rugby in Saskatchewan
• Skiing in Saskatchewan
• Soccer in Saskatchewan

Economy and infrastructure of Saskatchewan

Main article: Economy of Saskatchewan

• Agriculture in Saskatchewan
• Currency of Saskatchewan:
• Health care in Saskatchewan
  • Father of medicare
• Tourism in Saskatchewan
• Transportation in Saskatchewan
  • Airports in Saskatchewan
  • Roads in Saskatchewan
    • Highways
  • Railways

Education in Saskatchewan

Main article: Education in Saskatchewan

• List of Saskatchewan school divisions
• Higher education in Saskatchewan
  • Colleges in Saskatchewan
  • Universities in Saskatchewan
    • University of Regina
    • University of Saskatchewan
      • University of Saskatchewan academics
      • Alumni-related
        • List of University of Saskatchewan alumni
        • University of Saskatchewan Alumni Association
      • University of Saskatchewan Students' Union

See also

• List of basic geography topics
• Index of Saskatchewan-related articles (alphabetical index)
• List of international rankings

External links

Wikimedia Atlas of Saskatchewan

• Government of Saskatchewan
• Outline of Saskatchewan at the Open Directory Project
• CBC Digital Archives - Saskatchewan @ 100
• Royal Canadian Mounted Police
• Saskatchewan!
• SaskTourism