Saskatchewan has been investing in new ways to expand trade and investment markets. As a province that exports 70 per cent of what it produces, the province has always had a strong incentive to support diversification of export markets. With ongoing global trade uncertainty, finding new export markets is more important than ever.
Saskatchewan remains focused on strengthening international engagement efforts to resolve tariffs, diversify markets, and promote the province’s role in ensuring food, energy and manufacturing security across the globe. This work is supported through the creation of nine trade and investment offices in China, Germany, India, Japan, Mexico, Singapore, United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates, and Vietnam. With exporters in the province now doing business with more than 160 countries worldwide, these offices are proving invaluable in connecting Saskatchewan with new international partners.
Efforts to Diversify Export Markets Achieving Success
The province’s hard work in cultivating new markets is delivering results and Saskatchewan businesses are not letting global trade uncertainty stand in the way of getting their goods to market.
In 2025, the province added 11 new countries to the list of markets it exports to. Although there is still a long way to go with these diversification efforts, the new additions show that Saskatchewan is on the right track with its trade strategy.
Record Exports
The world is certainly taking note of everything Saskatchewan has to offer. Strong global demand for Saskatchewan goods meant that overall exports remained high in 2024, with the value of shipments from the province to the rest of the world totaling $45.3 billion last year. On a per capita basis, this represents nearly double the Canadian average for exports in 2024.
But last year’s figures aren’t an anomaly. The value of Saskatchewan exports climbed to nearly $50 billion on average over the past three years, which is a huge increase from the $19.8 billion the province exported in 2007. These numbers are truly something worth celebrating. They show the importance of supporting exports to new markets and strengthening existing ones. Safe to say, Saskatchewan has what the world needs and partners around the globe are taking notice.
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