Regina Regional Economic Profile

Feel the energy of a region on the rise

January 2015

The City of Regina is surrounded by an aura of infinite possibilities. The optimism and energy in the Regina economic region is exciting, rejuvenating and exhilarating!

We are the land of the living skies where possibilities are only limited by our imaginations. We are humbled by our beginnings, but we carry forth with the traditions of the trailblazers that came before us.

Our people are drivers of vitality in our city. They are visionaries with a can-do spirit to foster growth for entrepreneurship, the arts, athletics and academics.

We are a region that ventures forth to achieve distinction in commerce, sport and culture. We are a city with an infectious spirit of generosity, optimism and community engagement.

Table of Contents

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Maps page 3

Regional Economic Development page 8

Regional Collaboration page 9

Regina CMA Key Economic Indicators page 13

Regina CMA Demographics page 16

Corporate Tax Rates and Incentives page 19

Credit Rating page 20

Utilities page 21

Advanced ICT Services page 23

Availability of Skilled Labour page 25

Cost of Labour page 28

Top Employers page 30

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Saskatchewan

Canada

Regina is the capital of Saskatchewan, located in Western Canada.

The population of the Regina Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) is 232,090 with an estimated trade area population of 500,000 people.

Land area of the Regina CMA is 3,408.3 square kilometres with a population density of 61.8 people per square kilometre.

Thanks to its central location, the Regina region is connected to markets of 5.3 million people within a 800 km radius and 81.3 million people within a 2,000 km radius.

Regina’s strategic location

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Rural Municipality of Edenwold No. 158

Rural Municipality of Lumsden No. 189

Rural Municipality of Pense No. 160

Rural Municipality of Sherwood No. 159

Regina Census Metropolitan Area (CMA)

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City Distance in Miles Distance in Kms Average Time Flight TimeSaskatoon 161 259 2 hours, 37 minutes 45 minutesWinnipeg 355 571 6 hours, 15 minutes 1 hour, 5 minutesCalgary 471 758 7 hours, 23 minutes 1 hour, 27 minutesEdmonton 486 782 7 hours, 47 minutes 1 hour, 48 minutesMinneapolis 743 1196 14 hours, 52 minutes 1 hour, 56 minutesDenver 890 1432 14 hours, 52 minutes 2 hours, 16 minutesVancouver 1073 1727 18 hours, 53 minutes 2 hours, 23 minutesChicago 1152 1854 19 hours, 0 minutes 4 hours, 46 minutesPhoenix 1580 2543 27 hours, 48 minutes 3 hours, 3 minutes

Driving distance/flying time to major centres

Regina International Airport (YQR) is operated by the Regina Airport Authority, a not-for-profit corporation which is 100% self-financing. The airport serves southern Saskatchewan, representing a population of approximately 500,000 people.

YQR serves over 1.2 million passengers per year with flights to 20 domestic and international destinations including daily trans-border service to the U.S.A. and seasonal direct flights to Phoenix, Las Vegas, Mexico, and the Dominican Republic.

Flight services are provided on two intersecting runways, a modern terminal, a new flight service centre for commercial customers with immediate adjacency to the Global Transportation Hub.

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Asia-Pacific Gateway and Corridor

Trade corridors

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Regional Economic Development

Ensuring Saskatchewan’s potentialThe Regina region is one of the fastest growing in Canada and it will continue as people, attracted by economic, environmental, social and cultural opportunities, move into the area.

The Regina economic region extends well beyond the boundaries of the city of Regina. Production networks inextricably link the potash mines, oil fields and agricultural production in rural areas with the services that are found within the city - be they construction companies; R&D labs; marketing, financial and legal firms; transportation or technical services providers.

The region is both a source of workers who live in and commute to places of

Regina CMA CommunitiesCITY• Regina

TOWNS• White City• Pilot Butte• Lumsden• Balgonie• Regina Beach

VILLAGES• Grand Coulee• Pense• Buena Vista• Edenwold• Belle Plaine• Disley

RURAL MUNICIPALITIES• Edenwold No. 158• Lumsden No. 189• Sherwood No. 159• Pense No. 160

RURAL VILLAGES• Lumsden Beach

employment in the surrounding region, as well as a source of employment for workers who live beyond municpal boundaries but work within the city and surrounding communities. The regional labour market also extends well beyond Regina’s municipal boundary.

To maximize growth opportunities in the region and throughout southern Saskatchewan, stakeholders are working together to create a stable, sustainable and diverse economy. The region offers competitive opportunities and a diversified economy through development of value added industries, attracting new investment and advancing smart sector and industry strategies.

To date, the Global Transportation Hub features $485 Million of private investment. It currently handles 4600 truck movements weekly, with capacity for much more.

Global Transportation Hub Authority website

Regional Collaboration

The Global Transportation Hub, located in Regina, Saskatchewan is Canada’s only autonomous and self-governing Inland Port Authority.

The Global Transportation Hub is a 1,700 acre development area strategically located at the west end of the city of Regina, in the heart of Western Canada, offering customized greenfield build opportunities and a logistically superior design.

The Global Transportation Hub sits adjacent to the Canadian Pacific (CP) railway mainline and between two national highway system routes providing direct access to all major Canadian ports, Gulf coast ports, and mid-western US ports, as well as trucking connections to all major networks including Trans-Canada, Minneapolis, Chicago, and Mexico.

Global Transportation Hub

www.thegth.com

The Moose Jaw-Regina Industrial Corridor is home to 24% of the province’s population and generates approximately 23% of Saskatchewan’s GDP.

The Corridor acts as a prime transportation hub featuring major highway and rail links to the east, west, north, south into the United States, and future connections with Mexico.

The Moose Jaw-Regina Industrial Corridor is a high performing economic region linking the urban communities of Regina and Moose Jaw via a commuter-shed and natural trading area.

The corridor focuses on three main nodes:

EAST NODE - Transportation Through the Global Transportation Hub, the East Node focuses on transportation logistics, warehousing, and Pacific Rim container traffic trade.

CENTER NODE - IndustryThe Belle Plaine Heavy Industrial Complex focuses on heavy industry and large scale energy projects.

WEST NODE - ManufacturingThe Moose Jaw Light Industrial Complex focuses on light industrial activities in support of the central heavy industrial node and manufacturing.

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Regional Collaboration

Moose Jaw-Regina Industrial Corridor

www.moosejaw-reginacorridor.com

Working together through White Butte offers the communities in this region a wonderful opportunity to strengthen and enhance roads, municipal infrastructure, and services that will attract, support and sustain the projected population growth and commercial/industrial growth in the area.

Key areas of common focus include:• transportation• recreation • education• fire protection• public works• land use• water treatment and waste water

management

Regional Collaboration

White Butte Regional Planning Committee

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The White Butte Regional Planning Committee was created in 2009 through the partnership of five different communities: • White City• Rural Municipality of Edenwold• Pilot Butte• Balgonie • Village of Edenwold• Regina

White Butte is an organization which enables the communities involved to work together on the development of joint programs, services, and projects.

This regional area has experienced significant growth in recent years, and projections for growth continue to make the region one of the fastest growing in the province.

The increasing demand for services characteristic of growth, and the expectations of provincially leading standards of living, gave the municipalities the impetus to take leadership on regional co-operation, and so began working together to find common ground for joint planning.

whitebutte.wpmu.gp-inc.ca

Around the Region

SaskPower Boundary Dam Carbon Capture Project

The SaskPower Boundary Dam Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) Project is located just outside Estevan, Saskatchewan.

There are three coal-fired plants in Saskatchewan which provide approximately 45 per cent of the province’s power needs. Carbon capture and storage allows Saskatchewan to keep producing affordable coal power, and in a way that is ten times cleaner than another coal unit, and even four times cleaner than a comparable natural gas unit.

Carbon storage projects date back to 1979, and many projects since have successfully stored CO2 underground for more than 30 years.

The carbon capture project at Boundary Dam is not the first that will use carbon capture, transportation and storage technology. What makes the project unique is the scale, Boundary Damn is the first commercial-scale CCS project of its kind in the world.

www.saskpowerccs.com/tour

SaskPower’s Boundary Dam project launched in October 2014 as the world’s first carbon capture facility of its kind, reducing CO2 emissions at a coal-fired power unit by 90%.

Regina CMA Key Economic Indicators

GDP compared to national average

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Employment rate compared to national average

Regina had the highest accumulative employment growth rate of 15% from

2010 to 2013.

Conference Board of Canada - Autumn 2013

In 2014 Regina is projected to have the second highest rate of economic growth in

Canada. Conference Board of Canada - Winter, 2014

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Unemployment rate compared to national average

Retail sales growth rate compared to national average

Regina’s unemployment rate is half of the Canadian

average.

Statistics Canada July 2014

Regular gains in employment and personal

income in recent years have sparked steady increases in retail sales and thus ongoing

wholesale and retail trade growth has occured.

Conference Board of Canada - Spring, 2014

Regina CMA Key Economic Indicators

Building permits ($000s)

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Regina’s booming economy lifted housing starts above 3,000 units in 2012 & 2013 - more than triple the 30 year

average.

Conference Board of Canada - Winter 2014

Regina has experienced significant office space development over the last two years and is now adjusting to the sudden rise in vacancy as landlords of Class B buildings attempt to compete with new space.

Over the last year Regina has experienced one of the more dramatic shifts in vacancy, rising from 4% in fourth quarter 2012 to a record high 10.95% by first quarter 2014. From Regina Office Market Report by Colliers International

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Total population

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The total population of the Regina CMA according to the 2011 Canada Census was 210,560 people.

This represents a growth of 8% from the 2006 Census - higher than the national growth of 5.9% and the average growth among all CMAs at 7.4%.

The 2013 estimated total population for the Regina CMA is 232,090 people, according to the postcensal report released by Statistics Canada in Feburary 2014.

Population growth compared to national average

Regina is one of the four fastest growing cities

in Canada with a 3.1% increase from July 2012-

2013. Statistics Canada, Annual Demographic

Estimates: Subprovincial Areas, 2006 to 2013

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Population by age groups according to the 2011 Census

Total Male FemaleTotal 210,560 102,985 107,570

0-19 years 51,040 26,075 24,975

20-29 years 32,670 16,490 16,180

30-39 years 28,895 14,320 14,570

40-49 years 29,250 14,370 14,880

50-59 years 30,035 14,730 15,305

60-69 years 18,660 8,950 9,705

70-79 years 11,390 4,990 6,400

80 + years 8,620 3,070 5,555

Statistics Canada, 2011 Census of Population

Personal income per capita

Personal income per capita in Regina ranks third among Canada’s major

cities. Conference Board of Canada -

Metropolitan Outlook, Spring 2014

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Population migration

Regina’s population growth has largely benefited from international migration and

an increase in interprovincial migration.

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Corporate Tax Rates and Incentives

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Provincial corporate tax rates

Saskatchewan’s corporate income tax rate is one of the

lowest in Canada.

The provincial government continues to deliver a

balanced budget, resulting in declining pressure

to increase corporation taxation.

Tax exemption policy

• Provincial sales tax at 5%

• Refundable 15% tax credit for research and development expenditures

• 5% refundable investment tax credit on manufacturing and processing equipment

Supporting the Regina region’s business advantages is a competitive property tax exemption policy. The policy is designed to encourage plans that satisfy one or more of the following criteria:• Create significant new investment in Regina• Identify key businesses in Regina’s economic

development plans• Locate the business in the designated City

locations to help achieve their growth plan• Implement a new technology with national or

global potential• Have a significant research and development

focus• Utilize sustainable technologies/practices in

construction and/or operations

Credit Rating

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AA+ The city of Regina is committed to continue performing under strong fiscal management and to support the positive future predicted for the Regina economy. This commitment is based on:

• Strong operating and after-capital expenditure budgetary surpluses

• Very moderate debt levels

• Excellent levels of cash and liquid assets

• Robust economic performance in the City enhanced by a diversifying economy, healthy population growth and low unemployment rates.

Standard & Poor’s has increased Regina’s 2014 rating to an AA+/Stable thanks to a strong budgetary balance. It is expected that Regina’s budgetary performance will remain strong during the two-year outlook horizon provided. Saskatchewan also continues to be considered a solid, strong economy with high ratings.

S&P Moody’s DBRS

AAA Aa1 AAMinistry of finance, BMO Capital Markets, S&P, Moody’s, DBRS

Stable

Utilites

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SaskPower

• Owned by the Saskatchewan government, SaskPower operates three coal-fired power stations, seven hydroelectric stations, six natural gas stations and two wind facilities - generating 3,513 megawatts (MW) of electricity.

• In 2011, SaskPower invested $625 million and added 112 MW of net capacity while completing new transmission, distribution and substation projects.

• SaskPower launched of one of the first commercial-scale carbon capture and storage facilities in the world.

• Over the next 10 years, demand is expected to increase by approximately 2.9 % per year. To address this, SaskPower will be adding approximately 1,300 MW to the system by 2017, which is enough to power more than one million homes.

SaskEnergy/Trans Gas

• Also, government owned, SaskEnergy delivers natural gas to more than 365,000 residential, farm, commercial and industrial customers throughout Saskatchewan.

• SaskEnergy purchases natural gas from independent suppliers and transports it through a 68,100 kilometre distribution system to 93% of Saskatchewan communities.

• SaskEnergy sets its commodity rate each fall using the forward 12-month price for natural gas, with an adjustment in April.

• SaskEnergy customers benefit from the lowest natural gas commodity rates since 2000. Current market conditions enabled the Corporation to maintain its current rate through the winter season.

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SaskWater

• SaskWater is a government owned corporation that helps communities and industry gain access to reliable and professional water and wastewater services.

• Currently, SaskWater services 63 communities, seven rural municipalities, 81 rural pipeline groups, 15 industrial and approximately 236 commercial and end user customers.

• SaskWater operates eight water treatment plants, three wastewater facilities, 39 pump stations and approximately 862 km of pipeline.

• SaskWater maintains customer-owned systems and provides operator training to 41 Saskatchewan First Nations communities.

Saskatchewan Turnkey Program

To support the province’s booming economy and growth, SaskEnergy, SaskPower and SaskTel, along with local cable providers, have partnered to introduce the Saskatchewan Turnkey Program.

The program is a new approach to the design and construction of shallow underground utility services.

This process empowers subdivision developers by giving them more control over their schedules and provides timely, cost-effective and coordinated service to residential customers that includes the installation of gas, electric, telephone and cable lines in a common trench.

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SaskTel

The Regina CMA has an advanced infrastructure in the ICT (Information and Communications Technology) sector comprised of several active major communications companies.

• Largest 4G LTE (Long Term Evolution) network in Canada. 4G LTE is currently available in Regina, including Deer Valley, Lumsden, Pense, Pilot Butte, and White City.

• SaskTel 4G wireless network covers over 98% of Saskatchewan’s population.

Rogers Communications• Rogers Communications has GSM/Edge service in most of Saskatchewan

– this technology is limited to speeds of 120 kilobits per second, which is only twice the speed of dial-up.

• LTE service (75 Mbps) is available for Regina and Saskatoon.

Telus Communications• Telus Communications offers 4G LTE service in both Saskatchewan and

Canada. • The company is planning to expand the network speed to 150Mbps in the

near future. Currently, Telus offers a download speed of up to 75 Mbps with expected average speeds of 12 – 25 Mpbs. Fastest service is in the Regina and Saskatoon regions.

Access Communications• Access Communications is non-profit cable television, internet and phone

service co-operative that is Saskatchewan owned and operated. • Access Communications offers several data packages for both residential

and commercial users throughout Saskatchewan including the Regina CMA.

Bell Canada• Higher speed service is available in the Regina and Saskatoon regions.

Lower service levels are available throughout the Province.

SaskTel

Rogers Communications

Telus Communications

Access Communications

Bell Canada

Established in 2000, Innovation Place in

Regina is one of Canada’s newest university-

related science and technology parks.

Innovation Place is home to approximately 29

tenants in six buildings, employing more than

1,400 people.

Located next to the University of Regina,

the park features buildings that host leading

edge petroleum and environmental sciences

research. The park builds on the strengths of

the University to develop knowledge clusters

in fields such as information technology,

petroleum and the environmental sciences.

www.innovationplace.com/regina

Availability of Skilled Labour

University of Regina

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• The University of Regina is home to 10 faculties and 25 academic departments which have established reputations for excellence and innovative programs leading to bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees.

• University of Regina was the first university in Western Canada to offer a co-operative education program. The Co-operative Education & Internships Program is available in arts, business administration, engineering and science (computer science, physics, chemistry and biochemistry, and mathematics and statistics including actuarial science internships).

Saskatchewan Polytechnic• Saskatchewan Polytechnic is a nationally recognized, pre-eminent provider of

skills and technical training. Through partnerships with business and industry, Saskatchewan Polytechnic ensures their curriculum matches opportunities and needs in the workplace.

Regina Trades and Skills• This is a new initiative to help develop new skills in the labour market. Students

are taught by experienced tradespeople. As a result, employers are hiring entry level workers with a small learning curve, thus spending less time training new employees.

Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technology• Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies (SIIT) has been in existence

since 1976, offering training and education programs to First Nations adults in Saskatchewan. SIIT’s programming mixture has evolved to include certified technical, vocational, and trade programming.

First Nations University of Canada• The First Nations University of Canada (FNUniv) is a unique institution in North

America. It is a federated college within the University of Regina and provides a unique opportunity to study in an environment that supports First Nations cultures, languages, and values. Students can participate in and learn through ceremony with Elders as well as through classroom based experience. FNUniv’s courses, programs, and instructors are accredited by the University of Regina and all university classes are open to FNUniv students.

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University of Saskatchewan• The University of Saskatchewan, in Saskatoon, offers a wide variety of programs and

courses: agriculture and bioresources, arts and science, biotechnology, business, dentistry, education, engineering, graduate studies and research, kinesiology, law, medicine, nursing, pharmacy and nutrition, physical therapy and veterinary medicine.

• In addition, the University’s affiliated colleges and Centre of Continuing and Distance Education offer degree programs, certificates, and training programs. Affiliated colleges allow students to complete the first two years of a Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts degree, and some offer full degrees in Education, Native Studies, and Theology.

Gabriel Dumont Institute of Native Studies & Applied Research• The Gabriel Dumont Institute of Native Studies and Applied Research is the educational

arm of the Métis Nation of Saskatchewan. The Institute is the only wholly Métis owned and controlled education institution of its kind in Canada.

Population by postsecondary educational attainment

Statistics Canada, 2011 National Household Survey

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Availability of Skilled Labour

Experienced labour force 15 years and over

All occupations 110,625

Management occupations 10,600

Business, finance, and administrative occupations 24,250

Natural and applied sciences and related occupations 7,245

Health occupations 6,925

Social service, education, government service and religion occupations 10,415

Art, culture, recreation and sport occupations 3,430

Sales and service occupations 27,675

Trades, transport, equipment operators and related occupations 15,380

Occupations unique to primary industry 2,440

Occupations unique to processing, manufacturing and utilities 2,260

Statistics Canada, 2006 Census Population

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Cost of Labour

Average weekly earnings for all employees - Saskatchewan

Statistics Canada, CANSIM: 281-0027; X: Confidential last modified 2014-07-28

• Full-time and part-time job creation in Saskatchewan grew 4.4% over 2013. The national average grew 1.4%.

• Driven by continuous GDP growth, the Regina economy expects to create an estimated 10,000 full time jobs by the year 2015.

Employment growth

The Saskatchewan economy has posted job gains for the ninth

consecutive quarter. 10,800 jobs (full and part time) were created between January and April 2013.

Conference Board of Canada - Metropolitan Spring Outlook 2013

Saskatchewan Canada2009 2011 2013 2009 2011 2013

INDUSTRIAL AGGREGATE 803 876 946 823 873 911GOODS PRODUCING INDUSTRIES 1095 1219 1333 1029 1101 1172• Mining 1475 1662 1860 1593 1736 1879• Utilities 1506 N/A N/A 1501 1644 1652• Construction 1008 1081 1219 1047 1086 1188• Manufacturing 895 1006 1056 917 981 1020SERVICE PRODUCING INDUSTRIES 747 807 860 777 821 851• Trade 612 667 730 627 666 685• Transportation and warehousing 891 986 1077 873 915 970• Finance and insurance 966 968 1009 1037 1065 1113• Real estate, rental and leasing 759 911 1006 770 831 868• Professional, scientific and technical 985 1120 1211 1136 1210 1274• Health care and social assistance 797 862 892 771 890 834• Arts, entertainment and recreation 503 505 532 514 551 563• Public Administration 963 1052 1099 1068 113 1173

Average weekly earnings ($CAD) for the Regina CMA are comparable with the rest of the Province.

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Weekly and hourly wages by job performance and union coverage

Wages Job Permanence

Union coverage

2014

Jan Feb March April May June

average hourly wage rate

total employees, permanent and

temporary

total employees, covered and

not covered by union

24.66 24.64 24.68 24.72 24.42 24.47

union coverage 28.22 28.18 28.26 28.24 28.17 28.26

permanent employees

total employees, covered and

not covered by union

25.29 25.3 25.33 25.32 25.26 25.4

union coverage 28.53 28.5 28.61 28.59 28.7 28.86

temporary employees

total employees, covered and

not covered by union

19.88 19.65 19.86 20.3 19.25 19.15

union coverage 25.77 25.63 25.7 25.83 24.74 24.51

average weekly

rate

total employees, permanent and

temporary

total employees, covered and

not covered by union

897.48 895.98 898.5 901.11 893.88 901.04

union coverage 1016.04 1015.08 1021.11 1020.89 1021.68 1028.75

permanent employees

total employees, covered and

not covered by union

938.62 939.32 940.9 940.39 939.27 947.51

union coverage 1045.25 1043.68 1051.22 1049.24 1053.05 1061.16

temporary employees

total employees, covered and

not covered by union

582.43 569.9 586.71 614.7 611.45 632.46

union coverage 758.08 789.11 802.68 818.3 817.33 826.75

Statistics Canada, CANSIM table: 282-0073 last modified: 2014-07-28Labour force survey estimates, adjusted for seasonality

Top Employers

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Rank Business Name Business Type # of Employees1 Regina Qu’Appelle Health District health care 9,7002 Saskatchewan Public Service Provincial government 8,8603 SaskTel wired communications 3,131

4 Sask Power Corp. hydroelectric power generation 2,769

5 City of Regina municipal 2,6406 Regina Public School Board education 2,1727 Saskatchewan Government Insurance insurance brokerage 1,902

8 Innovation Place Research Park research park, University of Regina 1,600 in 44 companies

9 University of Regina education 1,54110 Sask Energy Inc. natural gas distribution 1,001

2013 top 10 public sector employers in Regina

2013 top 10 private sector employers in Regina

Rank Business Name Business Type # of Employees

1 The Mosaic Company potash, borate, and soda mining 2,244

2 Evraz Inc. steel plant 1,500

3 Brandt Group of Companies industrial equipment manufacturing 1,500

4 Conexus Credit Union personal banking 995

5 ISM Canada IT services 8216 Thyssen Mining Construction of Canada mining technology 812

7 Co-op Heavy Oil Upgrader oil refinery 800 plus 1,000 contractors

8 Co-operators Life Insurance insurance brokerage 7879 Loblaws - Global Transportation Hub storage and logistics 700

10 Staples Call Centre Inc. call centre 600

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