Did You Know?
- Saskatoon has recently won the Tower Award for City of the Year.
- Saskatoon has 750,000 square feet of convention/event space and over 3,300 hotel rooms.
- Saskatoon ranks #1 in Midwest North America for overall cost competitiveness (2008).
- The Saskatoon region is considered to have one of the most diversified economies in Western Canada.
- There are six dominant industries in the region including mining and energy, manufacturing, transportation, life sciences, construction and agriculture.
- Saskatoon is one of the top biotechnology centres in the world, attracting over 30% of all biotechnology research spending in Canada.
- Saskatchewan’s resources include oil, gas, and diamonds and the province is home to the world’s largest producers of potash and uranium.
- The University of Saskatchewan campus is home to the Canadian Light Source, which is the largest scientific project completed in Canada in over 50 years. The 179 million dollar project resulted in a national synchrotron radiation facility that is used for a wide range of world-class scientific research.
- The world’s first successful cancer treatment with Colbalt-60 Unit was in the Saskatoon University Hospital in 1951.
- Saskatoon is home to Innovation Place, an 80 acre science park staffing over 2000 employees. This area houses 130 organizations in the 18 buildings and contributes to approximately $240 million a year to the Saskatoon’s economy.
- Saskatoon is home to the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO), which is a global leader in researching the diseases that afflict animal and human health.
- Saskatoon has proudly hosted the following conventions:
Over 1500 Delegates
- 1997 – 2010 WRLA Prairie Showcase, ~3,000 delegates annually
- Showcase 2008 – Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation – 7,200 delegates
- 2008 Lions Leadership Forum – 3,000 delegates
- 2007 Congress of Humanities and Social Sciences – 5,000 delegates
- 2007 JUNO Awards – 4,000 attendees (out of province)
- 2005 National Harley Owners Group (H.O.G.) Rally – 1,800 attendees
- 2005 Canadian Society for Chemistry Exhibition – 1,700 delegates
- Connections 2005 (Credit Union Central of Canada / Canadian Co-operatives Association) – 1,500 delegates
- National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation Awards 2005 – 1,500 delegates
1000 to 1499 Delegates
- Rendez-vous Canada 2005 – 1,400 delegates
- 2005 Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada – 1,200 delegates
- 2007 National Skills Canada Competition – 1,000 delegates
500 to 999 Delegates
- Canadian Nurses Association 2006 – 750 delegates
- Canadian Parks & Recreation Association 2006 – 700 delegates
- International Association of Women Police 2006 – 500 delegates
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