Saskatchewan's population is estimated to be over 996,000 as of July 1st, according to the latest figures from Statistics Canada.

Finance Minister Pat Atkinson believes that based on the current number of people with health cards in the province, our population is now over one million with the addition of the July, August, and September statistics.

 

Minister Atkinson credits the increase to the number of available jobs in the province, and the low cost of living.