Saskatoon

The name Saskatoon (in {{langx|cr|sâskwatôn}} {{lang|cr|ᓵᐢᑿᑑᐣ}}, "Saskatoon" or the locatives: misâskwatôminihk {{lang|cr|ᒥᓵᐢᑿᑑᒥᓂᕽ}}, lit: "at the saskatoon berry", misâskwatôminiskâhk {{lang|cr|ᒥᓵᐢᑿᑑᒥᓂᐢᑳᕽ}}, "at the place of many saskatoon berries", mînisihk {{lang|cr|ᒦᓂᓯᕽ}} "at the berry") comes from the Cree inanimate noun misâskwatômina {{lang|cr|ᒥᓵᐢᑿᑑᒥᓇ}} "saskatoon berries", which refers to the sweet, violet-coloured serviceberry that grows in the area.{{cite web |author1=Adam Augustyn |title=Saskatoon |url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Saskatoon-Saskatchewan |publisher=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=12 September 2021 |date=2021}} However, the exact origin of the naming of the settlement is unclear. Founder John Lake apparently told multiple stories, including the most famous, where in August, 1883 he was handed a handful of berries, told their name, and exclaimed, "Arise Saskatoon Queen of the North!" It is considered most likely that the name in fact derived from one already in use: manemesaskwatan, or "the place where willows are cut," referring to the Cree practice of cutting saskatoon berry willows for arrow shafts.{{Cite book |last=Kerr |first=Donald C. |title=Saskatoon, the First Half-century |publisher=NeWest |year=1982 |isbn=9780920316375 |location=Edmonton |pages=4–5 |language=en}}

{{Main article|History of Saskatoon}}

File:BarrColonists.jpg Colonists in Saskatoon in 1903. The settlement of Saskatoon saw an economic boom when the travelling Barr Colonists encamped around the community.]]

In 1882, the Toronto-based Temperance Colonization Society was granted 21 sections of land straddling the South Saskatchewan River, between what is now Warman and Dundurn. The aim of the group was to escape the liquor trade in Toronto and set up a "dry" community in the Prairie region. The following year settlers, led by John Neilson Lake, arrived on the site of what is now Saskatoon and established the first permanent settlement. The settlers travelled by railway from Ontario to Moose Jaw and then completed the final leg via horse-drawn cart, as the railway had yet to be completed to Saskatoon.{{cite web|url=http://www.saskatoon100.ca/docs/SaskatoonHistoryto1914.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061003192952/http://www.saskatoon100.ca/docs/SaskatoonHistoryto1914.pdf |archive-date=2006-10-03 |title=A History of Saskatoon to 1914 |date=July 2005 |access-date=2009-04-04}}Although the permanent settlement was started in 1883, Saskatoon dates its founding to 1882, hence its "Century Saskatoon" centennial celebrations occurring in 1982, not 1983.

File:Saskatoon The Wonder City.jpg

In 1885 the North-West Rebellion affected the tiny community in a variety of ways. Chief Whitecap and Charles Trottier passed through the present day University campus on their way to join Louis Riel's armed forces at Batoche, Saskatchewan. Following the fighting at the Battle of Fish Creek, and the Battle of Batoche, wounded Canadian soldiers convalesced at the Marr Residence which is today a historic site. A few died in care and were buried in the Pioneer Cemetery near the Exhibition Grounds.

A town charter for the west side of the river was obtained in 1903, and this settlement adopted the name Saskatoon; the original townsite, which became a village that year, was renamed Nutana. In 1906 Saskatoon became a city with a population of 4,500, which included the communities of Saskatoon, Riversdale and Nutana. In 1955, a newly established community west of the city, Montgomery Place, was annexed, followed by the neighbouring town of Sutherland in 1956.{{cite book

| last = O'Brien

| first = Jeff

| editor = Roberta Coulter

|author2=Ruth W. Millar, William P. Delainey

| title = Saskatoon: A History in Photographs

| year = 2006

| publisher = Coteau Books

| page = 88

| isbn = 1-55050-336-7}} Saskatoon serves as a regional center for the northern prairies and for central and northern Saskatchewan.{{Cite web |title=Saskatoon {{!}} The Canadian Encyclopedia |url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/saskatoon |access-date=2023-07-22 |website=www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca}}

{{Main article|List of neighbourhoods in Saskatoon}}

File:Parkland near Saskatoon.jpg outside the city limits. The area is a transitional biome between the boreal forest and prairies.]]

Saskatoon lies on a long belt of rich, potassic chernozem in middle-southern Saskatchewan and is found in the aspen parkland biome. The lack of surrounding mountainous topography gives the city a relatively flat grid, though the city does sprawl over a few hills and into a few valleys. The lowest point in the city is the river, while the highest point is in the Sutherland-College Park area.{{cite web

|url = https://en-ca.topographic-map.com/map-s4hcz/Saskatoon/?center=52.1259%2C-106.63536&lock=15%2C500%2C518

|title = Saskatoon topographic map

|publisher = World Topographic Map

|access-date = 2024-04-26}} Saskatoon, on a cross-section from west to east, has a general decline in elevation above sea level heading towards the river, and on the east bank of the river, the terrain is mostly level until outside the city, where it begins to decrease in elevation again.

Saskatoon is divided into east and west sides by the South Saskatchewan River. It is then divided into Suburban Development Areas (SDA) which are composed of neighbourhoods.{{cite web

|url = http://www.saskatoon.ca/org/city_planning/

|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080607104710/http://www.saskatoon.ca/org/city_planning/

|archive-date = 2008-06-07

|title = City Planning

|publisher = City of Saskatoon

|access-date = 2009-07-10}} Street addresses are demarcated into north and south (for avenues aligned in those directions) and similar east and west (for streets aligned in those directions). West of the river, the demarcation line for north and south addresses is 22nd Street, while east and west are divided by Idylwyld Drive (north of 20th Street) and Avenue A (south of 20th). On the east side, in order to line up with 22nd/Idylwyld, Lorne Avenue demarcates east and west while Aird Street, a minor residential road, marks the north–south boundary, except in the Sutherland community where a separate east/west demarcation takes place with Central Avenue as the boundary (there is, however, no separate north–south divide). As a result of the unusual demarcation on the east side, few streets there actually carry a "North" or "West" designation, and only a few streets in Sutherland are demarcated "East" and "West".

A second major water feature aside from the river is the Hudson Bay Slough, a remnant of a glacier-formed body of water that at one time dominated the northern end of the city. Industrial development has resulted in most of the slough being drained, however a large remnant has been preserved off Avenue C as part of RCAF Memorial Park, and another portion remains intact within the Hudson Bay Industrial area. Several residential communities also feature "man-made lakes," with Lakeview (developed from the early 1980s) being the first.

Pike Lake and Blackstrap Provincial Parks are both approximately {{cvt|40|km}} south of the city on Highway 60 and Highway 11, respectively. Batoche, a national historic site associated with the North-West Rebellion of 1885, is {{cvt|90|km}} north of the city. Both Blackstrap and Batoche are popular destinations for school field trips.

Saskatoon experiences a borderline cold semi-arid climate (Köppen: BSk) to humid continental climate (Dfb), with typically warm summers and long, cold winters. Climate data from the University of Saskatchewan, in the inner city meets semi-arid criteria. This is due to slightly higher average annual temperature and slightly lower average annual precipitation than the Airport, on the city's northwest periphery.

File:Saskatoon in Winter.jpg bisecting the city. Winters in the city are long and cold.]]

The city has four distinct seasons and is in plant hardiness zone 3b.{{cite web|title=Plant Hardiness Zone by Municipality|url=http://www.planthardiness.gc.ca/?m=22&lang=en&prov=Saskatchewan&val=S|publisher=Government of Canada|access-date=31 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160817130846/http://www.planthardiness.gc.ca/?m=22&lang=en&prov=Saskatchewan&val=S|archive-date=August 17, 2016|url-status=live}} Saskatoon has a dry climate and sees {{cvt|352.3|mm}} of precipitation per year on average, with the summer being the wettest season. Saskatoon is sunnier than average in Canada as a result, averaging 2,350.4 hours of bright sunshine annually. The extreme temperatures are typically accompanied by below average levels of humidity. Thunderstorms are common in the summer months and can be severe with torrential rain, hail, high winds, intense lightning and, on occasion, tornadoes. The frost-free growing season lasts from May 21 to September 15,{{cite web |url=http://www.almanac.com/content/frost-chart-canada |title=Frost Chart for Canada |publisher=The Old Farmer's Almanac |access-date=October 6, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101022064911/http://www.almanac.com/content/frost-chart-canada |archive-date=October 22, 2010 |url-status=live }} but due to Saskatoon's northerly location, damaging frosts have occurred as late as June 14{{cite web|url=http://www.gov.sk.ca/adx/aspx/adxGetMedia.aspx?mediaId=941&PN=Shared|title=Backgrounder: What is the Climate Reference Station (CRS)?|access-date=2009-10-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110610140248/http://www.gov.sk.ca/adx/aspx/adxGetMedia.aspx?mediaId=941&PN=Shared|archive-date=June 10, 2011|url-status=live}} and again as early as August. The average daytime high temperature peaks at {{cvt|25.8|C}} from July 31 to August 8.{{cite web

|title=Climate Data Almanac for July 31

|url=http://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_data/almanac_e.html?txtStationName=saskatoon+src&searchMethod=contains&month=7&day=31&timeframe=4&period=1&startRow=1&StationID=3333&month=7&day=31#

|work=Environment and Climate Change Canada

|access-date=27 September 2016

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161001183641/http://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_data/almanac_e.html?txtStationName=saskatoon+src&searchMethod=contains&month=7&day=31&timeframe=4&period=1&startRow=1&StationID=3333&month=7&day=31

|archive-date=October 1, 2016

|url-status=live

|date = October 31, 2011}}{{cite web

|title=Climate Data Almanac for August 8

|url=http://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_data/almanac_e.html?txtStationName=saskatoon+src&searchMethod=contains&month=8&day=8&timeframe=4&period=1&startRow=1&StationID=3333&month=8&day=8#

|work=Environment and Climate Change Canada

|access-date=27 September 2016

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161001182833/http://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_data/almanac_e.html?txtStationName=saskatoon+src&searchMethod=contains&month=8&day=8&timeframe=4&period=1&startRow=1&StationID=3333&month=8&day=8

|archive-date=October 1, 2016

|url-status=live

|date = October 31, 2011}}

The "Blizzard of 2007" was described by many residents as the worst they had seen and paralyzed the city with its low visibility, extreme cold and large volume of snow.{{cite news | url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/worst-blizzard-in-years-blasts-saskatchewan-1.690714 | work=CBC News | title=Worst blizzard in years blasts Saskatchewan | date=2007-01-10 | access-date=May 5, 2008 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090322022502/http://www.cbc.ca/canada/saskatchewan/story/2007/01/10/sask-storm.html | archive-date=March 22, 2009 | url-status=live }} Winds rose to over {{cvt|90|km/h}} and an estimated {{cvt|25|cm}} of snow fell throughout the day.{{cite web |url=http://www2.canada.com/reginaleaderpost/news/story.html?id=1c4514e7-f28f-4411-806b-92e6eb45d337 |title=Blizzard blasts Saskatoon |publisher=.canada.com |date=1955-12-12 |access-date=2011-05-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080323023115/http://www.canada.com/reginaleaderpost/news/story.html?id=1c4514e7-f28f-4411-806b-92e6eb45d337 |archive-date=March 23, 2008 |url-status=live }} Many area residents took refuge overnight at area work places, shopping centres, hospitals and the university.

The highest temperature ever recorded in Saskatoon was {{cvt|41.5|C}} on 6 June 1988.{{cite web

| publisher = Environment and Climate Change Canada

| url = http://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_data/daily_data_e.html?hlyRange=%7C&dlyRange=1977-05-01%7C1990-03-31&mlyRange=1977-01-01%7C1990-12-01&StationID=3332&Prov=SK&urlExtension=_e.html&searchType=stnName&optLimit=yearRange&StartYear=1840&EndYear=2016&selRowPerPage=25&Line=2&searchMethod=contains&Month=6&Day=30&txtStationName=saskatoon&timeframe=2&Year=1988

| title = Saskatoon 2

| work = Canadian Climate Data

| access-date = 30 May 2016

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160701103804/http://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_data/daily_data_e.html?hlyRange=%7C&dlyRange=1977-05-01%7C1990-03-31&mlyRange=1977-01-01%7C1990-12-01&StationID=3332&Prov=SK&urlExtension=_e.html&searchType=stnName&optLimit=yearRange&StartYear=1840&EndYear=2016&selRowPerPage=25&Line=2&searchMethod=contains&Month=6&Day=30&txtStationName=saskatoon&timeframe=2&Year=1988

| archive-date = July 1, 2016

| url-status = live

|date = October 31, 2011}} The lowest temperature ever recorded was {{cvt|-50.0|C}} on 1 February 1893.

{{Weather box

|location = Saskatoon SRC (University of Saskatchewan), 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1915–present{{efn|Climate data was recorded on the University of Saskatchewan campus from 1915 to 1966. In 1966 the station was moved {{cvt|4|km}} northeast to the current location, near Attridge and Circle Dr.{{cite web

|publisher = University of Saskatchewan

|url = http://www.src.sk.ca/resource%20files/2015%20crs%20stoon%20annual%20summary.pdf

|title = Climate Reference Station – Saskatoon – Annual summary 2015

|work = SRC

|access-date = 13 April 2016

|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160423032016/http://www.src.sk.ca/resource%20files/2015%20crs%20stoon%20annual%20summary.pdf

|archive-date = April 23, 2016

|url-status = dead

|df = mdy-all

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|metric first = yes

|single line = yes

|width=auto

| Jan record high C = 8.9

| Feb record high C = 12.8

| Mar record high C = 20.0

| Apr record high C = 33.3

| May record high C = 36.7

| Jun record high C = 41.0

| Jul record high C = 40.1

| Aug record high C = 39.7

| Sep record high C = 35.9

| Oct record high C = 32.2

| Nov record high C = 20.0

| Dec record high C = 13.3

| year record high C = 41.0

| Jan high C = -9.5

| Feb high C = -7.3

| Mar high C = -0.1

| Apr high C = 10.4

| May high C = 18.5

| Jun high C = 22.3

| Jul high C = 25.3

| Aug high C = 25.0

| Sep high C = 19.4

| Oct high C = 10.0

| Nov high C = -0.4

| Dec high C = -7.5

|year high C = 8.8

|Jan mean C = -14.3

|Feb mean C = -12.2

|Mar mean C = -5.1

|Apr mean C = 4.4

|May mean C = 11.6

|Jun mean C = 16.3

|Jul mean C = 19.0

|Aug mean C = 18.3

|Sep mean C = 12.9

|Oct mean C = 4.7

|Nov mean C = -4.6

|Dec mean C = -11.9

|year mean C = 3.0

| Jan low C = -19.0

| Feb low C = -17.1

| Mar low C = -10.0

| Apr low C = -1.7

| May low C = 4.7

| Jun low C = 10.2

| Jul low C = 12.6

| Aug low C = 11.5

| Sep low C = 6.3

| Oct low C = -0.7

| Nov low C = -8.8

| Dec low C = -16.2

|year low C = -2.7

| Jan record low C = -46.1

| Feb record low C = -45.0

| Mar record low C = -38.9

| Apr record low C = -27.8

| May record low C = -10.0

| Jun record low C = -3.9

| Jul record low C = 0.0

| Aug record low C = -2.8

| Sep record low C = -10.6

| Oct record low C = -25.6

| Nov record low C = -33.9

| Dec record low C = -42.2

|year record low C = -46.1

|precipitation colour = green

| Jan precipitation mm = 13.2

| Feb precipitation mm = 9.1

| Mar precipitation mm = 11.2

| Apr precipitation mm = 23.3

| May precipitation mm = 37.6

| Jun precipitation mm = 73.9

| Jul precipitation mm = 60.1

| Aug precipitation mm = 46.4

| Sep precipitation mm = 33.4

| Oct precipitation mm = 20.4

| Nov precipitation mm = 13.8

| Dec precipitation mm = 9.9

|year precipitation mm = 352.3

|rain colour = green

|Jan rain mm = 0.4

|Feb rain mm = 0.2

|Mar rain mm = 2.4

|Apr rain mm = 16.2

|May rain mm = 34.4

|Jun rain mm = 63.6

|Jul rain mm = 53.8

|Aug rain mm = 44.4

|Sep rain mm = 36.8

|Oct rain mm = 9.7

|Nov rain mm = 1.1

|Dec rain mm = 0.9

|year rain mm = 263.8

|snow colour=green

|Jan snow cm = 14.2

|Feb snow cm = 8.9

|Mar snow cm = 12.1

|Apr snow cm = 5.6

|May snow cm = 2.1

|Jun snow cm = 0.0

|Jul snow cm = 0.0

|Aug snow cm = 0.0

|Sep snow cm = 1.3

|Oct snow cm = 9.1

|Nov snow cm = 11.3

|Dec snow cm = 11.9

|year snow cm = 76.6

|unit precipitation days = 0.2 mm

|Jan precipitation days = 11.5

|Feb precipitation days = 8.1

|Mar precipitation days = 9.8

|Apr precipitation days = 9.3

|May precipitation days = 9.3

|Jun precipitation days = 13.4

|Jul precipitation days = 12.0

|Aug precipitation days = 9.4

|Sep precipitation days = 8.0

|Oct precipitation days = 8.8

|Nov precipitation days = 8.8

|Dec precipitation days = 10.3

|year precipitation days = 118.7

|unit rain days = 0.2 mm

|Jan rain days = 0.5

|Feb rain days = 0.2

|Mar rain days = 1.9

|Apr rain days = 5.7

|May rain days = 9.5

|Jun rain days = 12.2

|Jul rain days = 10.5

|Aug rain days = 9.5

|Sep rain days = 8.8

|Oct rain days = 5.3

|Nov rain days = 1.1

|Dec rain days = 0.4

|year rain days = 65.5

|unit snow days = 0.2 cm

|Jan snow days = 9.1

|Feb snow days = 7.1

|Mar snow days = 6.9

|Apr snow days = 2.6

|May snow days = 0.5

|Jun snow days = 0.0

|Jul snow days = 0.0

|Aug snow days = 0.0

|Sep snow days = 0.3

|Oct snow days = 2.9

|Nov snow days = 6.2

|Dec snow days = 9.3

|year snow days = 44.9

|Jan sun = 105.3

|Feb sun = 139.6

|Mar sun = 204.0

|Apr sun = 231.4

|May sun = 274.7

|Jun sun = 253.0

|Jul sun = 305.5

|Aug sun = 276.9

|Sep sun = 214.7

|Oct sun = 158.7

|Nov sun = 97.4

|Dec sun = 89.2

|year sun = 2350.4

|Jan percentsun = 40.6

|Feb percentsun = 50.0

|Mar percentsun = 55.2

|Apr percentsun = 55.3

|May percentsun = 56.3

|Jun percentsun = 50.6

|Jul percentsun = 60.9

|Aug percentsun = 61.2

|Sep percentsun = 56.7

|Oct percentsun = 48.3

|Nov percentsun = 36.9

|Dec percentsun = 36.8

|year percentsun = 52.4

| Jan uv =1

| Feb uv =1

| Mar uv =2

| Apr uv =4

| May uv =5

| Jun uv =6

| Jul uv =7

| Aug uv =6

| Sep uv =4

| Oct uv =2

| Nov uv =1

| Dec uv =0

|source 1= University of Saskatchewan{{cite web

| url = https://www.src.sk.ca/sites/default/files/files/resource/2E23%20Wittrock%20CRS%20S%27toon%20Annual%20Summary%202022%2010%20Aug%202023%20optimized.pdf

| title = Climate Reference Station Saskatoon Annual Summary 2022

| work = University of Saskatchewan

| date = August 2023

| publisher = University of Saskatchewan

| access-date = 6 April 2024}}{{cite web

| url = https://www.src.sk.ca/sites/default/files/files/resource/1E23%20Wittrock%20CRS%20S%27toon%20Annual%20Summary%202021%2010%20Aug%202023%20optimized.pdf

| title = Climate Reference Station Saskatoon Annual Summary 2021

| work = University of Saskatchewan

| date = August 2023

| publisher = University of Saskatchewan

| access-date = 7 April 2024}}

|source 2= Environment and Climate Change Canada (rain, snow 1981–2010),{{cite web

| publisher = Environment and Climate Change Canada

| url = http://climate.weather.gc.ca/historical_data/search_historic_data_stations_e.html?searchType=stnName&timeframe=1&txtStationName=saskatoon+u+of+s&searchMethod=contains&optLimit=yearRange&StartYear=1840&EndYear=2016&Year=2016&Month=5&Day=30&selRowPerPage=25

| title = Saskatoon U of S

| work = Canadian Climate Data

| access-date = 13 April 2016

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160701101749/http://climate.weather.gc.ca/historical_data/search_historic_data_stations_e.html?searchType=stnName&timeframe=1&txtStationName=saskatoon+u+of+s&searchMethod=contains&optLimit=yearRange&StartYear=1840&EndYear=2016&Year=2016&Month=5&Day=30&selRowPerPage=25

| archive-date = July 1, 2016

| url-status = live

|date = October 31, 2011}}{{cite web

| publisher = Environment and Climate Change Canada

| url = https://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_normals/results_1981_2010_e.html?searchType=stnName&txtStationName=Saskatoon&searchMethod=contains&txtCentralLatMin=0&txtCentralLatSec=0&txtCentralLongMin=0&txtCentralLongSec=0&stnID=3333&dispBack=0

| title = Saskatoon SRC

| work = Canadian Climate Normals 1981–2010

| access-date = 13 April 2016

|date = October 31, 2011}} Weather Atlas (UV){{Cite web|url=https://www.weather-atlas.com/en/canada/saskatoon-climate|title=Saskatoon, Canada – Detailed climate information and monthly weather forecast|publisher=Yu Media Group|website=Weather Atlas|language=en|access-date=2019-07-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190706130530/https://www.weather-atlas.com/en/canada/saskatoon-climate|archive-date=July 6, 2019|url-status=live}}}}

{{Weather box

|location = Saskatoon International Airport, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1892–present

|metric first = Y

|single line = Y

|width = auto

|Jan maximum humidex = 6.8

|Feb maximum humidex = 7.6

|Mar maximum humidex = 19.2

|Apr maximum humidex = 30.6

|May maximum humidex = 36.0

|Jun maximum humidex = 42.7

|Jul maximum humidex = 43.9

|Aug maximum humidex = 42.0

|Sep maximum humidex = 38.7

|Oct maximum humidex = 30.0

|Nov maximum humidex = 19.3

|Dec maximum humidex = 10.7

|year maximum humidex = 43.9

|Jan record high C = 10.0

|Feb record high C = 12.8

|Mar record high C = 22.8

|Apr record high C = 33.3

|May record high C = 37.2

|Jun record high C = 40.6

|Jul record high C = 40.5

|Aug record high C = 38.6

|Sep record high C = 35.7

|Oct record high C = 32.2

|Nov record high C = 21.7

|Dec record high C = 14.4

|year record high C = 40.6

|Jan high C = -10.0

|Feb high C = -7.9

|Mar high C = -0.7

|Apr high C = 10.5

|May high C = 18.3

|Jun high C = 22.1

|Jul high C = 25.0

|Aug high C = 24.8

|Sep high C = 19.1

|Oct high C = 9.9

|Nov high C = -0.7

|Dec high C = -8.0

|year high C =

|Jan mean C = -15.4

|Feb mean C = -13.4

|Mar mean C = -6.1

|Apr mean C = 3.9

|May mean C = 10.9

|Jun mean C = 15.6

|Jul mean C = 18.3

|Aug mean C = 17.4

|Sep mean C = 11.9

|Oct mean C = 3.7

|Nov mean C = -5.6

|Dec mean C = -13.0

|year mean C =

|Jan low C = -20.7

|Feb low C = -18.9

|Mar low C = -11.4

|Apr low C = -2.6

|May low C = 3.4

|Jun low C = 9.0

|Jul low C = 11.5

|Aug low C = 10.0

|Sep low C = 4.7

|Oct low C = -2.4

|Nov low C = -10.4

|Dec low C = -18.0

|year low C =

|Jan record low C = -48.9

|Feb record low C = -50.0

|Mar record low C = -43.3

|Apr record low C = -28.3

|May record low C = -12.8

|Jun record low C = -3.3

|Jul record low C = -0.6

|Aug record low C = -2.8

|Sep record low C = -11.1

|Oct record low C = -25.6

|Nov record low C = -39.4

|Dec record low C = -43.9

|year record low C = -50.0

|Jan chill = -60.9

|Feb chill = -59.0

|Mar chill = -50.1

|Apr chill = -38.3

|May chill = -16.2

|Jun chill = -7.7

|Jul chill = 0.0

|Aug chill = -4.8

|Sep chill = -14.5

|Oct chill = -33.4

|Nov chill = -46.4

|Dec chill = -57.6

|year chill = -60.9

|precipitation colour = green

|Jan precipitation mm = 14.2

|Feb precipitation mm = 9.1

|Mar precipitation mm = 13.6

|Apr precipitation mm = 23.0

|May precipitation mm = 42.3

|Jun precipitation mm = 75.0

|Jul precipitation mm = 58.8

|Aug precipitation mm = 42.5

|Sep precipitation mm = 32.2

|Oct precipitation mm = 20.8

|Nov precipitation mm = 14.2

|Dec precipitation mm = 11.6

|year precipitation mm =

|unit precipitation days = 0.2 mm

|Jan precipitation days = 11.2

|Feb precipitation days = 8.2

|Mar precipitation days = 8.4

|Apr precipitation days = 8.5

|May precipitation days = 9.1

|Jun precipitation days = 12.5

|Jul precipitation days = 12.4

|Aug precipitation days = 9.9

|Sep precipitation days = 8.9

|Oct precipitation days = 7.6

|Nov precipitation days = 8.8

|Dec precipitation days = 10.2

|year precipitation days =

|rain colour = green

|Jan rain mm = 0.8

|Feb rain mm = 1.0

|Mar rain mm = 4.6

|Apr rain mm = 17.7

|May rain mm = 39.3

|Jun rain mm = 71.9

|Jul rain mm = 61.1

|Aug rain mm = 45.8

|Sep rain mm = 34.9

|Oct rain mm = 13.8

|Nov rain mm = 1.7

|Dec rain mm = 0.9

|year rain mm =

|unit rain days = 0.2 mm

|Jan rain days = 0.71

|Feb rain days = 0.82

|Mar rain days = 1.8

|Apr rain days = 6.9

|May rain days = 9.4

|Jun rain days = 12.4

|Jul rain days = 12.1

|Aug rain days = 9.7

|Sep rain days = 8.4

|Oct rain days = 5.9

|Nov rain days = 1.2

|Dec rain days = 1.1

|year rain days = 70.4

|snow colour = green

|Jan snow cm = 19.7

|Feb snow cm = 11.2

|Mar snow cm = 13.9

|Apr snow cm = 7.5

|May snow cm = 1.3

|Jun snow cm = 0.0

|Jul snow cm = 0.0

|Aug snow cm = 0.0

|Sep snow cm = 0.3

|Oct snow cm = 7.4

|Nov snow cm = 13.0

|Dec snow cm = 16.7

|year snow cm = 91.0

|unit snow days = 0.2 cm

|Jan snow days = 13.2

|Feb snow days = 8.8

|Mar snow days = 8.7

|Apr snow days = 3.8

|May snow days = 0.65

|Jun snow days = 0.0

|Jul snow days = 0.0

|Aug snow days = 0.0

|Sep snow days = 0.29

|Oct snow days = 2.7

|Nov snow days = 8.2

|Dec snow days = 10.8

|year snow days = 57.1

|time day = 15:00 LST

|Jan humidity = 74.9

|Feb humidity = 74.4

|Mar humidity = 68.5

|Apr humidity = 47.0

|May humidity = 41.0

|Jun humidity = 50.7

|Jul humidity = 52.5

|Aug humidity = 47.9

|Sep humidity = 48.0

|Oct humidity = 54.9

|Nov humidity = 70.5

|Dec humidity = 75.9

|year humidity =

|source 1 = Environment and Climate Change Canada

{{cite web

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|publisher = Environment and Climate Change Canada

|title = Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020

|access-date = June 12, 2024

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| work = Canadian Climate Normals 1981–2010

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| date = October 31, 2011

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{{See also|Saskatoon metropolitan area#Demographics}}

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|1901|113

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|1956|72858

|1961|95526

|1966|115892

|1971|126449

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|location = Saskatoon

|2021_population=266,141 | 2021_pop_delta=+7.7 | 2021_land_area=226.56 | 2021_pop_density=1174.7

|2021_median_age=36.8 | 2021_median_age_m=35.6 | 2021_median_age_f=38

|2021_total_pvt_dwell=107,050 |2021_mean_hh_income= |2021_geocode=2021A00054711066 | 2021_access_date=2022-04-27

|2016_population= 246,376 | 2016_pop_delta=10.6 | 2016_land_area=228.13 | 2016_pop_density=1,080.0

|2016_median_age=35.8 | 2016_median_age_m=34.8 | 2016_median_age_f=36.9

|2016_total_pvt_dwell=107,098 | 2016_mean_hh_income=79,001 | 2016_access_date=2017-07-28

|2011_population= 222,189 | 2011_pop_delta=9.8 | 2011_land_area=209.56 | 2011_pop_density=1,060.3

|2011_median_age=35.6 | 2011_median_age_m=34.2 | 2011_median_age_f=37.0

|2011_total_pvt_dwell=96,257 | 2011_mean_hh_income=68,288 | 2011_access_date=2012-02-08

|2006_population= 202,340 | 2006_pop_delta=2.8 | 2006_land_area=170.83 | 2006_pop_density=1,184.4

|2006_median_age=35.9 | 2006_median_age_m=34.2 | 2006_median_age_f=37.4

|2006_total_pvt_dwell=89,646 | 2006_mean_hh_income=49,313 | 2006_access_date=2011-03-06

|2001_population=196,811 | 2001_pop_delta=1.6 | 2001_land_area= 148.34 | 2001_pop_density=1,326.8

|2001_median_age=34.3 | 2001_median_age_m=33.1 | 2001_median_age_f=35.5

|2001_total_pvt_dwell=84,281 |2001_mean_hh_income=41,991 | 2001_access_date=2011-03-06

}}

In the 2021 Canadian census conducted by Statistics Canada, Saskatoon had a population of {{val|266141|fmt=commas}} living in {{val|107052|fmt=commas}} of its {{val|115619|fmt=commas}} total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:266141-247201}}|247201|1}} from its 2016 population of {{val|247201|fmt=commas}}. The population of Saskatoon is made up of 50.9% women and 49.1% men.{{Cite web |title=Demographics in Saskatoon |url=https://www.point2homes.com/CA/Demographics/SK/Saskatoon-Demographics.html}} With a land area of {{cvt|226.56|km2}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|266141|226.56|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.{{cite web | url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000203&geocode=A000247 | title=Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=February 9, 2022 | access-date=March 27, 2022}}

At the census metropolitan area (CMA) level in the 2021 census, the Saskatoon CMA had a population of {{val|317480|fmt=commas}} living in {{val|125100|fmt=commas}} of its {{val|134720|fmt=commas}} total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:317480-295095}}|295095|1}} from its 2016 population of {{val|295095|fmt=commas}}. With a land area of {{cvt|5864.48|km2}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|317480|5864.48|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.{{cite web | url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000501 | title=Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=February 9, 2022 | access-date=March 28, 2022}}

The 2021 census reported that immigrants (individuals born outside Canada) comprise 53,210 persons or 20.4% of the total population of Saskatoon. Of the total immigrant population, the top countries of origin were Philippines (11,840 persons or 22.3%), India (5,845 persons or 11.0%), China (4,695 persons or 8.8%), Pakistan (3,975 persons or 7.5%), Nigeria (2,090 persons or 3.9%), United Kingdom (2,045 persons or 3.8%), Bangladesh (1,830 persons or 3.4%), Vietnam (1,510 persons or 2.8%), United States of America (1,470 persons or 2.8%), and Iraq (1,200 persons or 2.3%).

File:Wanuskewin National Historic Site of Canada.jpg is a National Historic Site, and an archeological site. The park showcases the history of the Northern Plains peoples in the region.]]

The Saskatoon area was inhabited long before any permanent settlement was established, to which the ongoing archaeological work at Wanuskewin Heritage Park and other locations bears witness. Canada's First Nations population has been increasingly urbanized, and nowhere is that more apparent than in Saskatoon, where the First Nations population increased by 382% from 1981 to 2001;[http://www.statcan.ca/bsolc/english/bsolc?catno=89-613-MIE2005008 Aboriginal Conditions in Census Metropolitan Areas, 1981–2001] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070703003539/http://www.statcan.ca/bsolc/english/bsolc?catno=89-613-MIE2005008 |date=July 3, 2007 }}, Statistics Canada, {{ISBN|0-662-40884-5}}, Table 1. however, a portion of this increase, possibly as much as half, is believed to be due to more people identifying themselves as Indigenous in the census rather than migration or birth rate.

Saskatoon has the second highest percentage of Indigenous population among major Canadian cities at approximately 11.5%, behind Winnipeg at 12.4%{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2022-10-26 |title= Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population Winnipeg, City (CY) Manitoba [Census subdivision] |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=Winnipeg&DGUIDlist=2021A00054611040&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1&HEADERlist=0 |access-date=2023-01-09 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}} and Regina close by with 10.4%;{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2022-10-26 |title= Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population Regina, City (CY) Saskatchewan [Census subdivision] |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1&HEADERlist=0&DGUIDlist=2021A00054706027&SearchText=regina |access-date=2023-01-09 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}} in certain neighbourhoods such as Pleasant Hill, this percentage exceeds 40%.{{cite web |url= https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/rp-pr/csj-sjc/crime/rr06_6/p7.html|title= Exploring the Link between Crime and Socio-Economic Status in Ottawa and Saskatoon: A Small-Area Geographical Analysis|author= |website= www.justice.gc.ca|date= March 30, 2007|publisher= Department of Justice|access-date= 22 March 2021}} Most First Nations residents are of Cree or Dakota cultural background although to a lesser extent Saulteaux, Assiniboine, and Dene communities also exist.

Saskatoon also has a substantial Métis population and is close to the historically significant Southbranch Settlements to the north, as well as the Prairie Ronde settlement near Dundurn, Saskatchewan.

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According to the 2021 census, religious groups in Saskatoon included:{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2022-10-26 |title= Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1&HEADERlist=0&DGUIDlist=2021A00054711066&SearchText=saskatoon |access-date=2022-11-09 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}

• Christianity (134,900 persons or 51.7%)
• Irreligion (98,575 persons or 37.8%)
• Islam (12,985 persons or 5.0%)
• Hinduism (5,125 persons or 2.0%)
• Sikhism (3,155 persons or 1.2%)
• Buddhism (1,935 persons or 0.7%)
• Indigenous Spirituality (1,650 persons or 0.6%)
• Judaism (565 persons or 0.2%)
• Other (2,065 persons or 0.8%)

According to the 2011 Census, 66% of the population identified as Christian, with Catholics (28.5%) making up the largest denomination, followed by United Church (10.9%), and other denominations. Others identified as Muslim (2.6%), Buddhist (0.8%), Hindu (0.7%), with traditional (indigenous) spirituality (0.5%), and with other religions. 28.5% of the population reported no religious affiliation.{{cite web |title=2011 National Household Survey Profile - Census subdivision |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=4711066&Data=Count&SearchText=saskatoon&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&A1=All&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca | date=May 8, 2013 |publisher=Statistics Canada}}

Saskatoon's major arts venue is TCU Place, which is next to Midtown Plaza downtown. Since opening in 1967, it has hosted scores of concerts, theatrical performances, live events such as the Telemiracle telethon, high school graduation and university convocation ceremonies, and conventions. It is also home to the Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra. It recently underwent a multimillion-dollar renovation to its main theatre (named in honour of former mayor and senator Sidney Buckwold).

File:ShakespeareOnTheSaskatchewan.jpg is an annual Shakespeare in the Park festival held in Saskatoon.]]

For rock concerts and major shows, SaskTel Centre is the main venue. It is Saskatchewan's

largest arena, with a capacity of 15,195 for sporting events and 14,000 for concerts. Musical acts from Saskatoon include Joni Mitchell, Kyle Riabko, Wide Mouth Mason, The Northern Pikes, The Sheepdogs, One Bad Son and The Deep Dark Woods, as well as countless others popular at both local and regional levels. The facility was the 2007 host for the Juno Awards, Canada's foremost music industry honours.

Saskatoon hosts many festivals and events in the summer, including the Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan Festival, The Great Plains Comedy Festival, the Jazz Festival, the [https://www.nutrienchildrensfestival.com/ Saskatchewan Children's Festival], the Saskatoon Fringe Theatre Festival (a showcase of alternative theatre), Saskatoon Folkfest (a cultural festival),{{cite web|url=http://saskatoonfolkfest.ca/|title=Home |work=Folkfest 2015|access-date=May 27, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090529055725/http://www.saskatoonfolkfest.ca/|archive-date=May 29, 2009|url-status=live}} Doors Open Saskatoon, Fairy Door Tours Saskatoon{{cite web|url=http://www.sk.fairydoortours.com/|title=Fairy Door Tours Saskatoon|work=sk.fairydoortours.com|access-date=August 15, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180926160841/http://sk.fairydoortours.com/|archive-date=September 26, 2018|url-status=live}} and the Canada Remembers Airshow.{{cite web|url=http://www.canadaremembersairshow.com/|title=Canada Remembers Airshow|work=canadaremembersairshow.com|access-date=July 15, 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050831182441/http://www.canadaremembersairshow.com/|archive-date=August 31, 2005|url-status=live}}

For over 25 years, Saskatoon has hosted a gathering of antique automobiles, (mainly from the 1960s) that has grown into an event called "Cruise Weekend". The event is usually held on the last weekend (Friday, Saturday and Sunday) in August. Activities include a poker derby, dances, and a show 'N' shine with over 800 cars from all over western Canada. No admission is charged and everyone is free to walk around and enjoy the atmosphere.

The city's annual exhibition (now called the Saskatoon Exhibition but also known in previous years as Pioneer Days and "The Ex") is held every August at Prairieland Park. In the late 1990s, the Saskatoon Exhibition was rescheduled to August so that it no longer was in direct competition with the Calgary Stampede, which frequently overlapped the event.

Saskatoon's Sikh community celebrates the festival of Vaisakhi with a parade held in May.{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/sikh-parade-saskatoon-crowd-1.4134571|title=1st-ever Saskatoon Sikh Parade was so busy it spurred a traffic advisory|access-date=28 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170530135826/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/sikh-parade-saskatoon-crowd-1.4134571|archive-date=May 30, 2017|url-status=live}}

The francophone community is represented by the Fédération des francophones de Saskatoon which organizes many cultural events.

File:Remai Modern Art Gallery.jpg is an art gallery located in Saskatoon's Central Business District.]]

Art museums in Saskatoon include the Remai Modern, located at River Landing, a development along the shoreline of the South Saskatchewan River, in the Central Business District. The art museum is situated in a {{cvt|11,582|m2}} building designed by Bruce Kuwabara, and houses over 8,000 works in its collection.{{cite web|url=http://www.riverlanding.ca/project_update/phase1/destination_centre/index.html|title=Art Gallery of Saskatchewan at River Landing|access-date=2010-06-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100619134331/http://www.riverlanding.ca/project_update/phase1/destination_centre/index.html|archive-date=June 19, 2010|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.mendel.ca/ags/index.html |title=Mendel Art Gallery provides impetus for new building |access-date=2010-06-24 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100612135820/http://www.mendel.ca/ags/index.html |archive-date=June 12, 2010 }} The design for the museum won the Award of Excellence from the Canadian Architect magazine in 2011. Pablo Picasso, Georges Braque and other 20th-century artists have a home in the Remai Modern museum.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/travel/places-to-visit.html?place=saskatoon&smid=fb-nyttravel&smtyp=cur|title=New York Times 52 places to Go in 2018 ~ A starter kit for exploring the world.|newspaper=The New York Times|date=January 10, 2018|access-date=2018-01-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180113035607/https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/travel/places-to-visit.html?place=saskatoon&smid=fb-nyttravel&smtyp=cur|archive-date=January 13, 2018|url-status=live}} Opened on October 21, 2017, the Remai Modern has been listed at no. 18 in the New York Times "52 places to go in 2018: A starter kit for escaping into the world."{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/travel/places-to-visit.html,%20https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/travel/places-to-visit.html|title=52 Places to Go in 2018|date=2018|work=The New York Times|access-date=2018-03-19|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}} The Remai Modern inherited the collection of the defunct Mendel Art Gallery, which operated in City Park from 1964 to 2015.

The Saskatchewan Craft Council Gallery is on the main floor of the Saskatchewan Craft Council building in the Broadway Avenue area. It is Saskatchewan's only public exhibition gallery dedicated to fine craft as an art form. Saskatchewan Craft Council Gallery presents seven to eight exhibitions each year. The SCC Fine Craft Boutique, located in the gallery, features the work of over 75 SCC fine craft artists.

The Ukrainian Museum of Canada is on the banks of the South Saskatchewan River. It was founded in 1941 by the Ukrainian Women's Association of Canada.{{Cite journal |last=Nokony |first=Vera A. |date=1989-01-01 |title=The Ukrainian Museum of Canada |url=https://journals.lib.unb.ca/index.php/MCR/article/view/17404 |journal=Material Culture Review |language=en |issn=1927-9264}}{{Cite web |title=Ukrainian Museum of Canada |url=http://www.encyclopediaofukraine.com/display.asp?linkpath=pages%5CU%5CK%5CUkrainianMuseumofCanada.htm |access-date=2022-03-31 |website=www.encyclopediaofukraine.com}}

File:SRM-West.jpg is a railway museum located west of the city limits.]]

The Meewasin Valley Centre, in Friendship Park, has information on Saskatoon's history, the South Saskatchewan River, and the future of the Meewasin Valley.{{cite web|url=http://www.meewasin.com/education/meewasin_valley/index.php|title=Meewasin Valley Centre|access-date=2008-03-10|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080514110608/http://www.meewasin.com/education/meewasin_valley/index.php|archive-date=May 14, 2008|df=mdy-all}}

Saskatoon is also home of the Saskatchewan Western Development Museum. This museum, one of four throughout the province, documents early pioneer life in Saskatchewan. It is noted for its interior recreation of a "Boom Town" main street, including one original building relocated from its original site. The Saskatchewan Railway Museum is just outside the city and includes displays of rolling stock and historic railway buildings from various parts of the province.

The Forestry Farm Park and Zoo is a National Historic Site situated in the northeast region of the city. The Forestry Farm was a historic nursery (dating from 1913) responsible for growing many of the trees planted within the prairie provinces. In 1966 the nursery operations were discontinued and part of the region turned into a municipal park. The city zoo is also housed within the park and features over 80 species of animals.{{Cite web|url=http://www.saskatoon.ca/org/leisure/facilities/pdfs/zoobrochure.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080626072019/http://www.saskatoon.ca/org/leisure/facilities/pdfs/zoobrochure.pdf|url-status=dead|title=Zoo Brochure|archive-date=June 26, 2008}}

[http://www.wanuskewin.com/ Wanuskewin Heritage Park] is a National Historic Site situated five km to the north of Saskatoon. It is an Indigenous archaeological site and features displays, special events, and activities, recent renovations are on hold due to a lack of funds during the renovations.

File:PrairieWindAtPersephone.JPG is a performing arts centre and home to the Saskatoon-based theatre company, the Persephone Theatre.]]

Live theatre is a central, vibrant part of Saskatoon's culture. Saskatoon is host to a number of live theatre venues such as the Persephone Theatre, which is in the Remai Arts Centre at River Landing in downtown Saskatoon, The Refinery and the Saskatchewan Native Theatre Company.

The Broadway Theatre primarily shows arthouse films – while the two-screen Roxy Theatre is an "atmospheric-style" second-run theatre that reopened in 2005 after sitting unused for over a decade. The remainder of the city's theatres are multiplexes. The only movie theatre in the downtown core is the Scotia Bank VIP Theatre; the Capitol 4 shut down on April 3, 2008.{{cite news

|title = Downtown Capitol Theatre to close for good April 3

|newspaper = The StarPhoenix

|date = 2008-03-23

|url = http://www.canada.com/saskatoonstarphoenix/story.html?id=181aa6f7-6840-4853-afb6-37079da4caa0&k=60279

|access-date = 2008-04-03

|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120827180812/http://www.canada.com/saskatoonstarphoenix/story.html?id=181aa6f7-6840-4853-afb6-37079da4caa0&k=60279

|archive-date = August 27, 2012

|url-status = dead

|df = mdy-all

}} The city's other movie theatres are The Landmark Theatre in the new subdivision of Brighton, Rainbow Cinemas (a second-run cinema) and the Cineplex Cinemas at The Centre mall on the city's east side.

Among the many movie theatres of the past that have come and gone was the Capitol Theatre, which opened in 1929 with a showing of the first talkie to be exhibited in Saskatoon.{{cite web

| title = Saskatoon Through the Ages – At the Movies: A Photographic Exhibition

| publisher = Saskatoon Public Library

| year = 2009

| url = http://spldatabase.saskatoonlibrary.ca/ics-wpd/exec/icswppro.dll?AC=MENU_QUERY&XC=/ics-wpd/exec/icswppro.dll&TN=LH_SHOWS&SN=gs+2009+all+photos&RF=www_STTA+SPL&EF=&DF=&MR=20&RL=0&EL=0&DL=0&NP=255&MF=

| access-date = 2012-07-10

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160808115624/http://spldatabase.saskatoonlibrary.ca/ics-wpd/exec/icswppro.dll?AC=MENU_QUERY&XC=%2Fics-wpd%2Fexec%2Ficswppro.dll&TN=LH_SHOWS&SN=gs+2009+all+photos&RF=www_STTA+SPL&EF=&DF=&MR=20&RL=0&EL=0&DL=0&NP=255&MF=

| archive-date = August 8, 2016

| url-status = live

}} The Capitol closed in the early 1980s to make way for the Scotia Centre office tower; its name was transferred to the aforementioned Capitol 4 a block away.

One of the city's landmarks is the Delta Bessborough Hotel, known to locals as the Bez. Built by the Canadian National Railway, it was among the last railway hotels to be started before the Great Depression of the 1930s brought their era to a close. Although the building was completed in 1932, it did not open its doors until 1935 due to the Depression. The Bessborough and the Mendel Art Gallery are the only major structures on the river side of Spadina Crescent. One of the most frequently circulated photographs of Saskatoon is of the hotel framed in one of the arches of the Broadway Bridge.{{cite web |url=http://www.saskatoonkiosk.ca/history.php |title=History of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |publisher=Saskatoonkiosk.ca |access-date=2011-05-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080411113603/http://www.saskatoonkiosk.ca/history.php |archive-date=April 11, 2008 |url-status=live }}

File:Delta Bessborough, Spadina Cres E, Saskatoon - panoramio.jpg is a Canadian grand railway hotel and a historic landmark in Saskatoon.]]

The Meewasin Valley Trail follows the South Saskatchewan River through Saskatoon. Summer activities include cycling, jogging and walking through parks and natural areas. Cross-country skiing is popular during the winter months, along with skating in Kiwanis Memorial Park. Access points are found throughout the city with interpretive signage and washrooms along the route. There are parks throughout the Meewasin Valley, with washrooms, picnic facilities, and lookout points along the river bank.{{cite web|url=http://www.meewasin.com/facilities/trail/|title=Meewasin Trail and Facilities|access-date=2008-03-10|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110828040059/http://www.meewasin.com/facilities/trail/|archive-date=August 28, 2011|df=mdy-all}} In the winter the Meewasin Skating Rink is open free to the public; it is in Kiwanis Memorial Park beside the Delta Bessborough hotel. The outdoor rink has been open since 1980.

For years, a parcel of land west of the Traffic Bridge, south of 19th Street, and east of Avenue C has been the subject of on-again, off-again redevelopment plans. The site formerly held the Saskatoon Arena, a power plant, a branch of the Royal Canadian Legion, and the head offices of the Saskatoon Public School Division; all these structures have been demolished to make way for redevelopment, with plans for same dating back to the 1980s. The most recent version of the plan called River Landing is ongoing.{{cite web |url=http://www.riverlanding.ca/ |title=River Landing – Saskatchewan's premier residential and destination tourist centre! |publisher=Riverlanding.ca |access-date=2011-05-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161006163537/http://www.riverlanding.ca/ |archive-date=October 6, 2016 |url-status=live }} Calgary developer Lake Placid has proposed a 200 million dollar mega hotel/condo project to be built on the site although Lake Placid had difficulty securing financing and missed an October 30, 2009, deadline to submit a 4.5 million dollar payment for the parcel of land which seemingly killed the deal.{{cite web |url=http://www.lakeplacidsaskatoon.com/ |title=River Landing Village |publisher=Lakeplacidsaskatoon.com |date=1999-12-04 |access-date=2011-05-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100412155023/http://www.lakeplacidsaskatoon.com/ |archive-date=April 12, 2010 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web|url=https://thestarphoenix.com/news/Lake+Placid+fails+deadline/2167368/story.html|title=Lake Placid fails deadline}}{{Dead link|date=October 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} On November 16, 2009, it was revealed by Lake Placid that the financing should be secure within a week.{{cite news | url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/money-for-saskatoon-complex-coming-developer-says-1.833761 | work=CBC News | title=Money for Saskatoon complex coming, developer says | date=2009-11-17 | access-date=November 18, 2009 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091121163833/http://www.cbc.ca/canada/saskatchewan/story/2009/11/17/sl-lake-placid911.html | archive-date=November 21, 2009 | url-status=live }} In April 2010, Saskatoon City Council voted in favour of entering new negotiations with Lake Placid over the site.{{Cite web|url=https://thestarphoenix.com/news/Lake+Placid+back+game/2875902/story.html|title=Lake Placid Back in the Game}}{{Dead link|date=October 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

November 2010, Victory Majors Investments buys out Lake Placid's interest in the project and in

August 2011 of the next year proposed a major overhaul to original design which would later include building a 20-story residential and 14-story hotel towers, and an 18-story and a 13-story office tower as part of River Landing Towers completed in 2021.

File:MidtownPlaza.jpg is one of several shopping centres in the city.]]

The Saskatoon Farmers' Market and some commercial sites have also been developed. Future plans separate from Lake Placid include the development of a new art gallery to replace the Mendel Art Gallery by 2014.{{cite news | url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/funds-pledged-for-51m-saskatoon-art-gallery-1.808899 | work=CBC News | title=Funds pledged for $51M Saskatoon art gallery | date=2009-09-23 | access-date=November 18, 2009 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091015091507/http://www.cbc.ca/canada/saskatchewan/story/2009/09/23/sk-saskatoon-art-gallery.html | archive-date=October 15, 2009 | url-status=live }} Other landmarks in the city include the iconic Traffic Bridge (which was demolished in 2016 and is currently being replaced by a new structure evoking the appearance of the original), the University of Saskatchewan campus, and the large Viterra grain terminal which has dominated the western skyline of the city for decades and is large enough to be visible from Pike Lake Provincial Park 32 km away.

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• Blairmore Shopping Centre
• The Centre
• Confederation Mall
• Erindale Centre/University Heights Mall
• The Mall at Lawson Heights
• Market Mall
• Midtown Plaza
• Preston Crossing
• River City Mall
• Stonegate Shopping Centre (in Stonebridge)

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{{Main article|Economy of Saskatoon}}

File:Nutrien Tower.jpg

File:Cameco2.jpg, the world's largest publicly traded uranium company. Saskatoon's economy has traditionally been associated with the primary sector of the economy.]]

The economy of Saskatoon has been associated with potash, oil and agriculture (specifically wheat), resulting in the moniker "POW City". Various grains, livestock, oil and gas, potash, uranium, gold, diamond, coal and their spin off industries fuel the economy.{{cite web

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The world's largest publicly traded uranium company, Cameco, and the world's largest potash producer, Nutrien, have corporate headquarters in Saskatoon. Saskatoon is also the new home of BHP Billiton's Diamonds and Specialty Products business unit.

Nearly two-thirds of the world's recoverable potash reserves are in the Saskatoon region. Innovation Place founded in 1980 brings together almost 150 agriculture, information technology, and environmental, life sciences and agricultural biotechnology industries in a science park or technology park setting.{{cite web

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Saskatoon is also home to the Canadian Light Source, Canada's national synchrotron facility.{{Cite journal

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Saskatoon's digital media scene is growing with start-up tech companies such as Noodlecake, Point2, Vendasta Technologies, and Zu.{{cite web

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|title = Information and Communications Technologies

|publisher = Saskatoon Regional Economic Developer Authority

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One of Saskatoon's nicknames, "Hub City", refers to its ideal central location within Canada for distribution and logistics.{{cite web

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}} Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International Airport with 105,620 aircraft movements in 2008 was listed as the 19th busiest airport in Canada, 12th busiest in passenger traffic.{{cite web|url=http://www.tc.gc.ca/policy/report/tp141e/tp141.htm |title=TP141 – Aircraft Movement Statistics |publisher=Tc.gc.ca |date=2011-01-12 |access-date=2011-05-05 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607213153/http://www.tc.gc.ca/policy/report/tp141e/tp141.htm |archive-date=June 7, 2011 }}[http://www.yxe.ca/newsletter/index.html Passenger Traffic] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121004105539/http://www.yxe.ca/newsletter/index.html |date=October 4, 2012 }} Passenger statistics from airport

Saskatoon is developing the South Central Business District, or block 146, which is called the River Landing Project.[http://www.riverlanding.ca/ River Landing] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161006163537/http://www.riverlanding.ca/ |date=October 6, 2016 }}. Retrieved February 4, 2007.[http://www.downtownsaskatoon.com/ The Partnership] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160311065551/http://www.downtownsaskatoon.com/ |date=March 11, 2016 }}. Retrieved February 4, 2007.{{cite web

|url = http://www.saskatoon.ca/DEPARTMENTS/Community%20Services/PlanningDevelopment/FutureGrowth/Documents/DCD1_Guidelines.pdf

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Saskatoon was expected to see a 4.2 percent growth in gross domestic product for the year 2012.{{cite web

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The city saw a 3.4% growth in 2004, 5.1% increase in 2005 and a 2.8% increase in 2006. Saskatoon held Canada's No. 1 economic growth spot for Canada in 2005 according to the Conference Board of Canada.{{cite web

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The Conference Board again predicted the city would rate first for economic increase in 2012, showing a growth rate of 4.2%. The Saskatoon Regional Economic Development Authority (SREDA) has also been ranked amongst Canada's top ten economic development organizations by Site Selection magazine.{{cite web|title=Economic News |work=Enterprise Saskatchewan |publisher=Government of Saskatchewan |date=September 19, 2008 |url=http://www.enterprisesaskatchewan.ca/enr091908 |access-date=2009-04-26 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706180357/http://www.enterprisesaskatchewan.ca/enr091908 |archive-date=July 6, 2011 }}

From 1988 to 2016 Hitachi Canadian Industries operated a power equipment manufacturing plant. It was closed and assets acquired by Brandt Group in 2017.{{Cite web|url=https://globalnews.ca/news/3334961/brandt-expands-with-acquisition-of-mitsubishi-hitachi-power-systems-in-saskatoon/|title=Brandt expands with acquisition of Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems in Saskatoon|publisher=Global News}}

{{also|List of mayors of Saskatoon}}

Saskatoon is governed by a City Council comprising ten councillors elected to represent ten separate wards, and a mayor elected city-wide. Historically, councillors have at times been elected at-large, and term lengths for both councillors (known as aldermen until 1991) and mayors have varied over time; council has operated on a ward-basis continuously since 1994, while both mayors and councillors have served four-year terms since 2012.{{Cite web |date=2014-12-14 |title=History |url=https://www.saskatoon.ca/community-culture-heritage/saskatoon-history-archives/history |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231028202613/https://www.saskatoon.ca/community-culture-heritage/saskatoon-history-archives/history |archive-date=2023-10-28 |access-date=2020-11-16 |website=City of Saskatoon |language=en}} Municipal elections are held in the fall. As of 2025, 209 individuals have served on the town or city council, and 29 individuals have served as mayor, with 24 of those individuals having first served as a councillor. The city's current mayor, elected in the 2024 municipal election, is Cynthia Block.{{Cite news |last=Brown |first=Alex |date=2024-11-21 |title=New Kids On The Block: Saskatoon’s new mayor, council sworn in at city hall |url=https://www.ckom.com/2024/11/21/new-kids-on-the-block-saskatoons-new-mayor-council-sworn-in-at-city-hall/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241121172617/https://www.ckom.com/2024/11/21/new-kids-on-the-block-saskatoons-new-mayor-council-sworn-in-at-city-hall/ |archive-date=2024-11-21 |access-date=2024-11-21 |work=CKOM}}

Saskatoon is represented in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan by 15 of the province's 61 MLAs, including the riding of Martensville-Blairmore, which contains one of the city's neighbourhoods. Following the 2024 Saskatchewan general election in October 2024, thirteen of the city's MLAs are members of the New Democratic Party, and two, including the MLA for Martensville-Blairmore, are members of the governing Saskatchewan Party.{{cite web|url=https://www.legassembly.sk.ca/mlas/|title=Members of the Legislative Assembly|publisher=Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan|access-date=2024-11-21}}

Saskatoon is represented by three MPs in the Canadian House of Commons. Following the 2025 Canadian federal election, all three seats belong to members of the Conservative Party.{{cite web |date=May 1, 2025 |title=Election Night Results - Major Centres: Saskatoon |url=https://enr.elections.ca/MajorCentres.aspx?lang=e |access-date=May 1, 2025 |website=April 28, 2025 General Election: Election Results |publisher=Elections Canada}}{{Cite news |last=Sciarpelletti |first=Laura |date=April 24, 2025 |quote=Updated April 29, 2025. |title=Conservatives nearly sweep Saskatchewan |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/federal-election-2025-saskatchewan-results-1.7517992 |access-date=May 1, 2025 |work=CBC News}}

The Saskatchewan Health Authority is responsible for health care delivery in the area. They operate three hospitals within the city boundaries, these include Royal University Hospital, Saskatoon City Hospital, and St. Paul's Hospital (Saskatoon). Royal University Hospital is a teaching and research hospital that operates in partnership with the University of Saskatchewan. The health authority also operates hospitals in smaller neighbouring communities.{{cite web |url=http://www.saskatoonhealthregion.ca/your_health/facilities_hospitals.htm |title=Saskatoon Health Region List of Hospitals |publisher=Saskatoonhealthregion.ca |access-date=2011-05-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706203159/http://www.saskatoonhealthregion.ca/your_health/facilities_hospitals.htm |archive-date=July 6, 2011 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }} In addition to hospitals the health authority operates long-term care facilities, clinics and other health care services. Jim Pattison Children's Hospital began construction in 2014 and opened in 2019 under the auspices of what was then the Saskatoon Health Region, since absorbed into the Saskatchewan Health Authority.{{cite news |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/designs-for-230m-children-s-hospital-unveiled-1.1145902 |title=Designs for $230M Children's Hospital unveiled – Saskatchewan – CBC News |publisher=Cbc.ca |date=2012-07-12 |access-date=2012-09-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120713064903/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/story/2012/07/12/sk-childrens-hospital-1207.html |archive-date=July 13, 2012 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=https://www.saskatoonhealthregion.ca/locations_services/locations/CHS/Pages/Preparing%20for%20Opening%20Day.aspx |title=Jim Pattison Children's Hospital – Preparing for Opening Day – Overview |publisher=Saskatoonhealthregion.ca |access-date=2017-07-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170621124000/https://www.saskatoonhealthregion.ca/locations_services/locations/CHS/Pages/Preparing%20for%20Opening%20Day.aspx |archive-date=June 21, 2017 |url-status=live }}

File:Saskatoon police hq 1.jpg. The service provides municipal policing for the city.]]

The Saskatoon Police Service is the primary police service for the city of Saskatoon and holds both Municipal and Provincial Jurisdiction. The following services also have jurisdiction in Saskatoon: Corman Park Police Service, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Canadian National Railway Police Service and the Canadian Pacific Railway Police Service. As of December 31, 2012, the SPS had 442 sworn members, 59 Special Constables, and 136 civilian positions.[http://police.saskatoon.sk.ca/pdf/annual_reports/SPS_2012_Annual_Report_(web).pdf Most recent SPS Annual Report on SPS website. January 26, 2015] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402101517/http://police.saskatoon.sk.ca/pdf/annual_reports/SPS_2012_Annual_Report_%28web%29.pdf |date=April 2, 2015 }}

The 2006 census crime data, released July 18, 2007, showed Saskatoon leading Canada in violent crime, with 1,606 violent crimes per 100,000 residents annually. However, crime statistics produced by the Saskatoon Police Service shows that crime is on the decline. In 2010, total crimes against people went up 1.28% but total crimes against property fell by 11.75%.{{cite web |url=http://www.police.saskatoon.sk.ca/pdf/annual_reports/SPS_2010_Annual_Report_%28web_Sept_5%29.pdf |title=Saskatoon Police Service Annual Report 2010 |work=Saskatoon Police Service |access-date=January 29, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150112102038/http://police.saskatoon.sk.ca/pdf/annual_reports/SPS_2010_Annual_Report_(web_Sept_5).pdf |archive-date=January 12, 2015 |url-status=live }} In 2014, Saskatoon dropped to fourth highest in Canada for its CSI after being in second place for several years. Crime in Canada uses Crime Severity Index calculated using the crime rate and the severity of those crimes. 2019 saw a record 16 homicides reported in Saskatoon, giving the city a homicide rate of around 6.5 murders per 100,000 people.{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2021-04-13 |title=Number and rate of homicide victims, by Census Metropolitan Areas |url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=3510007101 |access-date=2023-07-17 |website=www150.statcan.gc.ca}}

In the early 1990s, the Saskatoon police were found to engage in "starlight tours," where officers would arrest Indigenous men and drive them out of the city in the dead of winter to abandon them.{{cite news|url=https://www.uregina.ca/alumni/news-aen-nfrcdaafdis.htm|title=New film renews community discussion about Aboriginal freezing deaths in Saskatoon|work=Dispatch|publisher=University of Regina|access-date=February 15, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081102040422/https://www.uregina.ca/alumni/news-aen-nfrcdaafdis.htm|archive-date=November 2, 2008|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Saskatoon+police+chief+admits+starlight+cruises+are+not+new.%28inquiry...-a0105369747|title=Saskatoon police chief admits starlight cruises are not new|date=July 1, 2003|work=Windspeaker|publisher=Aboriginal Multimedia Society of Alberta|access-date=February 15, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017235335/http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Saskatoon+police+chief+admits+starlight+cruises+are+not+new.(inquiry...-a0105369747|archive-date=October 17, 2012|url-status=live}}

File:Saskatoon Skyline Night.jpg is one of several bridges that cross over the South Saskatchewan River.]]

Saskatoon is on the Yellowhead Highway spur of the Trans-Canada Highway system, also known as Highway 16, which connects Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Alberta, and British Columbia. Highways 5, 7, 11, 12, 14, 41, 219, 684, and 762 all meet at Saskatoon, with Highway 60 terminating just outside the southwestern city limits. The following bridges cross the South Saskatchewan River in Saskatoon (in order from upstream):

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• Gordie Howe Bridge
• Senator Sid Buckwold Bridge
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• Broadway Bridge
• University Bridge
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Construction of Saskatoon's ring road, Circle Drive, began in the mid-1960s (after first being proposed in 1913), and was completed on July 31, 2013, with the opening of the $300 million South Circle Drive project.[http://www.canada.com/saskatoonstarphoenix/story.html?id=1feb4038-f559-4b76-b901-cec60df57314 Saskatoon's south bridge finally becoming a reality] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160104212838/http://www.canada.com/saskatoonstarphoenix/story.html?id=1feb4038-f559-4b76-b901-cec60df57314 |date=January 4, 2016 }}, Saskatoon StarPhoenix, June 20, 2008. Retrieved July 11, 2008.

File:Saskatoon 110.jpg is the international airport for the Saskatoon metropolitan area.]]

The Canadian Pacific Railway and the Canadian National Railway have connections to Saskatoon. Both railways operate intermodal facilities and trans-load centres; while Canadian National Railway also operates an automotive transfer facility.{{cite web |url=http://proximityissues.ca/Maps/RAC-2004-Saskatoon.pdf |title=Proximity Railway Map for Saskatoon |access-date=2011-05-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110525081353/http://www.proximityissues.ca/Maps/RAC-2004-Saskatoon.pdf |archive-date=May 25, 2011 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }} Saskatoon is a stop on The Canadian passenger transcontinental rail route operated by Via Rail. The Saskatoon railway station is in the city's west end; it opened in the late 1960s as a replacement for Saskatoon's original main station which was on 1st Avenue downtown—the relocation of the station sparked a major redevelopment of the downtown that included the construction of the Midtown Plaza, TCU Place (originally named the Centennial Auditorium) and other developments. The many provincial transportation connections and geographic location of Saskatoon give it one of its nicknames The Hub City. The Saskatchewan Railway Museum is just outside the city. In the early 2000s, talk about moving all the railways out of the city raised questions about a future LRT system, but the city's then-Mayor said the population is too small.{{cite web |url=http://www.canada.com/saskatoonstarphoenix/news/local/story.html?id=b07f13b1-fe92-4c00-98c3-8f32c0b87cc4&p=1 |title=Experts say early move to LRT wise |date=May 24, 2008 |work=The StarPhoenix |publisher=Canada.com |access-date=February 1, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110827062046/http://www.canada.com/saskatoonstarphoenix/news/local/story.html?id=b07f13b1-fe92-4c00-98c3-8f32c0b87cc4&p=1 |archive-date=August 27, 2011 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }} The Canadian Pacific rails in particular run close to the city centre, with at-grade crossings with the main throughfares at 3rd Avenue/Warman Road, Idylwyld Drive, 22nd Street, Avenue H, 20th Street, and Avenue P. As of the city's 2021 Transportation Study, there seems to be no progress on improvements to the railway network around Saskatoon.{{Cite web |title=2021 Transportation Study |url=https://www.saskatoon.ca/sites/default/files/documents/transportation-utilities/transportation/planning/transportationmasterplan_2021.pdf |page=30}}

Saskatoon/John G. Diefenbaker International Airport, located in the city's northwest, provides scheduled and charter airline service for the city, and is a significant hub for mining and remote locations in Northern Saskatchewan. Non-stop scheduled destinations include Calgary, Edmonton, Las Vegas, Minneapolis, Prince Albert, Regina, Toronto, Vancouver, and Winnipeg. Seasonal and Charter service is provided to Mexico, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Phoenix and Churchill, MB. Air Canada, WestJet and Purolator Courier all have cargo facilities at the airport. Saskatoon/Corman Air Park is a general aviation airport 15 km southeast of Saskatoon.

File:Saskatoon Skyline by Day.jpg

Transit operations in Saskatoon are provided by Saskatoon Transit. The route system was revamped in 2018, creating high-frequency corridors on 22nd Street, 8th Street, and College Drive. An up-to-date schedule is posted at Saskatoon Transit Route & Schedule Adjustments.{{cite web|url=http://www.saskatoon.ca/DEPARTMENTS/Utility%20Services/Saskatoon%20Transit/Pages/default.aspx/|title=Transit|work=saskatoon.ca|access-date=October 28, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101016011252/http://www.saskatoon.ca/DEPARTMENTS/Utility%20Services/Saskatoon%20Transit/Pages/default.aspx|archive-date=October 16, 2010|url-status=live}} Saskatoon was serviced by STC for bus service connecting across the province until May 2017,{{Cite web |title=CBC News: STC Closure |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/saskatchewan-bus-company-stc-end-service-shut-down-1.4036612}} and Greyhound Canada for inter-provincial bus service between Manitoba and Alberta until Greyhound discontinued service on October 31, 2018.{{cite news |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-greyhound-cancels-most-routes-in-western-canada/ |title=Greyhound Cancels Most Routes in Western Canada |date=July 9, 2018 |work=Globe and Mail |access-date=31 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181020115510/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-greyhound-cancels-most-routes-in-western-canada/ |archive-date=October 20, 2018 |url-status=live }}

File:CollegeBuilding-UofS.jpg at the University of Saskatchewan. A National Historic Site, the building represents an example of early-20th century Collegiate Gothic designs.]]

Saskatoon has a number of higher education institutions:

• University of Saskatchewan
• St. Thomas More College is a Catholic federated college of the University of Saskatchewan. Affiliated with the University of Saskatchewan are the Lutheran Theological Seminary, College of Emmanuel and St. Chad (Anglican Church of Canada), and St. Andrew's College (United Church of Canada). All three are on the university campus.
• The First Nations University of Canada – Saskatoon campus.
• Saskatchewan Polytechnic
• Gabriel Dumont Institute
• Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies

Saskatoon has 78 elementary schools and 14 high schools, serving about 37,000 students. Saskatoon has three main school boards, the Saskatoon Public School Division, the Saskatoon Catholic School Division and the Conseil des Ecoles Fransaskoises.

The western annexation of what is now called the Blairmore SDA also brought the Yarrow Youth Farm within the city limits; operated by the Province of Saskatchewan, this was a correction facility for at-risk youth. The facility was subsequently closed in March 2015 and the land, located within the under-development Kensington community, was out up for sale the following autumn.{{cite web |url=https://thestarphoenix.com/news/local-news/yarrow-youth-farm-land-for-sale |title=Yarrow Youth Farm land for sale |date=October 24, 2015 |work=StarPhoenix |access-date=31 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190101100506/https://thestarphoenix.com/news/local-news/yarrow-youth-farm-land-for-sale |archive-date=January 1, 2019 |url-status=live }}

{{further|List of sports teams in Saskatoon}}

File:SaskTel Centre - Official Image.jpg is a multi-purpose arena, home to the WHL's Saskatoon Blades the CEBL's Saskatchewan Rattlers and the NLL's Saskatchewan Rush.]]

Ice hockey is a popular sport in Saskatoon and the city is home to numerous amateur teams, including the Saskatoon Blades of the Western Hockey League (WHL). Saskatoon was a major league hockey city from 1921 to 1926 when the Saskatoon Sheiks played in the Western Canada Hockey League. Major professional hockey appeared poised to return to the city in 1982. Bill Hunter, a local sports promoter, attempted to purchase the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL) and move them to Saskatoon. The city built a new arena to support the move, but the relocation was prevented by the league.{{Cite news |last=Mitchell |first=Kevin |date=2019-05-30 |title=The big one that got away: Blues were bought, the deal done, but then NHL intervened |url=https://thestarphoenix.com/sports/hockey/nhl/the-big-one-that-got-away-blues-were-bought-the-deal-done-but-then-nhl-intervened/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230402170402/https://thestarphoenix.com/sports/hockey/nhl/the-big-one-that-got-away-blues-were-bought-the-deal-done-but-then-nhl-intervened |archive-date=2023-04-02 |access-date=2023-07-17 |work=Saskatoon StarPhoenix}} In the early 1990s, Hunter made a bid for a Saskatoon expansion NHL franchise, but ultimately failed to secure adequate funding.{{Cite news |last=Young |first=Matt |date=2023-05-23 |title=Saskatoon's second NHL bid that almost materialized |url=https://saskatoon.ctvnews.ca/rare-video-saskatoon-s-second-nhl-bid-that-almost-materialized-1.6410377 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230525023307/https://saskatoon.ctvnews.ca/rare-video-saskatoon-s-second-nhl-bid-that-almost-materialized-1.6410377 |archive-date=2023-05-25 |access-date=2023-07-17 |work=CTV News}}

The city is home to two professional franchises, the Saskatchewan Rush of the National Lacrosse League (NLL), and the Saskatchewan Rattlers of the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL). The Rush relocated to Saskatoon from Edmonton in 2016; already the defending NLL Champions, the Rush made it to the NLL final in its first three seasons in Saskatoon, winning in 2016 and 2018. The Rattlers were a charter CEBL franchise and won the league's inaugural championship in 2019. Saskatoon is also home to the semi-professional Saskatchewan Heat of the National Ringette League (NRL).

File:Griffiths Stadium at Potash Corp Park.JPG is an outdoor stadium used primarily by the University of Saskatchewan's varsity teams, the Huskies.]]

Canadian football is another popular sport in Saskatoon, and the city is home to a number of successful football teams. The University of Saskatchewan Huskies are one of the top University football programs in Canada, with three Vanier Cup national championships and 19 Hardy Trophy Canada West championships. The Huskies have made nine Vanier Cup appearances since 1990, and were the first team from outside of Ontario to host the Vanier Cup, doing so in 2006. The Saskatoon Hilltops of the Canadian Junior Football League have won 22 national junior championships throughout their history, the most in the country. The Saskatoon Valkyries are the Western Women's Canadian Football League's most successful club, having won 8 WWCFL Championships since play began in 2011.

The Huskies play U Sports league games at the University campus. Their facilities include Griffiths Stadium, Merlis Belsher Place, and the Physical Activity Complex. The Huskies participate in twelve sports at the national level and have been most successful in football,{{cite web |url=http://huskies.usask.ca/Home_Left/mens_sports/football/legacy.php |title=U of S Huskie Athletics – Football |publisher=Huskies.usask.ca |access-date=2011-05-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120926032938/http://huskies.usask.ca/Home_Left/mens_sports/football/legacy.php |archive-date=September 26, 2012 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }} men's volleyball,{{cite web |url=http://huskies.usask.ca/Home_Left/mens_sports/volleyball/legacy.php |title=U of S Huskie Athletics – Volleyball |publisher=Huskies.usask.ca |access-date=2011-05-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930155718/http://huskies.usask.ca/Home_Left/mens_sports/volleyball/legacy.php |archive-date=September 30, 2011 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }} women's basketball, and men's and women's Track and Field.{{cite web|url=http://huskies.usask.ca/Home_Left/mens_sports/track_field/legacy.php|title=U of S Huskie Athletics – Track & Field|publisher=Huskies.usask.ca|access-date=2011-05-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120205175759/http://huskies.usask.ca/Home_Left/mens_sports/track_field/legacy.php|archive-date=February 5, 2012|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}

File:After a burnout.JPG is a drag racing facility located outside the city limits. The facility features a ¼ mile NHRA-sanctioned dragstrip.]]

Baseball is also popular in Saskatoon. The city has been home to a variety of amateur teams including the Saskatoon Yellow Jackets, Saskatoon Stallions, and Saskatoon Legends. The Saskatoon Berries joined the Western Canadian Baseball League as an expansion team for the 2024 season.{{Cite news |last=Mitchell |first=Kevin |date=2023-07-14 |title=They have a name and a coach; now, the Saskatoon Berries wait for the 2024 baseball season |work=Saskatoon StarPhoenix |url=https://thestarphoenix.com/sports/they-have-a-name-and-a-coach-now-the-saskatoon-berries-wait-for-the-2024-baseball-season |access-date=2023-07-17}}

Saskatchewan International Raceway has been in operation for over 40 years and is home to 1/4 mile IHRA drag racing and holds racing events from May to September. North of the city lies Wyant Group Raceway, a paved oval track home to local stock car racing as well as races for several different Western Canadian series. In 2009, the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series made its inaugural stop there, signalling a move to a larger profile track in Saskatoon. Marquis Downs at Prairieland Park hosted horse racing from 1969 until 2020; the owners hope to build a soccer-specific stadium on the site.{{Cite news |last=McKay |first=Pat |date=2021-03-12 |title='It's happened really quickly': Prairieland says goodbye to thoroughbred racing – and reveals plans for soccer league |work=CTV News |url=https://saskatoon.ctvnews.ca/it-s-happened-really-quickly-prairieland-says-goodbye-to-thoroughbred-racing-and-reveals-plans-for-soccer-league-1.5344811 |access-date=2023-07-17}}

The city is home to a number of sports and recreation centres. Saskatoon has three curling clubs: Sutherland, Nutana, and CN. The city has two indoor soccer facilities under the control of the non-profit Saskatoon Soccer Centre organization. Lions Skatepark was built in the Riversdale area in 2003. Saskatoon is home to several golf courses and various parks which include tennis courts, ball diamonds, and soccer pitches for spring, summer, and fall use, and outdoor rinks for winter use.

{{Main article|The Canadian Crown in Saskatoon}}

File:Royal University Hospital.jpg is one of four institutions in Saskatoon that was designated with royal status from the Canadian monarchy. The hospital received royal status from Queen Elizabeth II in 1990.]]

Saskatoon has welcomed members of the Royal Family since 1919. The Queen most recently visited for a gala concert at Credit Union Centre, before a live audience of 12,000 and television viewers nationwide in 2005. The Queen was presented with the key to the city on the same visit, after touring the Canadian Light Source synchrotron and greeting thousands of well-wishers on a walkabout at the University of Saskatchewan (the Queen traditionally stayed at the on-campus residence of the President of the University of Saskatchewan when she visited the city). Sovereigns and consorts who have visited include Edward VIII as Prince of Wales in 1919, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in 1939, and Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh, as Princess Elizabeth in 1951 and afterwards as Queen in 1959, 1978, 1987 and 2005.

Other members of the Royal Family who have visited include Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon in 1980, the Prince of Wales Charles (now Charles III) in 2001, the Princess Anne in 1982 and (as Princess Royal) in 2004, the Duke and Duchess of York (Andrew and Sarah) in 1989, and the Prince Edward in 1978. Governors General and Lieutenant Governors also pay regular visits to Saskatoon. Saskatonian Ray Hnatyshyn is credited with popularising his office as Governor General from 1990 to 1995. Saskatchewan Lieutenant Governors Barnhart, Fedoruk, McNab, Monroe, Porteous and Worobetz were all former residents of Saskatoon.

Connections to the crown include the royal namesakes of about one hundred neighbourhoods, parks, streets, schools and other places. These include King George, Queen Elizabeth and Massey Place neighbourhoods, and Victoria, Coronation and Princess Diana parks. It was at one time considered that Saskatoon's Broadway Bridge would be renamed George V Bridge.{{Cite web|url=http://www.city.saskatoon.sk.ca/org/clerks_office/archives/exhibit/aerial/landmark_key.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051227100512/http://www.city.saskatoon.sk.ca/org/clerks_office/archives/exhibit/aerial/landmark_key.html|url-status=dead|title=Key to Landmarks|archive-date=December 27, 2005}} Landmarks and institutions also have connections and these include the Royal University Hospital, one of four royal designations in Saskatchewan. Grade schools named for royals include Ecole Victoria School, King George School, Queen Elizabeth School, Prince Philip School and Princess Alexandra School.

Existing and historic hotels with royal namesakes include the King George Hotel which has been recently converted to ultra-luxury condominiums, the King Edward Hotel, the Queen's Hotel and the Patricia Hotel. The Hotel Bessborough was named for a Canadian Governor General who visited the landmark under construction in the 1930s. The Queen Elizabeth Power Station is within the city and named after Queen Elizabeth. The Prince of Wales Promenade along the South Saskatchewan River is a focal point on the riverfront trails. In 2002, 378 Saskatoon residents were presented with Canada's Golden Jubilee Medal by vice-regals to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the Queen's accession to the throne.{{Cite web|url=http://www.gg.ca/honours/search-recherche/index_e.asp?TypeID=jubilee|archive-url=https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20080207182719/http://www.gg.ca/honours/search-recherche/index_e.asp?TypeID=jubilee|url-status=dead|title=Government House Canadian Honours database|archive-date=February 7, 2008}}

Saskatoon has partnered itself with three cities around the world. It has not taken on a new partnership since joining with Chernvitsi in 1991. The city says it is working on a proper policy and management framework for handling new applications as Madison, Wisconsin applied to be a twin in 2018, but was told Saskatoon had no intention to move forward with the plan "at this time."{{Cite web |title=CBC: Saskatoon rejects potential twin with Madison, Wis. |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/saskatoon-sister-city-request-1.4954092}}{{Cite web |title=City of Saskatoon unprepared to adopt Madison, Wis. as sister city |url=https://thestarphoenix.com/news/local-news/city-of-saskatoon-unprepared-to-adopt-madison-wis-as-sister-city |access-date=2023-02-03 |website=thestarphoenix |language=en-CA}}{{div col|colwidth=20em}}

• Chernivtsi, Ukraine (1991)
• Shijiazhuang, China (1985)
• Umeå, Sweden (1975)

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|North = Warman
Martensville

|Northwest = Langham
Dalmeny

|West = Asquith
Grandora

|Southwest = Vanscoy

|South = Furdale
Grasswood
Dundurn

|Southeast = Clavet

|East = St. Denis

|Northeast = Aberdeen

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