Saskatchewan Migration
Changes in population from migration and immigration
Positive net international immigration was overshadowed by losses from interprovincial migration, resulting in a net decrease of 290 people to Saskatchewan’s population in the first quarter of 2026. This was a reversal from the net gain of 2,504 people in the first quarter of 2025.
Changes in population from movement within Canada
Some 4,540 people moved to Saskatchewan from other provinces in the first quarter of 2026, down 16.3% from a year earlier. A total of 5,404 people left the province for elsewhere in Canada in the first quarter, an increase of 2.2% from the same period in 2025. The result was a net loss of 864 people from Saskatchewan’s population in the first quarter. This was a reversal from the net gain of 135 people from the first quarter of 2025.
Changes in population from immigration
Net international immigration added 574 people to Saskatchewan’s population in the first quarter of 2026. This was a decrease of 75.8% from the net gain from the same period in 2025.
