Saskatchewan has injected the equivalent of $1.45 billion into the Canadian province’s two-year capital plan as a way to stimulate economic recovery. The additional funds come on top of the billions of dollars already planned for transportation and civic projects.
“Over the next two years, our government will invest CA$7.5 billion in schools, hospitals, highways, Crown utility projects, municipal infrastructure and other important capital projects designed to build a strong Saskatchewan,” Saskatchewan Premier Scot Moe said in a statement. “This is a CA$2-billion economic booster-shot over and above the CA$5.5 billion our government had already planned to invest in capital projects over the next two years and will be an important step in our province’s economic recovery.”