Government Planning and Reporting

This document describes how Saskatchewan's economy is the engine for further growth and prosperity.  Saskatchewan continues to be a leader in Canada in a number of economic indicators and is experiencing strong population and employment growth. The 2011-12 Budget is balanced, it offers tax reductions while drawing down debt, it fulfills the remaining election platform commitments and makes significant investments to improve the quality of life for everyone who calls Saskatchewan home. 

The Government Direction document is entitled this for two reasons: it provides an overview of the direction the Government is headed in the up-coming year; it also provides direction, or guidance to Saskatchewan ministries and agencies on key policy areas that are a priority for Government, what specific areas need more attention, and demonstrates how corporate objectives, like an efficient public service, are being achieved.

For more detail on the work that ministries will do to support Government's Direction, see the Ministry Plans for 2011-12.  All plans are available on Finance's website as well as through each ministry website.

The ministry plans align with Government's Direction, vision and goals, describe multi-year strategies and actions to support Government's priorities, and provide performance measures to gauge progress.

The plans are designed to be concise, high level frameworks for ministry activities.  They provide a basis for reporting on results, in a more extensive manner, in the annual reports.

For more information on the programs and initiatives identified in the plans, click on the web-links embedded throughout the on-line version of the plan, to be directed to pages within the ministry's website.

Premier Wall provided new Mandate Letters to his Cabinet Ministers in June 2010.

Ministers are required by The Government Organization Act to prepare and submit to the legislature annual reports for each agency that he or she is responsible.  Finance's website provides links to the plans and annual reports for executive government ministries and those Crown agencies that follow Finance's guidelines for public reporting.

In addition to the legislatively required annual reports, ministries and agencies have also developed short executive summaries or "highlights" for the reader to obtain information about the ministry "at a glance".  Finance welcomes comments on these documents through the Performance Management Branch. 

The Ministry of Finance welcomes your comments and questions on the plans, reports and other information provided on this site.  Please contact Performance Management at (306) 787-6774 for more information.

The Provincial Auditor of Saskatchewan undertakes assessments of government's financial and non-financial performance and provides commentary and/or recommendations in public reports.  Chapters that pertain to planning and reporting issues are included as links on this site for ease of reference.