Budget 2009-10 provides $1 billion in capital funding, building on the $1 billion Ready for Growth infrastructure program announced with Budget 2008-09 and the $500 million accelerated infrastructure boost announced in February* - for a total commitment of $2.5 billion since Budget 2008-09 to ensure Saskatchewan has the roads, hospitals, schools and other infrastructure in place to ensure a strong economy.
Advanced Education, Employment & Labour - $60.8 million ( ↑$15.0 million or 32.7% from Budget 208-09; received $26.35 million from the February 2009 accelerated infrastructure boost)
- $29.2 million to the universities and post-secondary institutions for facility maintenance, including principal and interest on previously approved borrowings for university capital
- $15.7 million for the INTERVAC Project currently being constructed on the University of Saskatchewan Campus (funding consists of $5.9 million previously committed through the Innovation and Science Fund and $9.8 million in new capital funding for 2009-10)
- $5.4 million for a new facility for the Cumberland Regional College in Nipawin
- $4.4 million, mainly for renovations to the 4th floor Kelsey Tower to accommodate the nursing program expansion
- $4.0 million to relocate Carleton Trail Regional College to a new high school being constructed in Humboldt
- $2.0 million in space accommodations for staff displaced by the expansion of the nursing program at Wascana Parkway (Regina)
Agriculture - $9.0 million (↑ $8.8 million from Budget 2008-09) - to transfer AgriStability program administration to Saskatchewan.
Corrections, Public Safety & Policing - $47.4 million (↑ $24.8 million or 110.3% from Budget 2008-09)
- $22.4 million to continue renewal of the provincial emergency telecommunications system
- $8.7 million to begin construction of a 216 Cell Remand Centre at the Saskatoon Provincial Correctional Centre
- $8.0 million to improve security at the province's custodial facilities
- $2.0 million for RCMP equipment and radio upgrades
- $1.8 million for the small group (including volunteer fire departments) emergency telecommunications system radio users program
- $1.4 million to purchase security equipment
- $880,000 for general small capital projects in the correctional facilities
- $750,000 to update the Young Offender Case Activity Management database
- $724,000 to provide improved tracking of staff shift scheduling and overtime
- $400,000 for planning the replacement of the Courts and Corrections Legacy computer
- $310,000 for new radios to better coordinate government support for community emergency response
Energy and Resources - $11.6 million - to fund the Oil and Gas Business Process and Systems Project to combine separate oil and gas systems into one integrated system.
*For more information, see the Feb. 11, 2009 news release "$500 million infrastructure boost felt across Saskatchewan" at www.gov.sk.ca/news/
Education - $66.4 million ( ↓$51.9 million or 43.9% from Budget 2008-09; received $141.69 million from the February 2009 accelerated infrastructure boost)
- $61.0 million for K-12 school capital, including funding for major projects and smaller capital maintenance and renewal projects (block funding) across the K-12 system
- $5.4 million for early learning and child care capital to develop 1,000 new child care spaces, and to support the maintenance of 10<350 existing child care spaces and 193 existing PreK programs.
Environment - $36.7 million ( ↑$6.6 million or 22.1% from Budget 2008-09)
- $28.3 million water bomber renewal (forest fire fighting)
- $3.0 million for water infrastructure maintenance (dams and weirs)
- $1.4 million for expansion of the Environmental Management System
- $900,000 for the Crown Land Administration System
- $890,000 for Forest Fire Branch equipement
- $800,000 for the fire tower network
- $686,000 for enhancements at various fire bases in the province
- $400,000 for the Contaminated Site Database
- $255,000 for small capital programs
Finance - $280,000 (↓ $155,000 or 48.7% from Budget 2008-09)
- $150,000 for the remainder of the Cooper Place renewal project
- $130,000 to replace the Budget Estimates database system
First Nations & Metis Relations - $550,000 - to consolidate ministry operations
Government Services - $27.4 million ( ↑$500,000 or 2.1% from Budget 2008-09)
- $14.2 million in base capital for machinery and equipment
- $4.1 million for repairs and upgrads to the Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Schience and Technology (SIAST) Palliser Campus Moose Jaw
- $3.5 million to complete the Walter Scott building renewal project
- $3.1 million to purchase the SIAST Heavy Equipment Training Building in Saskatoon
- $1.0 million to purchase the Central Vehicle Agency Fleet Management Software program
- $884,000 for elevator and mechanical equipment for the Provincial Courthouse in Weyburn
- $540,000 to upgrade the sewage lift station at the Paul Dojack Youth Center
Health - $152.9 million ( ↓$38.2 million or 19.9% from Budget 2008-09; received $152.8 million from the February 2009 accelerated infrastructure boost)
- $100.0 million for a new Children's Hospital in Saskatoon as part of a $200 million commitment over two years
- $19.8 million for prior year commitments (RAWLCO Centre, Humboldt Integrated Care Facility, Oliver Lodge in Saskatoon, Ambulatory Surgical Centre in Regina
- $12.5 million for government-owned capital (Provincial Laboratory, ministry equipment)
- $10.2 million for facility repairs and maintenance
- $5.0 million for Regina Health Authority equipment, IT, and EMS radios
- $5.0 million for Saskatchewan Health Information Network base capital funding
- $425,000 for two IT capital projects (Data De-Duplication and the Chronic Disease Management Toolkit)
Highways & Infrastructure - $358.2 million (↑$86.7 million or 31.9% from Budget 2008-09; received $17.65 million from the February 2009 accelerated infrastructure boost)
- $100.6 million for various projects in rural and northern transportation systems, including Highways 310, 303, 219, 368 and 263
- $81.6 million for structural restoration and rehabilitation of paved highways throughout Saskatchewan
- $53.8 million to provide support for the municipal transporation system, including the Municipal Bridge and Roads Strategy, the Urban Highway Connector program and an additional one-time $20 million investment in the rural municipal transportation system
- $30.7 million to repair and rehabilitate bridges and culverts
- $23.3 million to accelerate twinning on Highway 11 - completing twinning from Saskatoon to Prince Albert in four years
- $19.6 million for the Global Transportation Hub in Regina
- $14.6 million for the Lewvan Drive Interchange in Regina
- $13.8 million to provide operations support for the ministry including accommodations, and machinery and equipment capital
- $10.0 million for the St. Louis Bridge
- $9.3 million for the Yorkton Truck By-Pass
- $1.0 million for the Shortline railway Sustainability Program and the Community Airports Program
Information Technology Office - $250,000 (no change from Budget 2008-09) - for small capital projects within the ministry.
Justice - $22.2 million ( $19.2 million or 629.3% from Budget 2008-09)
- $13.0 million for continuing construction of the Meadow Lake Courthouse (second year)
- $5.0 million for the first year of a $27 million overall renovation and expansion of the Saskatoon Queen's Bench Courthouse
- $1.8 million for security enhancements and renovations to court facilities in Regina and Swift Current
- $1.5 million for the first year of a three-year $3.6 million replacement of the Maintenance Enforecement Office's legacy computer system
- $400,000 for planning the replacement of the Courts and Corrections legacy computer system (joint project with CPSP)
- $304,000 for video conferencing expansion
- $254,000 for small capital projects, primarily at Provincial Court circuit points
Municipal Affairs - $136.3 million (↑$68.1 million or 99.8% from Budget 2008-09; received $131.61 million from the February 2009 accelerated infrastructure boost)
- $59.7 million to provide federal flow-through municipal infrastructure funding for the Gas Tax Program
- $25.0 million to provide cost-matching for new federal infrastructure programs
- $20.9 million for the final year of the Municipal Rural Infrastructure Fund
- $20.0 million for the Building Canada Fund - communities component
- $5.6 million for the second year of the Saskatchewan Infrastructure Growth Initiative
- $2.6 million to fund a sewage lagoon project in the Rural Municipality of North Qu'Appelle
- $1.5 million for Urban Development Agreements (projects in Saskatoon and Regina)
- $700,000 for the Communities-in-Transition Program
- $275,000 for the Transit for the Disabled Program to support bus purchases
Public Service Commission - $2.6 million ( $321,000 or 13.8% from Budget 2008-09) - for capital requirements of the Employee Service Centre Project and to consolidate human resource administration and payroll services
Social Services - $43.5 million ( $34.0 million or 360.7% from Budget 2008-09; received $29.9 million from the February 2009 accelerated infrastructure boost)
- $15.3 million in housing capital to renovate government subsidized rental housing, enhance the Saskatchewan Home Energy Improvement Program, and construct or acquire new affordable housing units
- $12.5 million to address the waitlist in the Community Living Division for residential services and day programs
- $9.2 million to begin addressing space deficiencies in the Child Welfare system
- $1.1 million for a capital pool to fund minor office renovations, updates, and/or relocation costs associated with expiry of leases
- $5.4 million for IT projects in the Income Assistance Division and the Child and Family Services system replacement
Tourism, Parks, Culture & Sport - $25.8 million ( $17.3 million or 40.1% from Budget 2008-09)
- $16.5 million for the Building Communities Program
- $9.3 million in funding for Provincial Park upgrades
