Our Competitive Edge
CAE-led NATO Flying Training in Canada (NFTC) provides Basic Advanced Training and Advanced Jet Training to pilots from NATO and non-NATO countries
15 Wing Moose Jaw and Canadian Forces Snowbirds
Advanced engineering and manufacturing solutions:
o OEM supplier to XM Radio, Cisco Systems;
o Component and system supplier to General Dynamics Land Systems, General Dynamics Canada, Northrop Grumman, Lockheed Martin;
o Satellite ground system design and operation for Canadian Space Agency, European Space Agency, Inmarsat, Intelsat, Boeing
Canada’s only synchrotron, the Canadian Light Source, offers cutting-edge research capabilities
Space and aerospace engineering courses offered at the University of Saskatchewan and University of Regina
Aircraft Maintenance Engineers offered at the Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technology
Innovation and Opportunity
Saskatchewan manufacturers are supplying goods and services to the aerospace and defence industries in Canada and around the world. Products include:
Components for military vehicles
Specialty vehicles including buses and rescue vehicles
Unmanned vehicles – land and mini UAVs
Satellite communication systems
Wireless telecom products
Monitoring equipment for fire suppression, toxic gases, surveillance
Temporary and permanent building structures
Equipment, storage and shipping containers
Cargo netting and restraints
Cable assemblies
Upper atmosphere research
Balloon launch and flight instrumentation
Ballistic and Ship Building steel supplier
The Investment Climate
Pioneering achievements and world-class abilities in information technologies, telecommunications and advanced technologies
Superior technological and telecommunications infrastructure
Programs are available to encourage the development and commercialization of new technologies
Provincial investment in education and training Strong supplier base – sophisticated local market for advanced technology equipment
Central North American location and excellent transportation links
The Bottom Line
The Corporate Income Tax rate for manufacturers in Saskatchewan can be as low as 10% through our manufacturing and processing profits tax reduction
Manufacturing and Processing Exporter Tax Incentives that provide non-refundable tax credits to eligible exporting companies that increase their number of employees. If eligible, the company will receive a $3,000 tax credit for each production level job created or a $10,000 tax credit for each head office job created.
A 6% Investment Tax Credit for equipment purchased for manufacturing and processing operations in the province
10% refundable provincial income tax credit for scientific research and development expenditures. For Saskatchewan Canadian-controlled private corporations, the credit is refundable on the first $1 million of qualifying annual expenditures. In all other cases, it is non-refundable.
The Saskatchewan Commercial Innovation Incentive offers eligible corporations a reduction of the provincial Corporate Income Tax rate to 6% for a period of 10 years or 15 years depending on where the research and development takes place
For more information, contact:
Mr. Scott Summach
Deputy Director, Investment
Saskatchewan Ministry of Trade and Export Development
219 Robin Crescent
Saskatoon, SK S7L 6M8
Phone: (306) 933-7207
Fax: (306) 933-8244
Email: [email protected]
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