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Provincial Summit early registration discount ends today

2026 Provincial Summit Early Registration Discount Ends Today

The 2026 Paths to Prosperity Summit brings together municipal leaders, economic development professionals, Indigenous partners, industry leaders, and community builders from across the province to explore practical strategies for building economic resilience in a changing world.

This year's Summit will feature 5 inspiring keynote speakers and 20 breakout sessions

✅ Discover innovative approaches to economic resilience
✅ Learn from communities already leading change
✅ Build new connections and partnerships
✅ Take home practical ideas you can implement immediately
✅ Be part of the conversation shaping Saskatchewan's future

Help Us Fill the Summit Swag Bags & Trivia Prize Table!

The countdown to the 2026 Summit is on, and we're inviting our members, partners, sponsors, and supporters to help us create a memorable experience for delegates from across Saskatchewan.

Swag Bag Contributions Wanted
Trivia Night/Burger Bar Prize Donations

If you would like to contribute swag items or donate a trivia prize, please contact the SEDA office at events@seda.ca

Build for Impact and Get Ready for Market: Social Enterprise Development Workshop

Are you a non-profit leader looking to diversify your income beyond grants and donations? Are you a social enterprise still getting off the ground? Do you want to turn your social mission into a competitive advantage in the marketplace? Join us on October 22 from 9am to 1pm at Station 20 West for an interactive four-hour workshop designed specifically for new social enterprises or non-profits planning to launch a social enterprise, with a focus on how to market for business and government clients.

Objective

In partnership with Quint, Buy Social Canada will deliver a customized training to support local social enterprises and non-profits to understand the basics of social procurement and social enterprise and learn more about how to plan a social enterprise business using the 5M’s model (Mission, Market, Money, Manage, Measure). This training is intended to strengthen relationships in the local social economy sector, raise awareness about business to business (B2B) and business to government (B2G) social procurement opportunities, and support the growth of social enterprise in Saskatoon.

Format

The training will have two main portions: a 2-hour workshop that will guide you to plan or sustain your social enterprise using the 5Ms model, and a 1.5-hour roundtable brainstorming session that will include local purchasers and small business support organizations to share expert advice and work through the business ideas you developed in the workshop. There will be a 30-minute break between sessions and light refreshments will be provided.

Why attend?

Actionable frameworks: Master the 5Ms planning tool to plan your business and identify high-potential opportunities in your local market.

Turn mission into market: Learn how to position your social enterprise as a preferred partner for businesses and government agencies seeking suppliers who deliver both quality results and measurable social impact.
Learn from local success: Hear real-world stories from Build Up Saskatoon and SWEEP, two social enterprises that have successfully scaled through B2B and B2G contracts while creating meaningful employment for people facing barriers.
Connect with decision makers: Network directly with purchasers, small business support organizations, and fellow social enterprise leaders to build the relationships that drive contracts.
Meet your mandates: Discover how revenue diversification can help you meet organizational goals while increasing financial resilience.

Who should attend?

Social enterprise leaders, even if still in the early planning stages
Non-profit leaders looking to diversify revenue or already planning to start a social enterprise
Other interested parties from the social economy in Saskatoon looking to better understand social enterprise and market opportunities for social value

Register be emailing: kristen@quintsaskatoon.ca

"The Infinite Build" Western Canada Rural & Remote Broadband Conference Saskatoon November 2-3, 2026

For a decade, the narrative across rural and remote Canada was clear: Connect the unconnected. We focused on the "finish line"—a specific speed, a specific map, a specific government target. But as foundational builds near completion, a new reality is setting in: In the digital age, there is no "done."

The Infinite Build is a call to action for the architects of Canada’s remote economy. We are moving from the era of "Basic Access" into the era of "Infinite Demand." With the explosion of AI, the surge in satellite constellations, and the integration of remote sensing, the infrastructure we thought was the destination is actually just the first step.

If we remain complacent, we risk building tomorrow’s bottlenecks today. This conference is where we stop chasing old targets and start defining the End Game. Find out more and register here

Community Futures Entrepreneurs Summit

The six Community Futures offices located in southern, eastern SK and southern, western MB have partnered to host our first ever conference for entrepreneurs and business owners in Manitoba and Saskatchewan. It will take place in Moosomin, SK.

Community Futures Sunrise - Weyburn, SK
Community Futures Ventures - Yorkton, SK
East Central Development Corp - Broadview, SK
Community Futures Westman - Brandon, MB
Community Futures Triple R - Morris, MB
Community Futures Parkland - Grandview, MB

There will be a networking social on Sunday evening from 7 - 9 pm with the conference taking place on Monday, November 2nd in the Mike Schwean Arena in Moosomin, SK. Find out more here.

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