Communities in the Province of Saskatchewan, Canada, include incorporated municipalities, unincorporated communities and First Nations communities.
Types of incorporated municipalities include urban municipalities, rural municipalities and northern municipalities. Urban municipalities are further classified into four sub-types – cities, towns, villages and resort villages. Northern municipalities, which are located in the Northern Saskatchewan Administration District (NSAD), are further classified into three sub-types – northern towns, northern villages and northern hamlets. Rural municipalities are not classified into sub-types.[1]
Types of unincorporated communities include hamlets and organized hamlets within rural municipalities and northern settlements within the NSAD.[1]
The administration of rural municipalities, towns, villages, resort villages, organized hamlets and hamlets is regulated by The Municipalities Act,[2] while the administration of cities is regulated by The Cities Act.[3] Administration of northern towns, northern villages, northern hamlets and northern settlements (those within the NSAD)[4] is regulated by The Northern Municipalities Act.[5]
In the 2021 Census, Saskatchewan's communities combined for a total provincial population of 1,132,505.[6]
- ^ a b "Types of Municipalities". Saskatchewan Ministry of Municipal Affairs. Archived from the original on September 19, 2012. Retrieved December 12, 2012.
- ^ Saskatchewan Queen's Printer. "The Municipalities Act". Retrieved 2008-02-09.
- ^ Saskatchewan Queen's Printer. "The Cities Act". Retrieved 2008-02-09.
- ^ Saskatchewan Queen's Printer. "The Northern Saskatchewan Administration District Boundaries Regulations". Retrieved 2008-02-09.
- ^ Saskatchewan Queen's Printer. "The Northern Municipalities Act". Retrieved 2008-02-09.
- ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (2022-02-09). "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Saskatchewan [Province]". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2023-03-26.