Sask. Public Safety Agency being handed $50M more for flooding and wildfires

The public safety agency is being given $50 million, over and above what was budgeted in the spring, split between wildfire and flooding responses. Highway 47 south of Buchanan. (Image Credit: Colin Pas/Facebook)

By Lisa Schick/CJME

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Sep 5, 2026 | 10:21 AM

Just five months after presenting its budget, the provincial government is signing off on an extra $50 million in spending for the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency.

A special warrant was signed at the end of last month to authorize the money for the Ministry of Community Safety, which will be put into the agency.

Nearly half, $21 million, will be used for Provincial Disaster Assistance Program (PDAP) claim payments for severe flooding that parts of the province are still trying to recover from.

The agency said the program has approved 172 designations this year, working with nearly 600 local authorities and private residents. That’s while the 10-year average for PDAP claims in a year is 43.