The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is congratulating Warman and Martensville for keeping per-person spending in check in 2024.

“Warman and Martensville taxpayers need to pressure their councillors to make sure spending doesn’t start to rise,” said Gage Haubrich, CTF Prairie Director. “Warman and Martensville are doing well compared to other cities in the province and should keep it that way.”

Warman spent $1,858 per person in 2024, the lowest out of all the cities in the province, according to the CTF’s Saskatchewan municipal spending report. Martensville spent $2,075 per person, the second lowest in the province.

For Saskatchewan’s two largest cities, Saskatoon spent $3,254 per person in 2024 compared to $3,011 for Regina.

The average Saskatchewan city spent $2,912 per person.

Gravelbourg spent the most of any town at $4,367 per person. Ponteix spent the least at $1,570.

Today, the CTF released a report analyzing per-person spending for all cities and towns across Saskatchewan.

“Taxpayers pay the bills and they deserve to know how their mayors and councillors are spending their tax dollars,” Haubrich said. “And they deserve to know how much other municipalities are spending in comparison to hold their local politicians accountable when they spend too much.”

The data for the report comes from the Saskatchewan government’s online portal for municipal financial statements. After years of pressure from the CTF, the Saskatchewan government finally posted provincial municipal financial statements online.

The report analyzing per-person spending can be found HERE.