History

The Saskatchewan Tourism Authority was established in 1994 by an Act in the provincial legislature that established an independent organization devoted to advancing tourism in the province. The Tourism Act was revised in 1996, merging TISASK, the Saskatchewan Tourism Education Council (STEC) and the product development area of the provincial government with Tourism Saskatchewan.

A board-driven, membership-based, industry-government partnership, Tourism Saskatchewan paved the way for other provinces and territories to develop their own tourism bodies. Tourism Saskatchewan has experienced impressive growth in fourteen years and boasts one of the largest membership bases of any tourism organization in Canada – over 2,100 members strong.