SaskTel providing support for those impacted by wildfires in Northern Saskatchewan

July 14, 2025

Today, SaskTel announced the extension of support measures to help those that have been evacuated this month due to the wildfires currently burning in Northern parts of the province.

"Through SaskTel, the Government of Saskatchewan is again helping to support people displaced by the wildfires currently burning in our province,” said Jeremy Harrison, Minister Responsible for SaskTel. “While some Saskatchewan families are forced to be away from their homes and communities, we are working to ensure they can stay connected without incurring extra costs by waiving data overage fees and crediting SaskTel maxTV and home internet charges.”

Effective July 14 and until July 31, 2025, SaskTel will automatically waive all wireless data overage charges for SaskTel customers living in communities evacuated due to the wildfires. SaskTel will also credit customers for their SaskTel Internet, maxTV Stream, and Home Phone services. These supports will be available to residents while their community is evacuated due to the wildfires.

Currently, the supports apply to those living in northwestern communities of Beauval, English River First Nation (La Plonge #192 and Patuanak), the Resort Subdivision of Lac La Plonge, Jans Bay, as well as Kinoosao in the northeastern part of the province. As the fire situation can change rapidly, the eligible communities may change over the coming days. For the most up to date list of eligible communities, please visit www.sasktel.com/wildfires.

About SaskTel

SaskTel is the leading Information and Communications Technology (ICT) provider in Saskatchewan, with approximately $1.3 billion in annual revenue and nearly 1.4 million customer connections including more than 680,000 wireless accesses, 228,000 wireline network accesses, 293,000 internet and data accesses, 107,000 maxTV service subscribers, and 68,000 security monitoring customers. SaskTel and its wholly-owned subsidiaries offer a wide range of ICT products and services including competitive voice, data and Internet services, wireless data services, maxTV services, data centre services, cloud-based services, security monitoring services, advertising services, and international software and consulting services. SaskTel and its wholly-owned subsidiaries have a workforce of approximately 3,200 full-time equivalent employees (FTEs). Visit SaskTel at www.sasktel.com.