Head office staff at public auto insurer Saskatchewan Government Insurance could move into SaskTel’s existing downtown Regina headquarters under a proposal to combine the Crown corporations’ head offices.
SaskTel is Saskatchewan’s Crown-owned telecommunications provider. Its building at 2121 Saskatchewan Drive is the leading option under review. The proposal, outlined Nov. 9, involves assessing the renovations needed to accommodate both workforces.
The current head office buildings are 45 and 47 years old. Sharing an existing Crown-owned property would keep the operations in downtown Regina.
“Both SaskTel and SGI face similar challenges as we plan for the future of our aging facilities,” said Charlene Gavel, SaskTel’s president and chief executive officer, in the Nov. 9 joint release.
Over the coming months, the assessment will include design requirements, technical examinations, advice from industry specialists and project cost estimates.
A final relocation decision, project budget and moving date were not included in the announcement. SaskTel
SGI administers the Saskatchewan Auto Fund, the province’s compulsory vehicle insurance program, along with driver licensing and vehicle registration. The Auto Fund is financially separate from SGI’s competitive insurance business and operates on a self-sustaining basis.
The commercial operation, SGI Canada, provides property and casualty insurance through brokers in Saskatchewan, British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba and Ontario. saskratereview.ca
The scale of the public insurance operation extends well beyond its office footprint. For 2025-26, Auto Fund net claims incurred totalled $1.191 billion, compared with $1.177 billion in gross premiums written.
The Auto Fund’s rate stabilization reserve, held to cushion financial shocks and limit sudden premium increases, fell $93.3 million to $633.6 million. Government of Saskatchewan
No estimated savings from the proposed office consolidation were disclosed
