SASKWELLBEING

A submission last year to the Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) to further promote wellbeing and to look at conducting an environmental scan of municipalities in Saskatchewan was successful. This partnership between SaskWellbeing (Heritage Saskatchewan and the Community Initiatives Fund – CIF) and the Johnson Graduate School of Public Policy focused upon the examination of concepts of wellbeing in municipalities. The initial results of a survey conducted in 2022 is shown in the accompanying chart. Work continues on the next phase involving focus groups and the production of a final report.

Heritage Saskatchewan has been participating in virtual meetings organized by the Canadian Wellbeing Knowledge Network (CWKN), a newly-formed collaborative network based at McGill University. This network involves people and organizations from the private, public, academic, and nonprofit sectors with shared goals and perspectives relating to wellbeing approaches in Canada. CWKN to date, has offered virtual presentations with international speakers highlighting policies and wellbeing initiatives happening worldwide and Canada’s involvement at a federal level looks promising as we join others in moving wellbeing policy forward. Our involvement provides us with opportunities to learn, share, and strengthen our commitment to working with and raising awareness for wellbeing approaches in Saskatchewan. For more information on CWKN visit: https://www.mcgill.ca/equity-ethics-policy/collaboration/canadian-wellbeingknowledge-network