Flag of Saskatchewan
Officially Province of Saskatchewan
What the flag looks like
Two horizontal halves, green over gold, with the provincial shield in the upper hoist and a western red lily in the fly.
What it means
Green stands for the northern forests and gold for the southern grain fields; the western red lily is the provincial flower.
How to remember it
Saskatchewan
splits into green forest over golden wheat, with a shield in one corner and a red prairie lily on the other side.
Fun facts
- The design was chosen in a 1969 competition that drew more than 4,000 entries.
- Saskatchewan has marked 22 September as its Flag Day since 2017.
Saskatchewan at a glance
- Type
- Province
- Joined Confederation
- 1905
- Capital
- Regina
- Region
- Western Canada
- Population
- 1.1 million
- Area
- 651,036 km²
- Languages
- English
- Currency
- Canadian dollar ($)
- Flag adopted
- 1969