Project

About the Westside Irrigation Rehabilitation Project

The Government of Saskatchewan is moving forward with stakeholder engagement and next steps of the engineering design for the approximately 100,000-acre irrigation project on Lake Diefenbaker. The total cost is estimated at $1.15B, which will be shared between the provincial government and producers who participate in the project.  

This project expands and modernizes existing infrastructure constructed nearly 50 years ago, including the West Main Canal, Westside Pump Station and the partially completed Conquest Reservoir.

It will create a more sustainable regional future, strengthen water security in times of drought, and protect the provincial economy by improving crop yields and diversity.

Before construction begins, the province will ensure the project meets current environmental standards and can support expanded irrigation in the future.

The engineering, design and engagement with stakeholders and Indigenous rights holders will be completed over the next number of months with major construction of the approximately 100,000 acres targeted to begin by late 2026.