About Us

Junior Achievement (JA) reaches more young people than any other organization outside of the school system. JA delivers business education programs in elementary, middle and high schools in partnership with volunteers, businesses and educators in 122 countries around the world.

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Junior Achievement of Saskatchewan offers innovative programs that stimulate and inspire elementary, middle and high school students to value free enterprise, understand business and economics, and develop entrepreneurial and leadership skills. Junior Achievement of Saskatchewan reached over 11,000 youth last year.

Junior Achievement programs are activity-oriented programs designed to enhance school curricula and develop employability skills. Programs are delivered in partnership with volunteers who bring first-hand business experience to the classroom.

Teachers and volunteers are provided materials, training and ongoing support by Junior Achievement staff. Junior Achievement of Saskatchewan, a not-for-profit organization, is funded primarily by corporations and foundations, and offers programs at no cost to the students, volunteers and teachers.

Junior Achievement of Saskatchewan´s goal is to impact every available Saskatchewan student with relevant, contemporary, and responsive programming and earn unparalleled stakeholder loyalty as the business education partner of choice.

The objectives of the programs are to: promote interaction between business professionals and future employees; develop teamwork, critical thinking and decision-making skills; promote an understanding of basic business and economic terms such as production, marketing, research, investment, budgets, taxes, and credit; build self-confidence and self-esteem in the students; and understand the importance of goal-setting, planning and dealing with the unexpected. If program quality is to be maintained, then Junior Achievement must continually monitor the changing knowledge and skill requirements of the workplace. This is done on an ongoing basis through feedback from our stakeholders, an exchange of information with other national and international Junior Achievement charters, and in consultation with educational partners.

Contact Us

Head Office

Provincial Board of Governors

Jack Brodsky, Saskatoon Blades Hockey Club

Doug Burnett, SaskTel International

Dick Carter, Crown Investments Corporation of Saskatchewan

Bill Doyle, Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan

L. David Dubé, Concorde Group of Companies

Dean Gagne, Arcas Group

Charlene Gavel, Information Services Corp.

Tim Gitzel, Cameco Corporation

Jim Hopson, Saskatchewan Roughrider Football Club

Ken Keesey, SaskTel

Kerny Korchinski, Frontier Peterbilt Sales Ltd.

Ron Kowalenko, Canadian Western Bank

Walter Mah, North Ridge Development Corporation

Russel Marcoux, Yanke Group of Companies

Tom McClocklin, Colliers McClocklin

Barry Remai, Remai Group

Victor Sawa, Regina Symphony Orchestra

Gavin Semple, Brandt Industries Ltd.

Glenn Sinden, Royal Bank of Canada

Dale Smith, TCU Financial Group

Rob Vanderhooft, Greystone Managed Investments Inc.

James W. (Jim) Yuel, PIC Investment Group Inc. – Chair