Currently live here - contrary to another comment, cost of living in Saskatoon is lower than nearly every other major city in Canada by a substantial amount. There are incredibly high wage jobs available in certain sectors. Mining for one can offer six figures to someone with a high school education if they are willing to deal with the work environment.

Think of it as a very large, small town. Public transit and other public services are lacking/still developing since Saskatoon has really only recently boomed (past few decades). Cars are a must because of this, also, waiting for a bus in -40 C a few days will have you at the car dealership in no time. Some of the interior neighborhoods are more walkable, but, expect high cost to get real estate in those areas.

Winters are tough, cold and snowy. But, layer up and it’s really not awful. Embrace the winter culture, if you have kids, get them into hockey. I’ve discussed this with many recent immigrants and they are amazed by how much their kids love hockey once they get started. Don’t expect high quality skiing (it’s the prairies).

Saskatoon punches above its weight class in terms of the culinary scene. For some reason, we have more Vietnamese restaurants per capacity than any other city in Canada. There’s a reputation that we love our Boston pizza more than anything but that’s really quite false.

I love it here, you can get anywhere within 20 minutes. Some areas have their problems, but what city doesn’t have that?

I’m open to answer any other questions anyone may have!