Hundreds gather for Métis Nation Saskatchewan fall assembly

The Métis Nation–Saskatchewan Fall 2025 Legislative Assembly brought Métis leaders and citizens together in Saskatoon this weekend.

The Métis Nation–Saskatchewan Fall 2025 Legislative Assembly (MNLA) is underway this weekend in Saskatoon, bringing Métis leaders together with citizens and delegates for two days of key decision-making and significant announcements.

Métis Nation–Saskatchewan President Glen McCallum opened the assembly at Prairieland Park Saturday morning with his State of the Nation address, where he highlighted major gains in housing, health, education and economic development.

His remarks come as a new, first-of-its-kind socio-economic impact assessment was released. It was conducted by national auditing firm MNP and reports that MN–S is driving both social progress and economic growth across Saskatchewan.

“To be able to tell this good story. It’s time that in Saskatchewan and in Canada that we capitalize on opportunity to be able to look at Indigenous governments, Métis, First Nations and you know it in a different light, so to speak, that we are successful. We are. We have businesses, we have programs,” MN–S President Glen McCallum told CTV News.

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That impact assessment showed every $1 invested by MN–S generates $2 in provincial economic output.

The report also found 818 urgent home repairs and 729 first-time homebuyers were supported, contributing $20.6 million in local spending and nearly 200 jobs, along with early learning programs serving more than 6,000 children and health supports for 724 citizens to reduce barriers to care.

It also noted expanded youth, sport and cultural programming, and MN–S employment growth from 164 staff in 2022 to 374 in 2025, with a workforce that is 70 per cent women and 53 per cent Indigenous.

President McCallum says the report reflects years of steady progress, adding that membership in Métis Nation has increased from 2,000 about eight years ago when he took over the head job, to almost 40,000 now.

“With reconciliation, it’s in the hands of the federal government and the province to be able to give the right capacity. But it’s on our shoulders to be able to do the job that needs to be done, to be able to excite the base and to be able to have them take the opportunity to be able to go back to school, start businesses, whatever the case may be, and build strong families. When that happens in individuals, when cities win, provinces win and Canada wins,” he said.

The MNLA continues through Sunday at Prairieland Park as delegates debate and vote on a series of major resolutions.