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New loss reports are shining a light on SaskPower this quarter.
The Crown Investments Corporation highlighted four incidents in the reports in Q1 where employees either took SaskPower property or used company procurement cards for personal use.
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The corporation said one employee used a corporate card for personal purchases between November 1, 2022 and April 2, 2025, resulting in a loss of $7,526.25. The employee has since been terminated, and SaskPower is attempting to recover the lost funds.
The second incident took place on February 21, 2025, when a term employee took a laptop from SaskPower against the direction of management. Attempts to retrieve the laptop have been unsuccessful, as the individual is no longer a SaskPower employee. The corporation said law enforcement has been contacted, and noted that the value of the laptop was $1,100.
The third incident highlighted in the report spanned from March 1, 2023, to April 1, 2024. During that time, an employee used a corporate procurement card for personal purchases, leading to a loss of $3,184.83. That employee has since resigned, and SaskPower is working with them to recoup the lost funds.
The final incident in the report spanned from November 1, 2023, to October 22, 2024, and is the largest of the four. It involves an employee using a corporate procurement card, as well as a fuel card, for personal purchases. The loss added up to $23,761.36. In that case, a promissory note has since been signed and the former employee has begun making repayments.
While SaskPower reported significant losses, it was a relatively good quarter for other Crown corporations otherwise.
Between April 1 and June 30 this year, the only other government agency that saw a loss was the Saskatchewan Health Authority, which lost around $577 after an employee misused a parking pass for more than six months.
The employee used an unpaid parking transponder from August 2024 to February 2025. The employee had reported the original parking pass lost and was given a replacement, but both passes were used simultaneously by both the employee and other individuals. The employee received a 10-day suspension and is reimbursing the full amount.
The health authority said improvements are being made, including steps such as enhanced training for parking staff and the implementation of a new parking management system.
Saskatchewan Polytechnic and the province’s regional colleges reported no losses this quarter.
