Job prospects Counsel in Saskatchewan

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Job opportunities in Saskatchewan

The recent trends from the past 3 years were updated on July 25, 2025. The job outlooks over the next 3 years were updated on December 10, 2025.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be Moderate for lawyers and quebec notaries (NOC 41101) in Saskatchewan for the 2025-2027 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new positions.
• Not many positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

• Employment trends in base services for businesses including legal services are tied to general economic conditions and business cycle in the province. A positive economic growth outlook for 2026 and 2027 should support job growth for this occupation.
• For notary offices, real estate markets will continue to have a positive impact on this occupation.
• Over the next few years, lawyers with multiple areas of practice, including regulatory compliance, privacy and access to information and international trade, may have better prospects.
• This occupation may be positively impacted by Canada-U.S. trade tensions over the forecast period, 2025-2027, as businesses that export to the U.S. seek CUSMA compliance to be exempt from tariffs.

Here are some key facts about lawyers and quebec notaries in Saskatchewan:

• Approximately 2,800 people work in this occupation.
• Lawyers and Quebec notaries mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Legal services (NAICS 5411): 75%
  • Provincial and territorial public administration (NAICS 912): 13%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 94% compared to 81% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 6% compared to 19% for all occupations
• 84% of lawyers and quebec notaries work all year, while 16% work only part of the year, compared to 65% and 35% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 48 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• 42% of lawyers and quebec notaries are self-employed compared to an average of 16% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 59% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 41% compared to 47% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: n/a
  • high school diploma or equivalent: n/a
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: n/a
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: less than 5% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 63% compared to 18% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 36% compared to 7% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

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