1905 The Saskatchewan Act is passed and the province of Saskatchewan is formed. The Liberal Party forms the first government.
1907 The Act establishing the University of Saskatchewan is passed.
1911 The Methodist Church registers the first students in Regina College, which becomes a second campus of the University of Saskatchewan in 1925, then becomes the University of Regina in 1974.
1930 The Progressive Conservative Party is elected.
1934 The Liberal Party is returned to power.
1941 Saskatchewan's population is 67% rural 33% urban.
1944 Tommy Douglas (CCF) is elected Premier of Saskatchewan . The province passes the first Saskatchewan Apprenticeship Act, which provides a system for the training and certification of apprentices and the trades.
1952 The first National Conference on Apprenticeship in Trades and Industries provides a stimulus for the development of the Red Seal program.
1959 Saskatchewan's first technical school, the Saskatchewan Technical Institute, opens in Moose Jaw. The University of Saskatchewan offers for the first time an Arts and Science degree at Regina College.
1961 July 1, Regina College is renamed the University of Saskatchewan, Regina Campus.
1963 A second technical institute, The Central Saskatchewan Technical Institute, opens in Saskatoon.
1964 The Liberal Party is elected.
1971 The NDP (formerly the CCF) is elected.
1971 Parkland Regional College is established (1971-2008). Later renamed Parkland College (2008).
1972 Chaired by Ron Faris, the Minister's Advisory Committee on Community Colleges is established to develop a plan for community colleges in the province. The Department of Continuing Education is established to coordinate post-secondary education in Saskatchewan. The Faris Report recommends the establishment of community colleges in Saskatchewan. The Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Arts and Sciences is established in Regina.
1973 The Community Colleges Act is passed, establishing the community college system in Saskatchewan. The Hall Commission, consisting of Emmett Hall, Stewart Nicks and Gordon Sout, is established to examine the need for a university in Regina.
1974 The University of Regina is established.
1976 The Saskatchewan Indian Community College is established. The Saskatchewan Indian Federated College is established at the University of Regina.
1980 The Gabriel Dumont Institute of Native Studies and Applied Research is established.
1982 The Progressive Conservative Party is elected.
1985 Saskatchewan Indian Community College is renamed the Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technology.
1986 Prince Albert's Northern Institute of Technology opens.
1988 Saskatchewan passes the Regional Colleges Act, renaming the community colleges regional colleges, reducing their number, and restructuring them as the Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology.
1992 The NDP is elected. The Dumont Technical Institute is established to serve the educational and technical needs of Saskatchewan's Métis, as the adult upgrading and technical training arm of the Gabriel Dumont Institute of Native Studies and Applied Research.
2000 The Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies Act is passed to establish the Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies, which provides adult basic education, post-secondary training programs, and related educational programs.
2002 Campus Saskatchewan is established.
2003 On June 21, National Aboriginal Day, the Saskatchewan Indian Federated College is renamed The First Nations University of Canada.
2006 NDP Premier Lorne Calvert commissions Advanced Education, Employment, and Labour Minister Warren McCall to produce an extensive review of the post-secondary sector.
2007 October 9: the NDP's Post-Secondary Education Accessibilty and Affordability Review is published . November 7: The Saskatchewan Party is elected.
2008 Parkland Regional College is renamed Parkland College
2010 Campus Saskatchewan, including the Saskatchewan Council for Admissions and Transfer, ceased operations.
2010 Federal and Saskatchewan governments cuts more than $12 million in funding First Nations University of Canada over allegations of financial mismanagement. Its Board was dissolved and administration put on leave by Federation chiefs
2011 Province is considering expanding degree granting beyond the University of Saskatchewan and the University of Regina. "Expansion of Degree - Granting Status in the Province of Saskatchewan Report on Consultations and Recommendations" is published by Alex Usher
2011 (April) Dr. Brian Gillespie to lead Quality Assurance Review to develop a quality assurance review process that could be used to assess applications for new degree-granting institutions and programs in Saskatchewan.
2011 An agreement was signed between the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations and The Government of Saskatchewan to work together to establish a Joint Task Force on Improving Education and Employment Outcomes in Saskatchewan. The agreement commits to improving early childhood outcomes, increasing high school and post-secondary completion rates and improving participation in the labour market and employment rates
2011 Saskatchewan's Regional Colleges: Towards a New System is published, examining a new future for the regional colleges of the province
2011 The Saskatchewan Party and Premier Brad Wall re-elected
2011 Bridging the Aboriginal Education Gap in Saskatchewan by Eric Howe is published, suggesting increased education of the Aboriginal population in the province is key to creating an economic boom
2014 The Saskatchewan Party and Premier Brad Wall re-elected
2014 University of Regina celebrated 40 years of independence
2014 University of Sasakatchewan fired President Ilene Busch-Vishniac
2014 SIAST is renamed as Saskatchewan Polytechnic