Report on COVID-19 Vulnerable Sector Response in Saskatoon March-May 2020

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This report details the planning, coordination and strategy of The Saskatoon Inter-Agency Response to COVID-19 (Inter-Agency Response). The Inter-Agency Response formed in March 2020, at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in Saskatoon and consists of 50+ organizations, including community-based organizations (CBOs) providing front-line services and representatives of government agencies. The report outlines the group’s process of gap identification, resource request from partners and the actions and response to resource gaps, which became the COVID-19 Vulnerable Sector Strategy, charting a path of key supports on priority areas of vulnerability.

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How to use this resource:

  • Better understand the gaps and resource needs by Saskatoon organizations serving vulnerable communities during the COVID-19 pandemic March – May 2020.
  • Understand the several types of support activity engaged in by the Inter-Agency, each responding to sector needs that are specific to, or heightened by, COVID-19.
  • Engage in discussion regarding the ongoing concerns, policy gaps, and resource challenges faced by the individual CBOs and the Inter-Agency Response to COVID-19 during the period of March-May 2020 and after, which require attention
  • Advocate for policies which do not allow CBOs to become the victims of austerity, especially given the critical role they played in shielding Saskatoon and Saskatchewan from potential disaster.

Engaging for Health Equity is a project of the Division of Social Accountability.

The DSA is proud to be a part of the Saskatoon Inter-Agency Response to COVID-19 and for the critical equity-informed work that is happening in Saskatoon.

Important: For public health recommendations on COVID–19 (symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, prevention and risk, and travel advice), please visit the Government of Canada’s website.

For Saskatchewan COVID-19 news and information, visit the Government of Saskatchewan’s website.

The DSA office is situated in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, on Treaty 6 Territory and the Homeland of the Métis and we acknowledge Saskatchewan as the traditional territory of First Nations and Métis people, which includes Treaties 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, and 10. We pay our respect to the First Nations and Métis ancestors of this place and reaffirm our relationship with one another. We recognize the legacies of colonialism and systemic racism in Saskatchewan, which requires focused and sustained societal efforts as we confront historical and contemporary injustices and achieve health equity for all.