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=== Canada === {{Main|Crown corporations of Canada}} In Canada, quangos are referred to as '[[Crown corporations of Canada|Crown Corporations]]' or simply 'Crown corps'. As of May 2021 there were 45 Crown corps owned by the Canadian federal government, however many more are owned by each of the provincial governments. Notably electricity providers such as the '[[SaskPower|Saskatchewan Power Corporation]]' a.k.a. SaskPower owned by the province of Saskatchewan and '[[Manitoba Hydro|Manitoba Hydro-Electric Board]]' a.k.a. Manitoba Hydro owned by the province of [[Manitoba]]. ==== Saskatchewan ==== [[Saskatchewan]] is notable for the ubiquity of provincial crown corps with most styled with the prefix ''Sask''- followed by the primary service. The larger Saskatchewan Crown corps have their own Saskatchewan minister with all Saskatchewan Crown corps owned by the Crown Investment Corporation of Saskatchewan which in turn is owned by the provincial government. Some of the most notable Saskatchewan Crown corps are as follows: * [[SaskTel]] (Saskatchewan Telecommunications Holding Corporation) providing telecommunications. Notable for the last remaining government owned incumbent telephone provider in Canada. * [[SaskPower]] (Saskatchewan Power Corporation) providing electricity. * [[SaskEnergy]] (SaskEnergy Incorporated) providing natural gas. * [[SaskWater]] (Saskatchewan Water Corporation) providing [[Drinking water|potable water]] and sewage services to certain communities.
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