The province of Saskatchewan has saved Cdn $570 million on three recently closed P3 deals, the government says. With a population of about 1.1 million, Saskatchewan is smaller than 41 U.S. states, but jumped into P3 infrastructure in 2012 with the creation of a government agency, SaskBuilds.

Since early August, it has closed three projects—a bypass around the capital, Regina; a package of 18 schools (on nine sites, each one with a Catholic and public school); and a mental health hospital with a criminal unit.