Saskatchewan Party government is facing criticism for continuing to outsource key services to a Texas-based company, even after pledging to curb US procurement.
Aspira, legally registered as RA Outdoors LTD, handles park reservations and hunting and fishing licences.
Public Accounts show the province pays the American firm about $2 million a year.
“There’s nothing more Saskatchewan than hunting, fishing, and camping,” said Darcy Warrington, Shadow Minister for Parks, Culture, and Sport.
“When you pick up the phone to book a campsite or buy a licence, you should be dealing with someone here at home.”
The Sask NDP called the fishing licence help line on Tuesday morning and reached a call centre in New York State.
The Sask Party has worked with Aspira since 2012, even though its new procurement policy supposedly emphasizes non-US contracts.
Erika Ritchie, Shadow Minister for SaskBuilds and Procurement, says Saskatchewan should not ship jobs over the border, especially when Donald Trump “is taking steps to crush our economy.”
Ritchie points out that local software firms are shut out of these deals.
In Question Period, the Environment Minister Travis Keisig defended the contract, calling it effective despite the jobs and money do not stay in Saskatchewan.