AFOA-SK is the provincial chapter of AFOA Canada, registered as a non-profit organization, governed by a board elected by AFOA members within Saskatchewan. The Chapter was founded in 1999 and has been run by its board members on a voluntary basis. AFOA SK is financed through membership fees, supplemented by government contributions and corporate sponsorships. In response to a need for a stronger presence and better serve its members, the Board of Directors of AFOA SK secured funding to establish a permanent office in Saskatchewan.
The Aboriginal Financial Officers Association of Saskatchewan (AFOA Saskatchewan) conducted a strategic planning session on October 21, 2025. The purpose of the meeting was to identify key strategic priorities for the next five year time horizon (2025 – 2030). As part of the analysis, board members participated in the following process:
- Review of Vision and Mission
- Review of Stakeholder feedback
- Identification of key SWOT factors
- Identification of key Priorities
- Mapping out identified Objectives
Vision
Empowering Indigenous communities through financial leadership, governance excellence, and sustainable economic growth, AFOA Saskatchewan envisions a future where Indigenous financial professionals drive prosperity, self-determination, and accountability while honoring cultural values and traditions.
Mission
AFOA Saskatchewan is dedicated to building financial and management capacity within Indigenous communities by providing education, professional development, and leadership opportunities. We empower Indigenous financial professionals, administrators, and leaders to achieve excellence in governance, accountability, and economic sustainability while honoring our cultural values and traditions
Our strategic priorities over the next five years will be to:
Focus on Sustainability – ensuring that AFOA-SK can make the necessary investments to continue being highly responsive to the needs of members.
Expand our Training Offerings – we need to bring more training on the diverse range of topics that our members need, and we need to expand our sources of revenue to support long-term sustainability.
Partner With Quality Organizations – we will set clear expectations for the organizations we partner with, to ensure that they are providing clear value for our members, while supplementing our organizational capacity.
Renew our Organization – we continue to plan for succession at the Board and Executive Director levels, as well as looking for other ways to engage younger generations to be part of AFOA-SK so they can bring their perspectives, values and skills to the organization as we grow.
We are excited to present this plan as 2025 marks the 25th anniversary of AFOA Saskatchewan – an organization that predates the national AFOA Canada association in which we are proud to serve as the Saskatchewan provincial chapter.
As we reflect on our past 25 years, there are many accomplishments and trusting relationships we are extremely proud of. We look forward to honoring those who have come before us and have walked alongside us for the past quarter century.
We also look forward to the future and the opportunity to continue supporting our members as they face new challenges. We acknowledge that the next generation of financial managers and administrators will need to navigate changing political, social, economic and technological environments, and we are committed to helping them build the competencies and skills necessary to successfully guide their communities, businesses and organizations through.
For further information please contact AFOA SK at:
- E-mail afoa.sask@sasktel.net
- Phone 306-477-1066
- Fax 306-665-7577
