Records of the Department of Northern Saskatchewan, established in 1972 and dissolved in 1982, pertaining to the organisation, policies and activities of the department. The records consist of Deputy Ministers' files and files of the Assistant Deputy Ministers responsible for Social Development, Project-Management, Economic and Resource Development, and Affirmative Action. Includes material on New Democratic Party, Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, Department of Agriculture, Department of Manpower and Immigration, Department of Health and Welfare, National Research Council, Department of Regional and Economic Expansion, Mineral Exploration Agreement, Saskatchewan Northlands Agreement, Options North Program, Central Mortgage and Housing, Department of Environment, Energy and Mineral Resources, Transportation, Department of National Revenue, fisheries, Legal Aid, Department of Culture and Youth, Department of Education, Provincial Shorelands, radiation, Alberta Oil Sands, Geological Survey, Emergency Measures Organization, Tourism, Department of Social Services, Federation of Saskatchewan Indians, Metis Society of Saskatchewan, University of Saskatchewan, La Ronge Industries, Isle a la Crosse, labour, Prince Albert Pulp Mill, liquor, air services.