A photo speed enforcement camera on Ring Road in Regina. After the previous vendor ended its contract with SGI early, the cameras are expected to return to roads around the province in the coming weeks. (980 CJME file photo)

Photo radar cameras returning to Sask. roads in coming weeks

By Marija Robinson Aug 20, 2026 | 11:28 AM

Think again before speeding, because you may get caught on camera.

SGI’s photo speed enforcement program is coming back to Saskatchewan after a lengthy hiatus.

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The program was essentially paused at the end of May when the former vendor, Redflex Traffic Systems, ended its contract with SGI early. The company took its equipment with it when it ended the contract, leaving the province’s 27 roadside camera boxes sitting empty.

With a new vendor, Global Traffic Group Ltd., poised to take over the program, SGI said the necessary equipment is currently being installed and things are proceeding on schedule, though the details of that schedule remain murky.

When asked when the cameras will be operational, SGI said they will be up and running “in the coming weeks,” with the Crown insurance company adding that would not share the date when the cameras will begin operating.

“Drivers can avoid a costly ticket, and, more importantly, help keep roads safe by obeying posted speed limits every time they drive,” SGI said in a statement.

650 CKOM reached out to Regina Police Service and Saskatoon Police Service to see if they had any knowledge of when the program would resume.

Both police forces recommended directing questions about the photo radar cameras back to SGI, since the program is run by the Crown corporation.

Back in June, Saskatoon police said the force planned step up patrols in areas where the cameras used to be, explaining that “members of the Traffic Unit will be adding these areas to their enforcement rotation as time permits.”

Jeremy Harrison, the minister responsible for SGI, was unavailable for an interview. Instead, the provincial government sent a statement, noting that “we do not have a confirmed date to share.”

Like SGI, the government said the camera replacement is “progressing as planned,” but added that the timeline to have the new cameras operational depends on a multitude of factors, including system tests.

“We expect the cameras to be in service soon,” the government wrote.

Back in July, SGI said the program would be back up and running in August.

Once it does restart, photo speed enforcement will continue working the same as it did under the previous vendor, without changes to locations or fine amounts.

Some drivers may have already noticed a new setup for the cameras. While the equipment was previously mounted inside grey roadside boxes, the new vendor is mounting its cameras on poles.

SGI said under the previous system, nine cameras were rotated between the 27 sites.

With the new vendor, SGI said “each site will have a permanently fixed camera for a total of 27,” but the Crown corporation noted that only nine of the cameras will be used for speed limit enforcement at a time.

–with files from 980 CJME’s Lisa Schick