Provinces and Territories · Drawing 23 of 42
The wheat harvest
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan grows more wheat than any other province. At harvest time, the combine gathers the grain, and the grain elevator stores it until the train comes.
Look together
What food made with wheat do you like?
An idea to try
Look around your home together for three foods made with wheat flour, such as bread or pasta. Then tell the story of the grain, from the field to the plate.
For the adult reading along
A little more to discover
Saskatchewan produces more wheat than any other province. In 2025, Statistics Canada estimated its harvest at 18.2 million tonnes, out of a record Canadian total of 40.0 million: nearly half. Grain elevators receive, store and ship grain; an endless belt fitted with buckets lifts it into the bins. There were 5,758 of them in 1933, but many wooden elevators have since been replaced by large concrete terminals.
With your child, follow the wheat’s journey: field, combine, truck, elevator, train, then flour and bread. Remind them that farm machines are huge and that we always watch them from far away, with an adult.
Sources and illustration notes (2)
An imagined scene: an unbranded combine, a traditional wooden elevator (now less common) and a family watching from far away.
These links lead to other websites. Explore them with an adult. References identify the institution and the related lesson; some linked pages are in French.
- Statistics Canada — The Daily: Production of principal field crops, November 2025Record Canadian wheat production of 40.0 million tonnes in 2025, including 18.2 million in Saskatchewan (12.3 in Alberta, 5.9 in Manitoba): Saskatchewan grows the most wheat, nearly half the total (calculation: 18.2/40.0 = 45.5%).
- The Canadian Encyclopedia — Grain ElevatorsElevators receive, store and ship grain; the leg is an endless belt with cups; 5,758 elevators in 1933; high-capacity concrete terminals and the rapid disappearance of traditional elevators.
Page prepared on September 24, 2026. Illustrations simplify places and scenes; they are not historical documents.
This drawing is from the book My Canada to Colour
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