What began as a modest venture expanded significantly around 2007, when Saskatchewan’s potash industry entered a major growth phase. As a Certified Indigenous Business with the Canadian Council for Indigenous Business, JA Tech identifies itself as “The Power System Specialists,” delivering field services, technical expertise, and construction capabilities for electrical infrastructure that forms the backbone of industrial operations.The company’s work includes partial discharge testing, transformer maintenance, motor control center replacements, breaker servicing, and relay upgrades. “JA Tech is a provider of field, technical and engineering services and products for most equipment and apparatus which form an electrical power system,” explains Greg Bolen, Director of Construction Services. The company maintains COR certification and active memberships in ISNetworld, ComplyWorks, Avetta, and CanQual, focusing on safety and quality standards. JA Tech also holds memberships in the Saskatchewan Industrial and Mining Suppliers Association and the Indigenous Manufacturing and Contracting Network. UNPACKING A YEAR OF GROWTH AND COMPLEXITY The company completed a substantial volume of work in 2025, with technical representatives supporting maintenance and capital projects throughout Saskatchewan. “Our Technical Representatives supported a wide range of maintenance and capital projects throughout the province,” Dawson Nordick, Business Development Associate, reports. “The primary objective for many of these initiatives was to extend the operational life of our clients’ existing electrical infrastructure.” The year brought familiar industry headaches. Extended lead times for critical components tested project schedules, while tight timelines remained constant across the sector. Material delays affected suppliers industry-wide, and expanding the workforce proved increasingly difficult. Saskatchewan’s mining sector faces a projected shortage of 15,000 workers over the next decade, with labor demand expected to climb from 11,000 workers in 2023 to nearly 15,000 by 2034. 83 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 12, ISSUE 11 JA TECH INC.
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