# Did Saskatchewan cash out too cheap? Inside the $1.2B ISC deal

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Podcast: [The Evan Bray Show](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-evan-bray-show-6704843)
Published: 2026-05-21T14:37:00+00:00
Episode link: https://iono.fm/e/1678368
Audio file: https://dl.iono.fm/epi/prov_519/epi_1678368_medium.m4a?p=rss
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## Resource

Information Services Corporation (ISC), the Regina-based company that runs the backbone systems for Saskatchewan’s land titles, corporate registry, and other essential public records, has been sold in a $1.2-billion deal to a Quebec-based infrastructure fund. Some critics say the deal gives up a steady public revenue source in exchange for a one-time payout. To talk about this deal and what it means, Evan is joined by Paul Martin, Saskatchewan business commentator and expert.

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