About
About Prairie Contractor
Prairie Contractor is a practical guide to the business side of the trades for owner-operators, subcontractors and small crews in Saskatchewan and Alberta.
Our own service: Prairie Contractor is run by Brent Guy, Saskatchewan. Prairie Digital Designs is a related service run by the same team; if you hire it, we are paid. Full disclosure.
Who runs it
Prairie Contractor is run by Brent Guy, Saskatchewan. The same team runs Prairie Digital Designs, a related service that builds websites and offers an AI phone receptionist.
Who it's for
People who are good at the work and want the paperwork done right: equipment operators going out on their own, oilfield and construction subcontractors, haulers, and small crews. Most "best software" and tax sites are written for the US or for Ontario. This one starts from Saskatchewan and Alberta rules.
How it's written
Guides are written in plain language and open with the short answer. Every tax rate, threshold and government fee links to the official page it came from (CRA, Government of Saskatchewan, Government of Alberta, ISC, WCB) with the date we checked it. Software prices come from each vendor's own pricing page. When we haven't used a product hands-on, we say so on the page.
Tax and legal pages are checked line by line against the official sources linked on each page before they're published. They aren't reviewed by a lawyer or accountant, and they aren't advice. For your own situation, talk to one. See how we review.
How it makes money
- Software referrals. We plan to apply to referral programs from software companies we write about. Until we're approved, those links are plain links with no tracking. See affiliate disclosure.
- Our own services. On the Get found page we list Prairie Digital Designs, which the same team runs. We put free options first and say clearly which option is ours. If you hire PDD, we are paid.
We don't run ads, sell your information or use tracking cookies.
What this site isn't
It isn't tax, legal or accounting advice, and it isn't a government site. For your own situation, talk to an accountant, a lawyer or the agency itself.