Measuring magnetism in the Milky Way with the Square Kilometre Array
  Magnetic fields in the Milky Way are present on a wide variety of sizes and
strengths, influencing many processes in the Galactic ecosystem such as star
formation, gas dynamics, jets, and evolution of supernova remnants or pulsar
wind nebulae. Observation methods are complex and indirect; the most used of
these are a grid of rotation measures of unresolved polarized extragalactic
sources, and broadband polarimetry of diffuse emission. Current studies of
magnetic fields in the Milky Way reveal a global spiral magnetic field with a
significant turbulent component; the limited sample of magnetic field
measurements in discrete objects such as supernova remnants and HII regions
shows a wide variety in field configurations; a few detections of magnetic
fields in Young Stellar Object jets have been published; and the magnetic field
structure in the Galactic Center is still under debate.
  The SKA will unravel the 3D structure and configurations of magnetic fields
in the Milky Way on sub-parsec to galaxy scales, including field structure in
the Galactic Center. The global configuration of the Milky Way disk magnetic
field, probed through pulsar RMs, will resolve controversy about reversals in
the Galactic plane. Characteristics of interstellar turbulence can be
determined from the grid of background RMs. We expect to learn to understand
magnetic field structures in protostellar jets, supernova remnants, and other
discrete sources, due to the vast increase in sample sizes possible with the
SKA. This knowledge of magnetic fields in the Milky Way will not only be
crucial in understanding of the evolution and interaction of Galactic
structures, but will also help to define and remove Galactic foregrounds for a
multitude of extragalactic and cosmological studies.
