Is there any land transfer tax in Saskatchewan?

No — only ISC's title transfer fee of 0.4% of value (in effect since July 29, 2023) plus a mortgage registration fee. On a $350,000 home, government fees total well under $2,000, compared with $10,000+ of land transfer tax on a similar price in Toronto.

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Land transfer tax in Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan has no land transfer tax — like Alberta, it charges only a registration fee when the title changes hands. The ISC (Information Services Corporation) title transfer fee has been 0.4% of the property's value since July 29, 2023, so a $350,000 Saskatoon home costs $1,400 to register, plus a mortgage registration fee and your legal costs. There's no first-time-buyer program because there's no tax to rebate.

Land transfer tax — Saskatchewan doesn't charge one: $0
ISC title transfer fee since July 29, 2023: 0.4%
Title transfer fee on a $350,000 home: $1,400

What Saskatchewan buyers pay instead

Closing costs in Saskatchewan are the country's simplest: the 0.4% ISC title transfer fee, a fee to register your mortgage, legal fees typically in the $1,200–$2,000 range, and adjustments for prepaid property taxes. All of it flows through your lawyer's trust account at closing. Budget roughly 1% to 1.5% of the purchase price in total — a fraction of what the same closing costs in Ontario or BC, and worth remembering when you compare affordability across provinces.

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