Tax Payment

Tax Notices and Due Dates

Property taxes are based on the calendar year, January to December. Property tax notices are issued in the spring each year after City Council passes the mill rate bylaw. Property Taxes are due on June 30 each year, unless taxes are paid using the Tax Instalment Payment Plan Service (TIPPS).

Supplementary Tax Notices are due on December 31 of the year they are issued.

Your Property Tax Payment Options

TIPPS

• The Tax Instalment Payment Plan Service (TIPPS) allows property owners to pay their property tax bill in 12 monthly instalments rather than a single annual payment. You may join the TIPPS program anytime. Already on TIPPS? Your TIPPS amount showing on your property tax notice is for information only.

Internet or Telephone Banking

• City of Saskatoon Property Tax bills may be paid at most financial institutions by ATM or in person.
• If you bank by Internet or by telephone, look for “Saskatoon” in your financial institution’s payee list and choose the option for property tax.
• To register your property tax bill for Internet or telephone payment, you will need the Roll Number located on your Property Tax Notice.
• Please note your bank’s policy regarding the effective date of your payment and retain your ATM receipt or Internet confirmation as proof of your payment date and time.

By Mail

• Include your Property Tax Notice payment stub.
• Make your cheque or money order payable to the City of Saskatoon. Do not send cash in the mail.
• The envelope must be post-marked by Canada Post on or before the due date to avoid late payment penalties. Mail payment to:

  City of Saskatoon
  P.O. Box 1788
  Saskatoon, SK
  S7K 8E1

In-person

• Pay in person at City Hall, 222 3rd Avenue North. 
• Present your complete Property Tax Notice for payment.
• Payment methods accepted: Cash, Cheque, or Debit.
• If paying by Debit, be aware of your daily payment withdrawal limit.
• Our Payment Centre is available Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Pay after hours

• After hours, place your payment (cheque or money order only) in the drop-box located by the main doors of City Hall.
• Do not put cash in the drop-box.

Post-dated cheques

• The City of Saskatoon will accept post-dated cheques for the payment of Property Tax, but to avoid penalty the cheque must be dated for the applicable due date.
• Post-dated cheques may be dropped off at Customer Service, Main Floor, Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Credit Card Payments

• This service is not available for tax payments.

Property Tax Arrears and Penalty Charges

Effective January 1, 2024: 

Current Property Tax: For property tax levied in the current year that remains outstanding beyond the June 30 payment deadline, the late payment penalty is 1.75% per month.

Property Tax in Arrears: For Property Tax Arrears, where a property tax balance remains outstanding beyond December 31 of the year the property tax was levied in, the late payment penalty is 2.25% per month.

All late payment penalties are added to the tax account, and compound monthly.

Help for Seniors

If you are a low-income senior and qualify for this program, you may be able to defer payment of all - or a portion of your annual municipal and library property taxes under our Seniors Property Tax Deferral Program.

Tax Refund Requests

If you wish to request a property tax refund, please contact Customer Service in the Revenue Branch for more information. All requests for property tax refunds must be made in writing and approved by the Revenue Branch before a refund may be issued. The City of Saskatoon taxes the property, not the owner. When a property is sold, the lawyers representing the vendor and the purchaser calculate any tax adjustment.