Who can buy tax-sale land in Saskatchewan?

Most Saskatchewan tax sales are ordinary town and village building lots, and almost anyone can buy those. The one real restriction is on farmland, set by The Saskatchewan Farm Security Act.

Town and village lots: open to almost anyone

The limits below are set by Part VI of the Act, which applies to land situated outside a city, town, village, hamlet, resort village or the Northern Saskatchewan Administration District. A lot inside those limits is therefore outside the restriction by location, whatever it happens to be used for. If you can submit a tender and a deposit, you can usually bid. Browse cheap town and village lots currently for sale.

Farmland: limited by The Saskatchewan Farm Security Act

Agricultural land in Saskatchewan can generally only be owned by:

• Saskatchewan residents and Saskatchewan-owned entities, with no acreage limit.
• Canadian citizens or permanent residents living outside Saskatchewan, generally capped at 320 acres (about two quarter-sections) of farmland in total.
• Non-Canadians and foreign-owned entities, generally capped at 10 acres.

These limits apply to your total Saskatchewan farmland holdings, not just the one parcel, and they are administered by the Farm Land Security Board. If you live outside the province and you are bidding on a quarter-section, confirm your eligibility before you bid.

How to bid

Saskatchewan tax sales are usually sealed tenders: you submit a written offer with a deposit before the closing date. There is normally no residency test on a town-lot tender, but for farmland you may be asked to confirm eligibility. Read how Saskatchewan tax sales work for the full process.

This is general information, not legal advice. Farm-ownership rules change and have exemptions. Confirm the current limits with the Farm Land Security Board and the municipality before you commit money.