Notice to End a Tenancy in Saskatchewan

A tenant ending a periodic (month-to-month) tenancy in Saskatchewan needs to give one month's notice, under Section 56 of The Residential Tenancies Act, 2006. In practice, this means giving notice the day before rent is due, with the tenancy ending the day before the next rent payment would have been due.

Unlike the tenant's flat one-month rule, a landlord's required notice period depends entirely on why they're ending the tenancy:

• General "no cause" eviction: 1 month (Section 58)
• Landlord or family moving in (owner occupancy): 2 months (Subsections 60(4) and 60(5))
• New purchaser moving in: 1 month (Subsection 60(6))
• Unit needed for specified uses (e.g. demolition, conversion): 2 months (Subsection 60(7))
• Housing program purposes: 1 month (Subsection 60(7.1))

A notice to end a tenancy must state the current date, the legal name of the person giving notice, the rental unit's address, the date the tenancy will end, and the grounds for ending it.

If rent is unpaid for more than 15 days after it's due, a landlord can serve an Immediate Notice to Vacate and Notice of Arrears under Section 57 -- this doesn't require the standard month(s) of notice that apply to other situations.

A fixed-term tenancy generally ends automatically on the date set out in the agreement, unless both parties agree otherwise. If a landlord wants to change the terms or not renew at the end of a fixed term, they need to serve a Term Lease -- Two Month Notice of Intention form at least two months before the tenancy's end date.