Lease Agreements in Saskatchewan

Under The Residential Tenancies Act, 2006, a written tenancy agreement must include: the legal names of the parties and the rental unit's address; contact details for the landlord or their agent for service of documents; an emergency contact number; the tenancy start date and whether it's periodic or fixed-term (with an end date if fixed-term); the rent amount and due date; a provision saying who pays for which utilities; a provision listing what services and facilities are included in the rent; and the security deposit amount and when it's due.

Every written agreement must also include a copy of Schedule 1, the province's Standard Conditions of a Tenancy Agreement. Signed copies of the full agreement must be provided to the tenant within 20 days of the tenancy starting.

A tenancy doesn't have to be in writing to be valid. If the agreement is verbal, the landlord still has to give the tenant, within 20 days, the service address and phone number, an emergency contact number, and a copy of Schedule 1. The core protections of the Act apply either way.

Saskatchewan does not require every landlord to use one single government lease template. What's mandatory is the content listed above, plus attaching Schedule 1. Separately, the ORT does publish approved forms for specific purposes, like notices to end a tenancy.