2025 November

The Post-Election Survey Report from the ministry’s 2024 local election survey is now available on saskatchewan.ca.

Incorporating responses from nearly 500 municipalities and school divisions, this report contains information about local governments’ experiences during the 2024 local general elections. It includes information on the use of mail-in ballots and voters lists or registries, the effect of recent legislative and regulatory amendments and more.

The report is available by visiting Municipal Elections. From this page, you can also download the ministry’s 2022/2024 election cycle report, which was published in August.

The Ministry of Labour Relations and Workplace Safety is seeking feedback on The Occupational Health and Safety Regulations, 2020.

The regulations will be reviewed using a three-phase approach, with feedback for parts one through five of the regulations accepted until November 30.

The goal of the review is to ensure the regulations remain relevant, continue to meet the needs of employers and employees, and reduce injuries and fatalities.

Please visit the Public Engagement webpage for more information.

Is your municipality doing something innovative to better the community? Are you working with neighbouring municipalities to achieve regional goals?

If you answered “yes”, submit a nomination for the 19^th annual Saskatchewan Municipal Awards, sponsored by Affinity Credit Union.

To submit a nomination or for more information, visit municipalawards.ca. Nominations must be submitted by 4 p.m. on November 18.

The Derelict Buildings Pilot Project launched November 1, 2025, to assist eligible municipalities in the removal of municipally-owned derelict buildings. The Ministry of Environment has been in contact with all municipalities that are eligible to participate in the pilot project.

Any demolition of a building that is not part of the pilot project remains subject to construction standards and will require permits, inspections and safe removal and disposal of any hazardous materials and proper disposal of all demolition materials.

You can find more information on the demolition of derelict buildings by visiting Municipally Owned Derelict Buildings on saskatchewan.ca.

For further information about the pilot project, or to discuss your municipality’s eligibility, please contact the project team at the Ministry of the Environment at derelict.buildings@gov.sk.ca.

The Canadian Centre for Cyber Security (CCCS) is reporting a significant increase in cyberattacks targeting Industrial Control System (ICS) across critical sectors, including water utilities, oil and agriculture. (Read this alert.)

In response, provincial governments are working to inform municipalities and organizations within their jurisdictions of the alert.

To learn more about the CCCS and read their information for individuals, businesses, academia, governments, large organizations and infrastructure, visit the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security website.

The Government of Saskatchewan introduced road maintenance agreements (RMAs) to allow municipalities to cover any incremental cost above regular road maintenance costs due to increased pressures of heavy or bulk hauls. Regional rates are based on data from Ministry of Highways' Area Transportation Planning Committees (APTC). These rates are reviewed every two years and updated based on municipal transportation services expenditures in each APTC region as well as truck traffic, road damage and payload data from the Ministry of Highways.

In accordance with Section 12.1 of The Municipalities Regulations, the Ministry of Government Relations has updated the regional RMA rates. Please see the following table for the updated rates for 2026 and 2027.

Note: Rates are per tonne per kilometre.

Access the 2026-2027 Road Maintenance Agreement Regional Rates Map and more information on RMAs, including a template agreement.

If you have questions, please call 306-787-2653 or email property.tax@gov.sk.ca.

Municipalities can pass a bylaw to charge gravel crushers and extractors a gravel extraction licence fee. Formulas found in Section 8.1 of The Municipalities Regulations set out the maximum fee a municipality may establish. The formula is used to update the maximum fee every two years.

Effective January 1, 2026, the maximum gravel extraction rates for 2026 and 2027 are:

• $0.205 per cubic metre
• $0.156 per cubic yard
• $0.110 per tonne
• $0.102 per ton

The increase in the maximum fee is based on the annual percentage changes of the Saskatchewan “all-items” consumer price index (CPI) for 2026 and 2027. The increase in 2026 and 2027 maximum rates represents a CPI inflation rate of four per cent in 2023 and 1.4 per cent in 2024.

The rates are also available on the Roads and Streets Construction and Maintenance page.

Questions or comments can be directed to a municipal advisor by calling 306-787-2680.

We want to hear from you!

Saskatchewan’s Solid Waste Strategy is up for its five-year renewal. A renewed strategy builds on our achievements since the release of the original Solid Waste Management Strategy in 2020.

The Ministry of Environment is engaging on the strategy’s renewal. We want to confirm the relevance of the strategy, evaluate existing priorities and identify new opportunities to enhance waste management in Saskatchewan.

The ministry invites you to:

• Review the discussion paper.
• Attend an online engagement session hosted by the ministry on the strategy’s renewal.
• Fill out a survey seeking input on the strategy’s renewal by January 15, 2026.
• Provide feedback to waste.management@gov.sk.ca by January 15, 2026.

Visit saskatchewan.ca/recycling to learn more.