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Oil and Gas Incentives, Crown Royalties and Taxes

Convert a Net Royalty Oil and Gas Lease Application

Convert a net royalty lease to a standard petroleum and natural gas lease to reduce administration.

Corporation Capital Tax

Overview of Saskatchewan Corporation Capital Tax and rates

Crown Royalty and Freehold Production Tax Programs and Payments

Find information circulars related to Crown royalty and freehold production tax structures, available drilling incentives and valuation policies applicable to crude oil and natural gas.

Drilling Incentives

Find information about available drilling incentives for oil and gas wells.

High Water-Cut Oil Well Program

The High Water-Cut Oil Well Program offers a royalty status re-assignment for qualifying oil wells based on the well’s finished drilling date after a qualifying investment has been incurred.

Multi-lateral Oil Well Program (MLWP)

The MLWP offers an additional volumetric drilling incentive for eligible multi-lateral horizontal oil wells drilled on or after April 1, 2024, and on or before March 31, 2028. The amount of additional volumetric incentive provided depends on the number of laterals drilled.

Oil and Gas Processing Investment Incentive (OGPII)

The Oil and Gas Processing Investment Incentive offers transferable royalty/freehold production tax credits for qualified greenfield or brownfield value-added projects at a rate of 15 per cent of eligible program costs.

Oil Infrastructure Investment Program (OIIP)

The Oil Infrastructure Investment Program offers transferable royalty/freehold production tax credits for qualified greenfield or brownfield value-added projects at a rate of 20 per cent of eligible program costs.

Waterflood Development Program (WDP)

The Waterflood Development Program offers a repayable royalty deferral for qualified waterflood injection wells.

Saskatchewan Petroleum Innovation Incentive (SPII)

The Saskatchewan Petroleum Innovation Incentive offers transferable royalty/freehold production tax credits for qualified innovation commercialization projects at a rate of 25 per cent of eligible program costs.

Tax Information for the Oil and Gas Industry

Provincial Sales Tax information for oil and gas producers and contractors.

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