Month-to-Month Rent Increase in Saskatchewan: Rules for Periodic Tenancies

Month-to-month tenancies are the most common arrangement in Saskatchewan where landlords need to navigate the rent increase process. The rules feel straightforward — serve notice, wait, collect the new amount — but the statutory timelines are longer than most landlords expect, and the two timing limits must both be met.

The Standard Timeline for Periodic Tenancies

Under Section 54 of the RTA, a landlord on a month-to-month periodic tenancy who is not a member of a prescribed landlord association must give at least 12 months of written notice before the increase takes effect.

The first increase has an additional constraint: it cannot take effect earlier than 18 months after the tenancy started. A tenant who moved in on January 1, 2025, cannot face a rent increase that takes effect before July 1, 2026 — even if the landlord served 12 months' notice on the day the tenancy began.

After the first increase, subsequent increases must be spaced at least 12 months apart, measured from effective date to effective date.

Members of SKLA or NPHPS get the accelerated track: 6 months' notice, 12-month first-increase wait, and 6-month minimum spacing.

The Effective Date

Section 54 sets the notice period and minimum waiting periods for a periodic rent increase. It does not require the effective date to align with the start of a rental payment period.

Weekly Tenancies

Saskatchewan's RTA covers weekly tenancies under the same Section 54 framework. The notice periods and waiting rules are identical — 12 months (or 6 for association members). Section 54 does not require the effective date to align with the start of a weekly rental period.

Weekly tenancies are less common in Saskatchewan residential housing, but they appear in some room-rental and shared-accommodation arrangements. Section 54 applies the same notice and waiting periods without requiring the increase date to align with the start of a week.

What a Periodic Rent Increase Notice Looks Like

The landlord uses the standard Notice of Rent Increase form from the ORT portal (or the prescribed-association-member form if applicable). The notice states:

• The current rent
• The proposed new rent (any amount — there's no cap)
• The exact effective date
• The landlord's signature

The tenant doesn't need to sign or acknowledge the notice for it to be valid. They need to receive it — proved through the service methods under Section 82 — but acceptance isn't required.

What the Tenant Can Do

A tenant who receives a periodic rent increase notice has three options:

1. Stay and pay the new rent from the effective date
2. Negotiate a different amount with the landlord
3. Give notice to vacate — the standard notice period for a month-to-month tenant in Saskatchewan is one full rental period (one month)

The tenant can also challenge the notice at the ORT if they believe it was defective — material information is missing, the notice period is insufficient, or service was improper. But the ORT will not review whether the amount is fair.

For a step-by-step walkthrough of the month-to-month rent increase process — including dual-clock calculations and service-proof templates — see our Saskatchewan Rent Increase Guide.

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