Notice Period for Landlords in Saskatchewan: How to Calculate Dates

Getting the notice period right is the single most important step in a Saskatchewan eviction. Under Section 64, an effective date that is too early or misaligned with the rental period is deemed changed to the earliest compliant date, which may delay possession. Using the wrong form or failing to meet the required notice period can still make a notice ineffective.

The Three Notice Periods

Saskatchewan's Residential Tenancies Act, 2006 establishes three notice timelines for landlords, depending on the termination ground:

The Calendar-Month Rule

"One calendar month" does not mean 30 days. It means the termination date must fall on the day immediately before the next rent due date — the end of a complete rental period.

For a standard monthly tenancy where rent is due on the 1st:

• A one-calendar-month notice served on or before March 31 takes effect April 30
• A one-calendar-month notice served on April 1 takes effect May 31 (you missed the March boundary)
• A two-calendar-month notice served on or before January 31 takes effect March 31
• A two-calendar-month notice served on February 1 takes effect April 30

The pattern: the notice must be received before the start of the first counting month for it to count that month.

Non-Standard Rent Due Dates

If rent is due on the 15th of each month, the rental period boundary shifts accordingly. A one-month notice must terminate on the 14th (the day before rent is due), and the tenant must receive it before the 15th of the preceding month.

Example: rent due on the 15th, landlord serves a one-month Form 8 notice. Notice received on or before March 14 → termination effective April 14. Notice received March 15 or later → termination effective May 14.

Deemed Service Dates

When you calculate whether the tenant received the notice in time, the delivery method matters:

• Personal delivery: Deemed received immediately
• Door posting plus ordinary mail: Deemed received on the third business day after mailing
• Door posting plus electronic transmission: Deemed received the next business day

For mail or electronic service, Section 82 already deems receipt on a business day; personal service takes effect when delivered.

A Worked Example: The Mid-Month Trap

Your tenant pays rent on the 1st. You want to end the tenancy for repeated late payments (s. 58(1)(b), Form 8, one calendar month). You tape the notice to the door and email a copy on Friday, May 29.

Electronic service is deemed received the next business day. Saturday and Sunday do not count, so the deemed receipt date is Monday, June 1. You needed the notice received on or before May 31 for a June 30 termination. Because receipt is deemed June 1, the earliest effective termination date is now July 31 — a full month later than you planned.

The fix: serve by personal delivery before May 31, or send the notice earlier in the week to account for the deemed-receipt delay.

The 15-Day Arrears Trigger

For immediate notices under Section 57, the timing calculation is different. Rent must be unpaid for 15 days or more after the day it is due before the notice is valid. The day after the due date is Day 1. For rent due October 1:

• Days 1–15: October 2 through October 16
• Earliest valid Form 7 service: October 16

There is no rental-period alignment for arrears notices — they take effect immediately upon service.

The Saskatchewan Ending a Tenancy guide includes a date calculator worksheet that covers all notice types with mid-month and deemed-service scenarios.

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