Saskatchewan Eviction Notice Forms: Form 7, Form 8, Form 8d, and More
Using the wrong form — or an outdated version pulled from a property management blog — is one of the fastest ways to have a Saskatchewan eviction notice thrown out at an ORT hearing. The Office of Residential Tenancies requires landlords to use specific prescribed forms, and each one maps to a particular statutory ground and notice period.
The Forms You Need to Know
Form 7 — Immediate Notice to Vacate and Notice of Arrears Used when rent is unpaid for 15 or more days past the due date (s. 57). Also used for utility arrears, but only after the 15-day cure period on a Form 7a has expired. Takes effect immediately upon service.
Form 7a — Notice of Utility Arrears The preliminary demand notice for unpaid utilities. Gives the tenant 15 days to pay before you can escalate to Form 7. You cannot skip this step for utility arrears.
Form 8 — Evictions Requiring Notice of One Calendar Month Used for grounds under Section 58, including repeated late rent, property damage, illegal activity, disturbance, material lease breach, and unauthorized subletting. Requires one calendar month aligned with the rental period.
Form 8a — Notice to Vacate – Employee Used for the end-of-employment ground under Section 59. Requires one calendar month's notice.
Form 8b — Notice to Vacate so Owner can Occupy Used when an individual landlord holding at least a one-half interest, or a family corporation holding at least a one-half interest, intends in good faith to occupy the unit or have a qualifying family member or friend occupy it (s. 60(4) or (5)). Requires two months' notice and applies only to periodic tenancies.
Form 8c — Notice to Vacate so Purchaser can Occupy Used when the landlord has a good-faith sale agreement, all sale conditions are satisfied, the purchaser has agreed to buy at least a one-half interest, and the purchaser requests notice in writing because a qualifying person intends in good faith to occupy (s. 60(6)). Requires one month's notice and applies only to periodic tenancies.
Form 8d — Notice to Vacate for Specified Uses Used for demolition, renovation or repair requiring the unit to be vacant, and certain conversions (s. 60(7)). Requires two calendar months' notice and applies only to periodic tenancies — you cannot use this to terminate a fixed-term lease early.
Form 8e — Notice to Vacate for Housing Program Purposes Used for housing-program purposes, including conversion of a unit to a housing program, tenant ineligibility, or a unit larger than the tenant's needs (s. 60(7.1)). Requires one month's notice on periodic tenancies.
Form 15 — Term Lease Two Month Notice of Intention Not a termination notice in the usual sense. Landlords must serve this at least two months before a fixed-term lease expires to communicate their intentions: renew on existing terms, offer new terms, or decline to renew.
Form 9a — Landlord Application for Possession The ORT application form. Filed after a notice expires and the tenant remains, or after a dispute is lodged. Comes with the $50 filing fee.
Certificate of Service Not a notice form, but mandatory proof that you served the notice lawfully. The person who delivered the notice signs this, documenting the method, date, and time of service.
Legacy Names vs Portal Names
The ORT portal uses descriptive titles (like "Immediate Notice to Vacate and Notice of Arrears"); the Government of Saskatchewan also lists the old form numbers for each notice type. Landlords who search online can encounter commercial templates that are not the current prescribed forms.
Always download forms directly from the ORT portal or the Saskatchewan Publications Centre. A third-party template may not match the approved form or include its required fields; complete the current prescribed form, including any Dispute Notice section it contains.
Matching Ground to Form
| Your Situation | Form | Notice Period |
|---|---|---|
| Rent unpaid 15+ days | Form 7 | Immediate |
| Utility arrears (after Form 7a expires) | Form 7 | Immediate |
| Repeated late rent, damage, breach, illegal activity | Form 8 | 1 calendar month |
| End of employment housing | Form 8a | 1 calendar month |
| Landlord/family moving in (periodic only) | Form 8b | 2 calendar months |
| Buyer wants to occupy (periodic only) | Form 8c | 1 calendar month |
| Demolition, renovation, conversion (periodic only) | Form 8d | 2 calendar months |
| Housing program disqualification | Form 8e | 1 calendar month |
| Fixed-term lease expiring | Form 15 | 2 months before expiry |
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Every Form Must Include
Section 63 requires a termination notice to be in writing, dated and identified as coming from the person giving it, state the rental address and effective date, and, for a landlord's notice, state the grounds and use the approved form. The Government of Saskatchewan also says notices must include legal names. Complete the other fields required by the current prescribed form.
Section 64 automatically changes some dates that are too early or misaligned with the rental period to the earliest compliant date. It does not say that every missing field makes a notice ineffective; use the current prescribed form and check the statutory requirements before relying on it.
The Saskatchewan Ending a Tenancy guide includes a ground-to-form decision map and worked date calculations for each notice type.
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