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What is the Block by Block housing plan in Saskatoon?

There is no program called Block by Block in Saskatoon; that name does not appear in any City of Saskatoon zoning or housing policy. What Saskatoon has instead is its own infill and density policy, administered directly by the City of Saskatoon, which already permits secondary suites and narrow-lot infill on many traditional single-family lots in established neighbourhoods.

Saskatoon's own supply pressure is the more relevant number here. The Saskatchewan REALTORS Association most recently measured 1.63 months of supply in the city, and infill and density policy is one of the tools the City of Saskatoon uses to respond to exactly that kind of pressure over time.

In practice that means a homeowner in an established neighbourhood may now be able to add a secondary suite, or on some lots a second small dwelling, where an older zoning bylaw would not have allowed it. Rules vary by lot and by neighbourhood, so the only reliable way to know what a specific property allows is to check directly with the City of Saskatoon.

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