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Who has to pay the Saskatoon second-home tax?

Nobody, because Saskatoon does not have a second-home tax. The City of Saskatoon applies the same 80 percent residential percentage of value to every home in the city, primary residence or not, and there is no additional municipal levy tied to owning more than one property here.

The real tax exposure on a second Saskatoon home shows up elsewhere. Rental income from the property is taxable at your marginal rate, and the Canada Revenue Agency generally does not allow the principal residence exemption on a property that was never your main home, so a larger share of any gain on sale can be taxable.

Carrying costs matter more than a phantom tax line in practice. Property taxes, insurance and maintenance on a second Saskatoon property run whether it is occupied or not, and those ongoing costs are usually the bigger factor in deciding whether to keep it.

If a second property has become more cost than benefit, knowing what it would actually sell for is the first real decision point. Get your hand-reviewed valuation from Joel Dyck.

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