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Property owners in Saskatoon have until Friday to appeal their 2025 assessments, the City of Saskatoon said on Monday.
In Saskatoon, residential property value has gone up by a 13-per-cent average, while the average commercial property has decreased by two per cent, according to the city’s 2025 property assessment.
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In a news release, the city said anyone who disagrees with their property’s 2025 reassessed value after speaking with an assessor can submit a formal assessment appeal to the Board of Revision by March 28.
The 2025 reassessed value of a property will be used as the starting point to calculate property tax for the years 2025-2028 and remain in place until the next provincially legislated reassessment, the city said on its website.
Anyone wanting to file an assessment appeal must pay a fee. Appeals for residential properties cost $30, commercial properties valued at $500,000 or less cost $150, commercial properties valued at more than $500,000 but less than $1 million cost $500 and commercial properties valued at $1 million or over cost $750.
Applicants must also complete the appeal form included with the 2025 Assessment Notice or download it at saskatoon.ca/assessment.
The city also provides a Property Assessment and Tax Tool to review the characteristics the city has on file about a property, check other properties’ assessed values in your area, review market area sales, and see historical tax information.
Property owners can also direct inquiries to the city at assessmentsubmit@saskatoon.ca or call 306-975-3227 with their questions or to book an in-person appointment with an assessor.
A green cart. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Green carts return to collection every two weeks
Residential green cart organics collection will be picked up every two weeks from March 31, the City of Saskatoon said on Monday.
From December to the end of March, green cart collection is reduced to monthly following feedback from residents and data from the first year of the city-wide program.
“The savings realized from this change in service will be returned to the waste utility stabilization reserve and will be reflected in the green cart utility rates starting in 2026,” the city noted in November 2024 after the change was directed by Saskatoon’s city council in June.
While the city said the carts have diverted thousands of tonnes of organic waste away from the landfill, the mandatory program has drawn mixed reviews from residents.
Some residents have praised the program, while others have chosen to return the carts despite still paying the associated $6.73 per month on their utility bills.
People can check their collection dates online at saskatoon.ca/collectioncalendar or by downloading the Saskatoon Waste Wizard app.
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