2026 property tax notices were mailed out to property owners at the end of May 2026.

City Council approved a 6.95% property tax increase for 2026, including:

• 97% to support City infrastructure, programs and services
• 98% allocated to the Moose Jaw Police Service

Residents have until June 30, 2026, to pay outstanding property taxes before the penalty rate of 1% compounded monthly begins July 1, 2026.

All unpaid 2026 property taxes will be considered in arrears as of January 1, 2027. Any outstanding balances remaining after December 31, 2026, will be subject to a 1.1% surcharge compounded monthly.

The City of Moose Jaw offers multiple payment options for property tax payments:

• In-person at City Hall, 228 Main St. North, during regular business hours:  8:30 am - 4:30 pm Monday-Friday (except Statutory holidays).
• Deposit a cheque in the mail slot in front of City Hall 24 hours a day.
• At Your Bank – payment of property taxes can be made at your financial institution or through their online and telephone bill payment services.
• Regular Mail – Property tax payments can be mailed to City Hall. Please mail all payments to 228 Main Street North, Moose Jaw, SK, S6H 3J8.
• Credit Card Payment – Property Tax payments can also be made via credit card through a third-party provider. Click here to learn more.

To view the current tax status of your property, click this link and type your address into the search bar or use the Property Tax Search button on the free City of Moose Jaw app.

The City of Moose Jaw reminds residents that discounts of 1% are available on the municipal portion of your property tax* within the discount period, January 1 – March 31.

(* Unless your account is in arrears or on the TIPPS/Tax Installment Payment Plan Service, as per the Property Tax Bylaw.)

To make a prepayment during the discount period, use your current tax status amount as shown here. As a reminder, the City of Moose Jaw no longer mails prepayment notices in December. Regular tax notices will be mailed out end of May due June 30 every year.

The tax gap is a measure used to compare how property taxes are distributed between residential and commercial properties. It is calculated as a simple ratio by dividing the taxes paid on a commercial property by those paid on a comparable residential property of the same assessed value: Tax Gap = Commercial Taxes ÷ Residential Taxes.

For example, a tax gap of 1.71 means a commercial property pays 1.71 times more tax than a comparable residential property. The measure helps guide how future tax changes are shared between classes.

The Residential-Commercial Tax Gap adjustment is a council-approved municipal tax tool permitted under Saskatchewan legislation to adjust how property taxes are shared between residential and commercial classes over time. In 2026, this results in an 8.08% effective increase for residential properties and 4.53% for commercial properties.  When considering actual average taxable assessment, the distribution is represented below:

With the adjustment, the average commercial property pays $202.65 more than the average residential property, compared with $419.63 without the adjustment.

For the average residential property, the adjustment adds $22.71 annually, or $1.89 per month, while residential properties still pay 56% less on average than commercial properties.

The intent of gradual rebalancing is to improve predictability and stability for the commercial sector through reassessment cycles, rather than to serve as a single economic development tool.