The Province of Saskatchewan sets the tax rate for your school tax. This is determined every year as part of the Provincial Budget process.

The City of Yorkton does not keep this portion of your tax bill; we collect the money and pay it to the appropriate school board every month.

The City of Yorkton supports residents and businesses in building and sustaining a strong community through strategic, responsible planning and sound fiscal policy.

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The Saskatchewan Government offers a number of tax tools for the City of Yorkton to use at our disposal. These tools are a mechanism allowing council to redistribute the cost of public services within its tax base.

Council implemented the use of sub-classes, which groups similar properties together to ensure a consistent level of taxation in the city.

The Mill Rate Bylaw combines two other tax tools the City of Yorkton uses to raise the amount of revenue required for general municipal use, the Mill Rate Factor and Base Tax.

The base tax collected on residential and multi family properties fund Protective Services and the Recreation Services Levy.

The Recreation Services Levy, previously known as the Gallagher Centre levy, was collected to pay off the debt incurred when we expanded the Gallagher Centre. The debt was paid in full in 2020, and Council agreed to keep the levy on for future recreation services projects.

These projects include:

• Gallagher Centre upgrades
• Kinsmen Arena upgrades
• Deer Park Golf Course upgrades

In 2023, Council implemented a base tax on all residential properties to save money for the future Yorkton Hospital build. Commercial properties also pay for a portion through their general mill rate.

The 2025 Revaluation caused shifts in the tax base for some sub-classes in the Commercial sector. Council passed a Phase-In Bylaw for properties within these commercial subclasses to ease the effects of the changes.

The properties had to meet certain criteria to qualify for the phase-in.