A number of business incentives and tax credits are available to encourage business growth and investment in Saskatchewan.
ADF project funding is designed to support the sustainability of Saskatchewan agriculture by helping develop solutions to emerging problems that affect production.
Eligible primary steel producers may receive a rebate on new or expanded productive capacity for up to five years.
The CMPII offers transferrable Crown royalty/freehold production tax credits for qualified greenfield or brownfield value-added processing projects at a rate of 15 per cent of eligible program costs.
The Fuel Tax Act, 2000 imposes a tax on purchasers and importers of fuel in Saskatchewan.
Saskatchewan Manufacturing and Processing Tax Credits Incentives available to firms in the Manufacturing and Processing Industry.
The MLWP offers an additional volumetric drilling incentive for eligible multi-lateral horizontal oil wells drilled on or after April 1, 2024, and on or before March 31, 2028. The amount of additional volumetric incentive provided depends on the number of laterals drilled.
Find information about available drilling incentives for oil and gas wells.
The Oil and Gas Processing Investment Incentive offers transferable royalty/freehold production tax credits for qualified greenfield or brownfield value-added projects at a rate of 15% eligible program costs.
The Oil Infrastructure Investment Program offers transferable royalty/freehold production tax credits for qualified greenfield or brownfield value-added projects at a rate of 20 per cent eligible program costs.
The Product Development Program provides funding for prototype and product development services to food, beverage and other agri-processing value-added companies.
Learn more about the Saskatchewan Research and Development Tax Credit.
A list of provincial and federal agricultural processing incentive programs.
The Saskatchewan Chemical Fertilizer Incentive is a non-refundable, non-transferable 15% tax credit on capital expenditures valued at $10 million or more for newly constructed or expanded eligible chemical fertilizer production facilities in Saskatchewan.
The Saskatchewan Commercial Innovation Incentive – or ‘patent box' – is a new-growth tax incentive that offers eligible corporations a reduction of the provincial Corporate Income Tax rate to 6%.
The SCMII offers transferrable Crown royalty/freehold production tax credits for qualified innovation commercialization projects at a rate of 25 per cent of eligible projects costs.
Learn about the Saskatchewan Farm and Small Business Capital Gains Tax Credit.
SLIM provides funding to agri-business for infrastructure projects that improve productivity and efficiency.
The Saskatchewan Mineral Exploration Tax Credit (SMETC) offers a non-refundable 30% tax credit to Saskatchewan taxpayers who invest in eligible flow-through shares (FTS) issued by mining or exploration companies.
The Saskatchewan Petroleum Innovation Incentive offers transferable royalty/freehold production tax credits for qualified innovation commercialization projects at a rate of 25% of eligible program costs.
This incentive will offer a 45% non-refundable tax credit for individual and corporate equity investments in eligible technology start-up businesses.
The Saskatchewan Value-added Agriculture Incentive is a non-transferable 15% tax rebate on capital expenditures valued at $10 million or more for newly constructed or expanded value-added agriculture facilities in Saskatchewan.
The Targeted Mineral Exploration Incentive offers mineral exploration companies financial assistance to undertake drilling in an area of high potential for base metals, precious metals and diamonds.
The Waterflood Development Program offers a repayable royalty deferral for qualified waterflood injection wells.