Saskatchewan EPR fees 2025: published rates, modulation and change
Last verified
The 2025 packaging fee schedule for Saskatchewan lists 19 categories with a rate in Canadian cents per kilogram. Rates run from 27 for Magazines, Catalogues & Telephone Books to 253 for Polystyrene. Instica read each figure from the publisher's schedule, retrieved October 22, 2026.
How the fee is built
The base of the fee is a rate per kilogram of packaging placed on the market, by material. Small producers may pay a flat fee by band instead of the per-weight rates.
Flat fees for small producers
A producer whose supply falls inside one of these bands may pay the flat fee shown instead of the per-weight rates. Check the eligibility column against your own supply before you rely on a band.
Every published rate
The table lists all 19 categories of the schedule with the rate exactly as published, in Canadian cents per kilogram. The last column converts each rate to CAD per tonne (1 tonne is 1,000 kg; 1 lb is 0.45359237 kg) so it can be compared with other schedules.
| Code | Category | Material | Rate (Canadian cents per kilogram) | Converted (CAD per tonne) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
SK-newsprint | Newsprint | 64 | 640.00 | |
SK-magazines-catalogues-telephone-books | Magazines, Catalogues & Telephone Books | 27 | 270.00 | |
SK-other-printed-paper | Other Printed Paper | 58 | 580.00 | |
SK-corrugated-cardboard | Corrugated Cardboard | 51 | 510.00 | |
SK-boxboard | Boxboard | 31 | 310.00 | |
SK-gable-top | Gable Top | 73 | 730.00 | |
SK-paper-laminates | Paper Laminates | 68 | 680.00 | |
SK-aseptic | Aseptic | 55 | 550.00 | |
SK-pet-bottles | PET Bottles | 86 | 860.00 | |
SK-hdpe-bottles | HDPE Bottles | 64 | 640.00 | |
SK-plastic-film | Plastic Film | 115 | 1,150.00 | |
SK-plastic-laminates | Plastic Laminates | 131 | 1,310.00 | |
SK-polystyrene | Polystyrene | 253 | 2,530.00 | |
SK-other-plastics | Other Plastics | 72 | 720.00 | |
SK-other-steel-packaging-incl-paint-cans | Other Steel Packaging incl. Paint Cans | 49 | 490.00 | |
SK-aluminum-food-other-containers | Aluminum Food & Other Containers | 90 | 900.00 | |
SK-other-aluminum-packaging | Other Aluminum Packaging | 91 | 910.00 | |
SK-clear-glass | Clear Glass | 30 | 300.00 | |
SK-coloured-glass | Coloured Glass | 30 | 300.00 |
The most and least expensive categories
These are the 5 categories with the highest and the lowest published rate in Saskatchewan for 2025. The ranking uses the per-tonne figure where the schedule can be converted, so every row is on the same scale.
| Rank | Category | Published rate | CAD per tonne |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polystyrene | 253 | 2,530.00 |
| 2 | Plastic Laminates | 131 | 1,310.00 |
| 3 | Plastic Film | 115 | 1,150.00 |
| 4 | Other Aluminum Packaging | 91 | 910.00 |
| 5 | Aluminum Food & Other Containers | 90 | 900.00 |
| Rank | Category | Published rate | CAD per tonne |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Magazines, Catalogues & Telephone Books | 27 | 270.00 |
| 2 | Coloured Glass | 30 | 300.00 |
| 3 | Clear Glass | 30 | 300.00 |
| 4 | Boxboard | 31 | 310.00 |
| 5 | Other Steel Packaging incl. Paint Cans | 49 | 490.00 |
Across the schedule the spread between the highest and the lowest rate is 2,260.00 CAD per tonne, a factor of 9.4. The mean rate is 756.84 and the median 640.00 CAD per tonne. These are plain averages over the listed categories, not weighted by tonnage.
How it compares
Other years of the same programme
Instica also holds these schedules for Saskatchewan. Each page shows the rates of that year.
- 2026: SK Recycles (19)
- 2027: SK Recycles (19)
Every priced category against its own schedule
The 2025 schedule for Saskatchewan prices 19 categories. Each one below is set against the other rates of the same schedule: its place in the ranking and its distance from the schedule mean.
Saskatchewan 2025: Newsprint is charged 64 Canadian cents per kilogram, which is 640.00 CAD per tonne. In the 2025 schedule it ranks 10 of 19 priced categories from the highest rate down, at 0.85 times the schedule mean of 756.84 CAD per tonne. Against the 2026 schedule the same category moves 1.6 % in the 2025 schedule.
Saskatchewan 2025: Magazines, Catalogues & Telephone Books is charged 27 Canadian cents per kilogram, which is 270.00 CAD per tonne. In the 2025 schedule it ranks 19 of 19 priced categories from the highest rate down, at 0.36 times the schedule mean of 756.84 CAD per tonne. Against the 2026 schedule the same category moves 12.5 % in the 2025 schedule.
Saskatchewan 2025: Other Printed Paper is charged 58 Canadian cents per kilogram, which is 580.00 CAD per tonne. In the 2025 schedule it ranks 12 of 19 priced categories from the highest rate down, at 0.77 times the schedule mean of 756.84 CAD per tonne. Against the 2026 schedule the same category moves -1.7 % in the 2025 schedule.
Saskatchewan 2025: Corrugated Cardboard is charged 51 Canadian cents per kilogram, which is 510.00 CAD per tonne. In the 2025 schedule it ranks 14 of 19 priced categories from the highest rate down, at 0.67 times the schedule mean of 756.84 CAD per tonne. Against the 2026 schedule the same category moves -3.8 % in the 2025 schedule.
Saskatchewan 2025: Boxboard is charged 31 Canadian cents per kilogram, which is 310.00 CAD per tonne. In the 2025 schedule it ranks 16 of 19 priced categories from the highest rate down, at 0.41 times the schedule mean of 756.84 CAD per tonne. Against the 2026 schedule the same category moves 0.0 % in the 2025 schedule.
Saskatchewan 2025: Gable Top is charged 73 Canadian cents per kilogram, which is 730.00 CAD per tonne. In the 2025 schedule it ranks 7 of 19 priced categories from the highest rate down, at 0.96 times the schedule mean of 756.84 CAD per tonne. Against the 2026 schedule the same category moves -5.2 % in the 2025 schedule.
Saskatchewan 2025: Paper Laminates is charged 68 Canadian cents per kilogram, which is 680.00 CAD per tonne. In the 2025 schedule it ranks 9 of 19 priced categories from the highest rate down, at 0.90 times the schedule mean of 756.84 CAD per tonne. Against the 2026 schedule the same category moves 1.5 % in the 2025 schedule.
Saskatchewan 2025: Aseptic is charged 55 Canadian cents per kilogram, which is 550.00 CAD per tonne. In the 2025 schedule it ranks 13 of 19 priced categories from the highest rate down, at 0.73 times the schedule mean of 756.84 CAD per tonne. Against the 2026 schedule the same category moves -3.5 % in the 2025 schedule.
Saskatchewan 2025: PET Bottles is charged 86 Canadian cents per kilogram, which is 860.00 CAD per tonne. In the 2025 schedule it ranks 6 of 19 priced categories from the highest rate down, at 1.14 times the schedule mean of 756.84 CAD per tonne. Against the 2026 schedule the same category moves -1.1 % in the 2025 schedule.
Saskatchewan 2025: HDPE Bottles is charged 64 Canadian cents per kilogram, which is 640.00 CAD per tonne. In the 2025 schedule it ranks 10 of 19 priced categories from the highest rate down, at 0.85 times the schedule mean of 756.84 CAD per tonne. Against the 2026 schedule the same category moves 6.7 % in the 2025 schedule.
Saskatchewan 2025: Plastic Film is charged 115 Canadian cents per kilogram, which is 1,150.00 CAD per tonne. In the 2025 schedule it ranks 3 of 19 priced categories from the highest rate down, at 1.52 times the schedule mean of 756.84 CAD per tonne. Against the 2026 schedule the same category moves -3.4 % in the 2025 schedule.
Saskatchewan 2025: Plastic Laminates is charged 131 Canadian cents per kilogram, which is 1,310.00 CAD per tonne. In the 2025 schedule it ranks 2 of 19 priced categories from the highest rate down, at 1.73 times the schedule mean of 756.84 CAD per tonne. Against the 2026 schedule the same category moves 5.6 % in the 2025 schedule.
Saskatchewan 2025: Polystyrene is charged 253 Canadian cents per kilogram, which is 2,530.00 CAD per tonne. In the 2025 schedule it ranks 1 of 19 priced categories from the highest rate down, at 3.34 times the schedule mean of 756.84 CAD per tonne. Against the 2026 schedule the same category moves 17.1 % in the 2025 schedule.
Saskatchewan 2025: Other Plastics is charged 72 Canadian cents per kilogram, which is 720.00 CAD per tonne. In the 2025 schedule it ranks 8 of 19 priced categories from the highest rate down, at 0.95 times the schedule mean of 756.84 CAD per tonne. Against the 2026 schedule the same category moves -8.9 % in the 2025 schedule.
Saskatchewan 2025: Other Steel Packaging incl. Paint Cans is charged 49 Canadian cents per kilogram, which is 490.00 CAD per tonne. In the 2025 schedule it ranks 15 of 19 priced categories from the highest rate down, at 0.65 times the schedule mean of 756.84 CAD per tonne. Against the 2026 schedule the same category moves 4.3 % in the 2025 schedule.
Saskatchewan 2025: Aluminum Food & Other Containers is charged 90 Canadian cents per kilogram, which is 900.00 CAD per tonne. In the 2025 schedule it ranks 5 of 19 priced categories from the highest rate down, at 1.19 times the schedule mean of 756.84 CAD per tonne. Against the 2026 schedule the same category moves 20.0 % in the 2025 schedule.
Saskatchewan 2025: Other Aluminum Packaging is charged 91 Canadian cents per kilogram, which is 910.00 CAD per tonne. In the 2025 schedule it ranks 4 of 19 priced categories from the highest rate down, at 1.20 times the schedule mean of 756.84 CAD per tonne. Against the 2026 schedule the same category moves 24.7 % in the 2025 schedule.
Saskatchewan 2025: Clear Glass is charged 30 Canadian cents per kilogram, which is 300.00 CAD per tonne. In the 2025 schedule it ranks 17 of 19 priced categories from the highest rate down, at 0.40 times the schedule mean of 756.84 CAD per tonne. Against the 2026 schedule the same category moves -3.2 % in the 2025 schedule.
Saskatchewan 2025: Coloured Glass is charged 30 Canadian cents per kilogram, which is 300.00 CAD per tonne. In the 2025 schedule it ranks 17 of 19 priced categories from the highest rate down, at 0.40 times the schedule mean of 756.84 CAD per tonne. Against the 2026 schedule the same category moves -3.2 % in the 2025 schedule.
Fees at standard weights
The same engine that runs the fee calculator on this site prices each category of the 2025 schedule for Saskatchewan at four standard weights, in CAD. These are estimates built from the published rates; they leave out modulation, flat tiers and any other fee.
| Category | 100 g (CAD) | 1 kg (CAD) | 10 kg (CAD) | 1 tonne (CAD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newsprint | CA$0.0640 | CA$0.6400 | CA$6.40 | CA$640.00 |
| Magazines, Catalogues & Telephone Books | CA$0.0270 | CA$0.2700 | CA$2.70 | CA$270.00 |
| Other Printed Paper | CA$0.0580 | CA$0.5800 | CA$5.80 | CA$580.00 |
| Corrugated Cardboard | CA$0.0510 | CA$0.5100 | CA$5.10 | CA$510.00 |
| Boxboard | CA$0.0310 | CA$0.3100 | CA$3.10 | CA$310.00 |
| Gable Top | CA$0.0730 | CA$0.7300 | CA$7.30 | CA$730.00 |
| Paper Laminates | CA$0.0680 | CA$0.6800 | CA$6.80 | CA$680.00 |
| Aseptic | CA$0.0550 | CA$0.5500 | CA$5.50 | CA$550.00 |
| PET Bottles | CA$0.0860 | CA$0.8600 | CA$8.60 | CA$860.00 |
| HDPE Bottles | CA$0.0640 | CA$0.6400 | CA$6.40 | CA$640.00 |
| Plastic Film | CA$0.1150 | CA$1.15 | CA$11.50 | CA$1,150.00 |
| Plastic Laminates | CA$0.1310 | CA$1.31 | CA$13.10 | CA$1,310.00 |
| Polystyrene | CA$0.2530 | CA$2.53 | CA$25.30 | CA$2,530.00 |
| Other Plastics | CA$0.0720 | CA$0.7200 | CA$7.20 | CA$720.00 |
| Other Steel Packaging incl. Paint Cans | CA$0.0490 | CA$0.4900 | CA$4.90 | CA$490.00 |
| Aluminum Food & Other Containers | CA$0.0900 | CA$0.9000 | CA$9.00 | CA$900.00 |
| Other Aluminum Packaging | CA$0.0910 | CA$0.9100 | CA$9.10 | CA$910.00 |
| Clear Glass | CA$0.0300 | CA$0.3000 | CA$3.00 | CA$300.00 |
| Coloured Glass | CA$0.0300 | CA$0.3000 | CA$3.00 | CA$300.00 |
Dates this schedule carries
The dates on file for the 2025 schedule of Saskatchewan, with the date Instica last checked the rates against the source.
| Item | On file |
|---|---|
| Effective from | January 1, 2025 |
| Effective until | December 31, 2025 |
| Rates last checked | October 22, 2026 |
| Categories with a verified rate | 19 |
| Categories not yet published | 0 |
What the schedule covers
SK Recycles sets the packaging fees for Saskatchewan in 2025. It applies from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025, and every rate is stated in Canadian cents per kilogram, in CAD.
The schedule lists 19 categories. Every category carries a published rate.
Instica read the schedule from the publisher's own document and last retrieved it on October 22, 2026. Rates keep the precision with which they were published. Where the publisher quotes a different weight unit, the tables add a per-tonne column, converted exactly, so schedules can be set side by side.
Original wording
SK Recycles Fee Schedule (Cents/Kg)Source: Saskatchewan 2025: SK Recycles
Who pays and when
The fee schedule is only half of the picture. Whether a producer pays it, and by when, depends on the rules of Saskatchewan. This section reads them from Instica's verified record of the jurisdiction.
The regime is: Household Packaging and Paper Stewardship Program Regulations, 2023.
Thresholds
3 thresholds decide whether a producer must register, pay or report, or may use a simpler route. Each row gives the measure, the amount and what happens at it.
| Measure | Amount | Effect | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weight of packaging | 1,000 kg | Exempt below | annual supply to Saskatchewan residents |
| Weight of packaging | 5,000 kg | Flat-fee band | 1,000 to 5,000 kg |
| Revenue | 1,000,000 CAD | Exempt below | annual revenue |
Exemptions
2 exemptions exist. The last column says whether the producer has to apply for it or whether it applies automatically.
| Exemption | Description | Application needed |
|---|---|---|
low volume | Under 1,000 kg to Saskatchewan residents | No |
small revenue | Businesses under CAD 1 million in annual revenue | No |
Registration
Producers must register in Saskatchewan. The register is SK Recycles producer portal. Who registers: The obligated producer.
Who runs the scheme
Saskatchewan uses a single producer responsibility organisation: SK Recycles. Membership is required.
Dates
5 dates fall in this regime. Dates that the source has not published yet are shown as not yet published.
| What | Date | Period covered |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Not yet published | – |
| Payment | Not yet published | fee year (the calendar year after the reporting year) |
| Payment | Not yet published | fee year (the calendar year after the reporting year) |
| Payment | Not yet published | fee year (the calendar year after the reporting year) |
| Payment | Not yet published | fee year (the calendar year after the reporting year) |
Data period and invoice timing
The 2025 schedule for Saskatchewan is effective from January 1, 2025 until December 31, 2025. The publisher does not state a separate data period, so use the supply of the fee year.
Rates are in CAD. A rate changes only when the publisher issues a new schedule, so a figure on this page stays valid for the year shown and is not adjusted for inflation or exchange rates by Instica.
The scheme sends the invoice. When an invoice and this page differ, the invoice is what you owe; use the page to check the rate per category and to estimate the fee before the invoice arrives.
How to read this schedule
Every row of the Saskatchewan 2025 schedule is a price for one category of packaging. The unit is Canadian cents per kilogram: the rate is what the scheme charges for each unit of that category that a producer places on the market. Instica shows the figure exactly as SK Recycles publishes it, with its source and the date Instica read it.
The source states these rates in Canadian cents, so one hundred of them make one whole unit of CAD. Instica does not round or restate a published figure. For comparison only, Instica also shows each rate as CAD per tonne. That column is arithmetic on the published figure with exact unit factors; the schedule itself is in Canadian cents per kilogram, and the scheme's own invoice decides what is charged.
Match a category by the scheme's own classification, not by how you describe the product. A bottle and its closure can fall into two rows, and the same material can sit in different rows depending on what it is used for. The code in the first column is the scheme's code, and the material column shows the material the source assigns to it.
The schedule also carries flat fees by band. A flat fee is charged by band, not per unit of weight, so it must be read apart from the per-unit rates and is not part of the rate table.
All 19 rows of this schedule carry a published rate.
Estimating with this schedule
- Weigh each packaging component on its own and note its material.
- Find the category row that matches the component under the scheme's classification.
- Convert your weight to the unit of the row, Canadian cents per kilogram, or compare in the per-tonne column when you only need a ranking.
- Multiply the weight by the rate. Instica keeps the rate, the weight and the source together so the estimate can be checked.
- Add the flat fees or other fees the schedule lists, if they apply to you.
- Review the total, then sign and submit it yourself in the scheme's portal.
Checking an invoice against this schedule
An invoice from SK Recycles for 2025 should be explainable from three things: the weights you reported, the category each weight was placed in and the rate of that category. When an invoice does not match your estimate, check these in this order.
First, the unit. A rate in Canadian cents per kilogram applied to a weight in another unit gives a result that is wrong by a constant factor. Second, the category: a different row can differ by a large amount for the same weight. Third, the period: this page covers the 2025 schedule, and a producer whose reporting period straddles two years may be charged under both.
Instica does not know your contract. Taxes, rebates, minimum charges or membership fees may sit outside the schedule on this page, in CAD or another currency. The schedule is a published reference; the scheme's invoice decides what you owe, and a query about an invoice belongs with the scheme.
Terms used on this page
- Producer
- The business that places packaged goods on the market and is therefore responsible for the packaging, under the rules of the jurisdiction.
- Scheme or organisation
- The body that collects fees from producers and pays for collection and recycling. A jurisdiction may have one, several or none.
- Fee schedule
- A published table of rates per category of packaging, with the unit, the currency and the period it covers.
- Category
- The class of packaging a rate applies to, as the scheme defines it. Categories are usually based on material, sometimes on use.
- Estimate
- A figure Instica prepares from your weights and a rate. It is not an invoice and not a filing; the scheme decides what is charged.
- Not yet published
- A value the source has not released or that Instica has not been able to read and verify. It is shown with its reason and is never replaced by a guess.
Questions and answers
What is the Saskatchewan packaging fee schedule for 2025?
It is the list of rates that SK Recycles charges producers in Saskatchewan for packaging placed on the market in 2025. This page reproduces 19 categories with the rate the publisher states, in Canadian cents per kilogram, and links every figure to its source document.
Which unit are the 2025 rates in?
They are published in Canadian cents per kilogram, in CAD. Instica shows every rate in that unit with the precision of the source. The tables also give CAD per tonne, converted exactly, so schedules that quote pounds or kilograms can be compared.
Which category is the most expensive in Saskatchewan?
In the 2025 schedule the highest published rate is 253 for Polystyrene and the lowest is 27 for Magazines, Catalogues & Telephone Books, both in Canadian cents per kilogram. The extremes table above lists the five highest and five lowest categories.
Is there a flat fee for small producers?
The schedule lists flat-fee bands. A producer whose supply falls inside a band and who meets its eligibility text may pay the flat fee shown instead of the weight-based rates. Check the eligibility column against your own figures, and ask the scheme if you are unsure.
Can the rates change during the year?
A published schedule changes only when the publisher issues a new version. Instica retrieved this one on October 22, 2026. If the publisher revises it, the page is rebuilt from the new source and the retrieval date moves.
Who files the report and pays the fee?
The producer does. Instica measures, estimates and prepares the figures; you check them, sign and submit them yourself in the scheme's own portal. Instica does not file for you and does not store portal credentials.
Can I use this page to budget my fee?
Yes, as an estimate. Find your category in the rates table, multiply the rate by your weight in the same unit, and compare the result with the worked costs. The scheme's invoice decides what you owe.
How current are these figures?
Instica retrieved the schedule on October 22, 2026. The page shows the retrieval date, the publisher and a short quote from the source next to each rate, so you can check a figure against the original before you rely on it.
How Instica uses this schedule
When you add packaging for Saskatchewan, Instica looks up the category in this 2025 schedule, multiplies the rate by the weight you measured and shows the estimated fee with the rate, the source and the data-quality tier of the weight.
Instica measures, estimates and prepares. You review the figures, sign the report and submit it yourself in the scheme's portal. Instica does not submit for you and never stores portal credentials.
Sources
- Saskatchewan 2025: SK Recycles (SK Recycles 2026 Fee Schedule) retrieved
Original wording: SK Recycles Fee Schedule (Cents/Kg)
Original wording: Newsprint 63.00 64.00 -1.6%
Original wording: Magazines, Catalogues & Telephone books * 24.00 27.00 -11.1%
Original wording: Other Printed Paper 59.00 58.00 1.7%
Original wording: Corrugated Cardboard 53.00 51.00 3.9%
Original wording: Boxboard 31.00 31.00 0.0%
Original wording: Gable Top Cartons 7 7.00 73.00 5.5%
Original wording: Paper Laminates 67.00 68.00 -1.5%
Original wording: Aseptic Containers 57.00 55.00 3.6%
Original wording: PET Bottles 87.00 86.00 1.2%
Original wording: HDPE Bottles 60.00 64.00 -6.3%
Original wording: Plastic Film 119.00 115.00 3.5%
Original wording: Plastic Laminates 124.00 131.00 -5.3%
Original wording: Polystyrene 216.00 253.00 -14.6%
Original wording: Other Plastics 79.00 72.00 9.7%
Original wording: Steel Other Steel Packaging including Paint cans * 47.00 49.00 -4.1%
Original wording: Aluminum Food & Other Containers 75.00 90.00 -16.7%
Original wording: Other Aluminum Packaging 73.00 91.00 -19.8%
Original wording: Clear Glass 31.00 30.00 3.3%
Original wording: Coloured Glass 31.00 30.00 3.3%
- Saskatchewan 2025: SK Recycles (2024) retrieved
Original wording: 1,000 - 2,499 $1,050 $840 $210 or 25%
Original wording: 2,500 - 4,999 $2,200 $1,760 $440 or 25%
- Saskatchewan: the legal regime retrieved
Original wording: Businesses supplying less than 1,000 kg of packaging and paper annually to Saskatchewan residents are exempt from registration and reporting requirements.
Original wording: Businesses supplying between 1,000 and 5,000 kg of material annually can file a simplified report and pay a flat fee.
- Saskatchewan: Thresholds retrieved
Original wording: Businesses with less than $1 million in annual revenue are also exempt.
Original wording: that business is the obligated producer as the brand holder.
Original wording: If a business or organization supplies packaging to consumers in Saskatchewan and is the brand owner resident in Canada
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