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2009 Housing Prices
 

(Saskatchewan)
Type

Price

Qualifying Household Income*

Standard Two-Storey

$305,500 $73,200

Detached Bungalow

$294,300 $68,600

Townhouse

$238,200 $56,000

Condo

$186,200 $44,600

* Based on a 25% down payment and a 25-year mortgage loan at a five-year fixed rate -excluding maintenance fees.
Source: RBC. November 2009.

 

(Saskatchewan)
Date

Average House Price*

2006

$157,950

2007

$228,250

* Based on properties sold through the Multiple Listing Service.
Source: The Canadian Real Estate Association. 2007.

According to the International Housing Affordability Survey 2009, Saskatoon was ranked at 182 out of 265 cities in six countries, so it's less affordable than Tucson, Arizona (ranked at 174 place).
 

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Average Rent for Two-Bedroom Apartments in 2009
$868.00 per month
Source: Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation. 2009.
 

 

2007 Average expenditure per household

Concept

Annual Amount

Food

$6,425

Shelter

$13,447

Household Operation

$3,468

Transportation

$11,260

Personal Taxes

$13,591

Source: Statistics Canada. 2008.

 

Public Transportation

Type

Ticket

Monthly Pass

Regular

$2.50

$68.00

Senior

$2.50

$20.00

Source: City of Saskatoon. 2009.

 

2005 Average Car Insurance in SASKATCHEWAN
N/A

 

2009 Minimum Wage
$8.60 per hour

Non-immigrant and immigrant FAMILY INCOME in saskatoon

 

Family Type

Median Family Income

2000

2005

Non-immigrant

$61,949 $66,694

Immigrant

$57,787 $66,723
Difference $4,162 - $29

Source: Statistics Canada, 2008.

 

Consumption Taxes
In Saskatoon, two different taxes are applied to products and services. The federal Goods and Services Tax (GST) is 6%, while the Provincial Sales Tax (PST) is set at 5% and applies to the selling price including the GST. Some items including groceries, restaurant meals, and books are PST exempt.
 

 

2009 Federal Income Tax

Ingreso

Impuesto

On the first $40,726 of taxable income, +

15%

On the next $40,726 of taxable income (on the portion of taxable income between $40,726 and $81,452), +

22%

On the next $44,812 of taxable income (on the portion of taxable income between $81,452 and $126,264), +

26%

Taxable income over $126,264.

29%

Source: Canada Revenue Agency. 2009.

 

   

 

 

2009 Provincial Income Tax

Net Income

Tax

On the first $40,113 of taxable income, +

11.0%

On the next $74,497, +

13%

On the amount over $114,610

15%

Source: Government of Saskatchewan. 2009

 

   
   

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