Registration

Over 80% goes to local clubs

Sled Registration

Under The Snowmobile Act, you must register the snowmobile before you can ride it on public roads (where allowed), ditches, other highway rights of way, provincial parks, Crown land, designated snowmobile trails or on rivers or lakes. Registration isn’t required to drive snowmobiles on privately owned land if you have permission from the land owner or tenant. Out of Province snowmobiles must carry valid registration and insurance as per the laws inside their home province or state.

Cost to register your snowmobile

$110 registration fee per year
$79 (pro-ratable) insurance premium

Where to register

Register your snowmobile at any one of over 350 SGI issuers across the province. You can even renew online! Visit www.mysgi.ca

Frequently Asked Questions

Here is some general information and answers about your snowmobile registration!

Where the Money Goes

All Saskatchewan snowmobile registration fees collected by SGI go in to the Saskatchewan Snowmobile Fund, administered by the Saskatchewan Snowmobile Association (SSA). More than 80% of the registration fee goes to local snowmobile clubs to help maintain the province’s trail system.

Volunteers

Registration dollars alone are not enough to sustain our trail system. Local snowmobile clubs and volunteers raise the remaining funds through various events and sponsorship. Thanks to the efforts of these volunteers, our province enjoys one of the most extensive, well maintained, and affordable snowmobile trail systems in Canada!

Interested in volunteering?
Find a club near you and get in touch!

Safety

A portion of your registration goes toward the funding of various safety programs, safety promotion, and educational efforts put on by the SSA.

Remember!

Anyone born on or after Jan 1, 1989 must have completed the safety training course and hold a Snowmobile Safety Certificate. Without it, you are subject to fines and your insurance may be invalid. We offer both online and in person “classroom” snowmobile training courses. To learn more visit www.sasksnow.com/safety.

Trespass

Our clubs work closely with landowners to ensure permissions are obtained, which allow snowmobile trails to cross their property. Local clubs keep an open communication with these landowners to deal with any concerns that may arise. This means that because the clubs have already made contact, no permission is required from landowners to ride on SSA trail. Just remember that this applies only to the trail itself; ANY and ALL off-trail riding is considered trespassing unless permission has been obtained from the landowner.

Snowmobile Trail Enforcement Fines

Dated: September 23, 2020

PERSONS FOUND IN VIOLATION ARE SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING FINES:

Sec 3(1)(a) Snowmobile Act: Unregistered snowmobile $175.00
Sec 3(1)(b) Snowmobile Act: Fail to display plate or carry permit $100.00
Sec 13 Snowmobile Act: Fail to produce registration or permit $100.00
Sec 15(2) Snowmobile Act: Operate without a license $150.00
Sec 17 Snowmobile Act: Fail to produce a license $100.00
Sec 20.01 Snowmobile Act: Operate a motor vehicle other than a snowmobile on a designated trail between December 1 and April 15
First Offence $150.00
Second Offence $250.00
Sec 22(2) Snowmobile Act: Operate a snowmobile without wearing a helmet $125.00
Sec 23(2) Snowmobile Act: Operating a snowmobile in excess of the regulated speed $150.00
Sec 24 Snowmobile Act: Improper towing $150.00

Riding a snowmobile impaired carries the same fines and penalties as driving a vehicle while impaired.

The speed limit along designated trails is 80km/h.

Out of Province Riders

All that is required to ride trails in Saskatchewan is a valid registration and insurance as per laws inside your home province or state. Riders from Manitoba need to carry a valid SnoPass . View International Requirements Here.

Age Requirements to ride

Did you know that underage operators aged 12 – 15 are ALLOWED to operate snowmobiles under the same conditions (on the trail system) as a licensed driver, provided they have successfully completed a snowmobile safety course and are supervised by someone who holds a valid Saskatchewan driver’s license. The supervisor may accompany a learner on the same or on another snowmobile. The supervisor:

may supervise only one underage operator at a time
may not be more than 50 m (165ft) from the trainee
must keep the trainee in sight to permit visual communication
is deemed to be the operator of the other machine and may be held liable for the actions of the underage operator

Children 12 to 15 cannot drive a snowmobile on any travelled portion of a road or street, except to cross it and operators that are 15 and hold a Class 7 learners license can operate on the travelled portion of the road when permitted by a local bylaw as long as they are accompanied or supervised by someone who holds a valid driver’s license.

Snowmobile Legislation

It’s our goal to keep our snowmobilers educated and up to date on the rules and regulations surrounding snowmobiling in Saskatchewan. You can find a list of resources on our snowmobile legislation page.