Saskatchewan permits
Saskatchewan Oversize Permit Rules
Legal limits, SGI permits, escort vehicles, power line and night rules, and Friday, Sunday and holiday hours for oversize and overweight loads in Saskatchewan, with metric sizes and feet and inches added, plus the border basics for loads coming in from the USA.
Last checked: Oct 20, 2026
This page is general information only, not legal advice and not a permit. Rules change often and each state's or province's permit and official rules are the final word. Always confirm limits, escorts, routes and travel times with the provincial permit office before moving a load. Reliable Transport LLC is not responsible for decisions made using this information.
- Legal size
- 2.6 m (8'6"W), 4.15 m (13'7"H)
- Permits
- SGI Permit Office
- Border
- eManifest 1 hour before arrival
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How Saskatchewan sizes up a heavy load
The SGI Permit Office issues oversize and overweight permits for Saskatchewan's provincial highways and provincial roads, under section 36 of The Highways and Transportation Act, 1997, and the Ministry of Highways sets the permit conditions. Saskatchewan sizes are metric, so every number here has feet and inches added. These are the rules we plan Saskatchewan loads with, from the Ministry of Highways permit page and permit guidelines, The Vehicle Weight and Dimension Regulations, 2010 and the Saskatchewan Truckers' Guide.
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Saskatchewan limits
Saskatchewan legal limits and permit thresholds
Over these limits, a load needs a permit for provincial highways and provincial roads.
Saskatchewan legal size and permits
Official sources linkedEscorts
Saskatchewan escort requirements
Saskatchewan sets escort vehicles by width, highway type and time of day. Over 3.85 m (12'8"W), the permit sets escorts at night, and from 4.3 m (14'1"W) by day as well.
Saskatchewan escorts by load size
Official sources linkedEvery escort vehicle carries a roof mounted D, Wide Load, Long Load or Oversize Load sign. (The Vehicle Weight and Dimension Regulations, 2010 (sections 9, 11 and 13, Appendix C), Ministry of Highways, Escort Vehicle Specifications WD 801 (February 2017))
Height and routes
Routes, height and the border
The power line, structure and visibility rules for Saskatchewan loads, and what a load from the USA needs at the Canadian border.
Power and phone lines
Over 5.18 m (17'0"H), the load needs approval from SaskPower and SaskTel before it moves. (Saskatchewan Ministry of Highways, Commercial Vehicle Overweight and Over Dimensional Permits, Ministry of Highways, Permit Guidelines, General Conditions WD 901 (September 2018))
Structures
Over 4.15 m (13'7"H), the route is held to the ministry's structural clearance tables. (Ministry of Highways, Permit Guidelines, General Conditions WD 901 (September 2018), Saskatchewan Truckers' Guide 2021 (permits, travel times and overwidth tables))
Visibility
Loads over 3.05 m (10'0"W) do not move when visibility drops below 1,000 m (3,281'). (The Vehicle Weight and Dimension Regulations, 2010 (sections 9, 11 and 13, Appendix C), Ministry of Highways, Permit Guidelines, General Conditions WD 901 (September 2018))
eManifest
The highway carrier's cargo and conveyance data must be received and validated by the Canada Border Services Agency no later than 1 hour before arrival at the first port of arrival. (CBSA Memorandum D3 4 2, highway carrier and cargo reporting, Reporting of Imported Goods Regulations, SOR 86 873 (section 19))
Customs broker
Importers and customs brokers can file release documents through the Pre Arrival Review System (PARS), before or after arrival. (CBSA Memorandum D3 4 2, highway carrier and cargo reporting, CBSA Memorandum D17 1 4, release of commercial goods)
Bonded moves
Goods moving inland before release need a CBSA bonded carrier, or a single trip bond for a non bonded carrier. (CBSA Memorandum D3 4 2, highway carrier and cargo reporting, CBSA Memorandum D3 1 1, policy on the importation and transportation of goods)
Travel times
Travel hours, nights, weekends and holidays
When a permitted load may move in Saskatchewan.
Sundays
Sunday limits apply all year: loads over 3.85 m (12'8"W) or 42 m (137'10"L) do not move after noon. (Ministry of Highways, Permit Guidelines, General Conditions WD 901 (September 2018), Saskatchewan Truckers' Guide 2021 (permits, travel times and overwidth tables))
Summer Fridays
From the Friday before Victoria Day to Labour Day, loads over 3.85 m (12'8"W) or 42 m (137'10"L) do not move after 3 p.m. on Fridays. (Ministry of Highways, Permit Guidelines, General Conditions WD 901 (September 2018), Saskatchewan Truckers' Guide 2021 (permits, travel times and overwidth tables))
Holidays
On public holidays and on December 24, 27 and 31, the same loads do not move after noon, and on the day before a public holiday they stop at 3 p.m. (Ministry of Highways, Permit Guidelines, General Conditions WD 901 (September 2018), Saskatchewan Truckers' Guide 2021 (permits, travel times and overwidth tables))
Nights
At night, loads over 3.85 m (12'8"W) need an escort ahead and an escort behind, and loads over 4.45 m (14'7"W) or 5.18 m (17'0"H) do not move. (Ministry of Highways, Permit Guidelines, General Conditions WD 901 (September 2018), Saskatchewan Truckers' Guide 2021 (permits, travel times and overwidth tables))
Superloads
Saskatchewan superloads
Saskatchewan's widest loads move by day only. From 6.4 m (21'0"W), a two lane highway takes two escorts ahead and one behind, and from 7.3 m (23'11"W) a multi lane highway takes one escort ahead and two behind. Over 5.18 m (17'0"H), the load needs SaskPower and SaskTel approval and does not move at night. (Ministry of Highways, Permit Guidelines, General Conditions WD 901 (September 2018), Saskatchewan Truckers' Guide 2021 (permits, travel times and overwidth tables), Saskatchewan Ministry of Highways, Commercial Vehicle Overweight and Over Dimensional Permits)
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Sources
Official Saskatchewan sources
Every rule on this page is taken from the Ministry of Highways permit page and permit guidelines, The Vehicle Weight and Dimension Regulations, 2010, the Saskatchewan Truckers' Guide, SGI and the CBSA memoranda and regulations below and confirmed by a second source. Where we could not confirm a rule twice, we left it off this page. Rules change, and the permit itself always decides. Last checked: Oct 20, 2026.
- Saskatchewan Ministry of Highways, Commercial Vehicle Overweight and Over Dimensional Permits
- The Vehicle Weight and Dimension Regulations, 2010 (sections 9, 11 and 13, Appendix C)
- Ministry of Highways, Permit Guidelines, General Conditions WD 901 (September 2018)
- Ministry of Highways, Escort Vehicle Specifications WD 801 (February 2017)
- Saskatchewan Truckers' Guide 2021 (permits, travel times and overwidth tables)
- SGI, Vehicle dimensions
- CBSA Memorandum D3 4 2, highway carrier and cargo reporting
- Reporting of Imported Goods Regulations, SOR 86 873 (section 19)
- CBSA Memorandum D17 1 4, release of commercial goods
- CBSA Memorandum D3 1 1, policy on the importation and transportation of goods
Questions
Saskatchewan permit questions
What are the legal size limits in Saskatchewan?
2.6 m (8'6"W), 4.15 m (13'7"H) and 23 m (75'6"L) for a combination of vehicles. Anything bigger needs a permit.
Who issues oversize permits in Saskatchewan?
The SGI Permit Office, under section 36 of The Highways and Transportation Act, 1997. It is open 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. every day except Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day.
When does Saskatchewan require escorts?
Over 3.85 m (12'8"W) at night, with an escort ahead and an escort behind. By day, from 4.3 m (14'1"W), with more escorts as the load gets wider.
Can oversize loads move on weekends in Saskatchewan?
Loads over 3.85 m (12'8"W) or 42 m (137'10"L) stop at noon on Sundays all year, and at 3 p.m. on Fridays from the Friday before Victoria Day to Labour Day.
Does a tall load need utility approval?
Yes. Over 5.18 m (17'0"H), the load needs approval from SaskPower and SaskTel, and it does not move at night.
What does a load need at the Canadian border?
The carrier's eManifest data must reach CBSA no later than 1 hour before arrival, and a customs broker can file release documents through PARS.
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This page is general information only, not legal advice and not a permit. Rules change often and each state's or province's permit and official rules are the final word. Always confirm limits, escorts, routes and travel times with the provincial permit office before moving a load. Reliable Transport LLC is not responsible for decisions made using this information.