A Saskatchewan marriage licence is purchased from a marriage licence issuer. Both prospective spouses complete and sign the statutory declaration in the issuer's presence, each presents two pieces of government-issued identification with one photo piece, and clergy or marriage commissioners registered in Saskatchewan perform the marriage.
Applies in: Saskatchewan
Written November 14, 2026
Buy the licence from a marriage licence issuer in Saskatchewan, with your identification ready and time set aside to complete the statutory declaration in front of the issuer. The Government of Saskatchewan marriage licences page sets the identification rule — two pieces of government-issued identification, one with a photo — and the declaration step. Clergy and marriage commissioners registered in Saskatchewan perform the marriage. After the marriage, the certificate is ordered separately from eHealth Saskatchewan. This guide covers the licence process only.
Two pieces of government-issued identification must be presented to the marriage licence issuer. Of the two pieces, one must be photo identification. Examples of acceptable identification include a birth certificate, a passport, a driver's licence, a citizenship or permanent resident card, or a treaty card.
Note the pairing: a birth certificate has no photo, so it covers the non-photo piece; you still need a photo piece such as a passport or driver's licence alongside it.
The statutory declaration is a series of questions and information located on the back of the marriage licence. When applying for the marriage licence, the prospective spouses must complete and sign the statutory declaration in the presence of the marriage licence issuer. The statutory declaration must be read to the parties to prove that they fully understand the content. That reading includes the degrees of consanguinity section, which may bar the solemnization of the marriage.
The consanguinity list on the provincial page is direct: an individual may not marry his or her grandmother, grandfather, father, mother, son, daughter, granddaughter, grandson, brother or sister, and those relationships include all relationships whether by whole or half-blood, or adoption.
Blood tests and medical examinations are not required. Same-sex marriages are permitted in Saskatchewan, as the provincial page states. And if your plans change location: getting married outside Saskatchewan is governed by the province or country where the marriage will take place, so contact that jurisdiction for its marriage laws rather than relying on a Saskatchewan licence process.
Clergy and marriage commissioners who are registered in Saskatchewan according to The Marriage Act, 1995 can perform marriages. A marriage commissioner cannot substitute for the issuer step: the licence is purchased from the issuer first, and the registered officiant performs the ceremony.
The licence authorizes the marriage; the certificate is the document you order after it. The eHealth Saskatchewan marriage certificates page lists a standard size marriage certificate at $35, a copy of the registration of marriage at $55, and a genealogical copy at $55. A standard certificate shows each spouse's full name, the date and place of marriage, the registration number and the registration date. A copy of the registration includes the information from the original marriage registration, is commonly used for international purposes, and cannot be used as personal identification.
You can apply for a marriage certificate or a copy of the marriage registration if you are either party to the marriage, among the other applicant categories eHealth lists. To apply you need the names of both spouses and the marriage details, plus one piece of government-issued identification or two other pieces of identification with your signature. Payment online is by Visa or Mastercard, debit or credit.
The Government of Saskatchewan marriage licences page opened for this guide states the issuer route, the two-piece identification rule with one photo piece and its examples, the statutory declaration process, the consanguinity list, who can perform marriages, and that blood tests and medical examinations are not required. It does not state a dollar fee for the marriage licence, a validity period or effective date for the licence, or rules for divorced or widowed applicants, so this guide gives none of those and directs you to the issuer for them. The eHealth Saskatchewan page opened here covers marriage certificates after the marriage, not licence fees.
| Where you buy it | From a marriage licence issuer in Saskatchewan |
|---|---|
| Identification | Two pieces of government-issued identification per person, one of which must be photo identification |
| Statutory declaration | Completed and signed by the prospective spouses in the presence of the marriage licence issuer, and read to the parties |
| Who can perform the marriage | Clergy and marriage commissioners registered in Saskatchewan according to The Marriage Act, 1995 |
| Blood tests and medical examinations | Not required |
After the marriage, the marriage certificate is a separate document ordered from eHealth Saskatchewan: a standard size marriage certificate is $35 and a copy of the registration of marriage is $55.
From a marriage licence issuer in Saskatchewan — the whole provincial page is built around that one route. You show your identification to the issuer there. And the statutory declaration, on the back of the licence, gets completed and signed with the issuer in the room.
Two pieces of government-issued identification must be presented to the marriage licence issuer, and one of the two must be photo identification. Examples of acceptable identification on the provincial page include a birth certificate, a passport, a driver's licence, a citizenship or permanent resident card, or a treaty card.
It is a series of questions and information located on the back of the marriage licence. When applying, the prospective spouses complete and sign it while the issuer is there with them. It then gets read to the parties — the point is proving everyone fully understands the content, the degrees of consanguinity section included.
Clergy and marriage commissioners who are registered in Saskatchewan according to The Marriage Act, 1995 can perform marriages.
No, none at all. The provincial page puts it plainly: blood tests or medical examinations are not required.
No fee — and no validity period — appears on the provincial marriage licences page opened for this guide, so neither figure appears here either. When you buy, ask the issuer for the current fee and for the licence's effective and expiry dates. Prices do show up for what comes later, the certificate ordered after the marriage: eHealth Saskatchewan lists a standard size marriage certificate at $35 and a copy of the marriage registration at $55.