Do I own the minerals or oil & gas on my property?

Not likely.  Since the late 1800s, the Government has reserved the mineral and oil and gas rights when issuing title to property in Saskatchewan.  Some old property titles, or titles that were acquired from railways, were issued with subsurface rights and those remain today (about 20% of the Province).  Of course, you can obtain mineral or oil and gas rights by purchasing them from the current holder or the Provincial Government, if they are for sale.

The Provincial Government sells oil and gas rights by auction every two months.   Mineral rights can be “staked” or transferred through the government’s online MARS system at https://mars.isc.ca