Land for sale in the Regina area, Saskatchewan

About the Regina area

The area

This page covers Statistics Canada's census division No. 6, the part of southern Saskatchewan around Regina. It spans about 17,400 km² and had about 276,600 people in 2021, of whom about 226,400 lived in Regina itself. Outside the city it is farm country, divided into 20 rural municipalities, among them Sherwood, Edenwold, Lumsden, South Qu'Appelle, Pense, Lajord and Longlaketon. The largest towns are commuter and valley towns: White City (about 3,700), Pilot Butte (about 2,600), Fort Qu'Appelle, Indian Head, Lumsden and Balgonie (each about 1,750 to 2,000) and Regina Beach (about 1,300). The Qu'Appelle Valley runs through the division, with Fort Qu'Appelle and a cluster of small lakeside resort villages.

History

This is Treaty 4 land, and the City of Regina names it as the traditional territory of the Cree, Saulteaux, Dakota, Nakota and Lakota and the homeland of the Métis. Treaty 4 was concluded at the Qu'Appelle Lakes on 15 September 1874, and First Nations with reserves in the division include Piapot, Muscowpetung, Pasqua, Standing Buffalo, Star Blanket, Okanese and Peepeekisis. Settler farming started in the 1880s: at Indian Head the Qu'Appelle Valley Farming Company, set up in 1882, built Saskatchewan's first round barn.

Services and access

Regina General Hospital and Pasqua Hospital in Regina both run 24-hour emergency departments; the General is a major referral centre with trauma care, cardiac and neuroscience services. Outside the city, Indian Head Union Hospital and All Nations' Healing Hospital in Fort Qu'Appelle also have 24-hour emergency departments. The Trans-Canada Highway (Highway 1) runs east through Indian Head, about 45 minutes from Regina. Regina International Airport has Air Canada and WestJet flights to cities including Calgary, Vancouver, Edmonton, Toronto and Minneapolis.

Land and climate

Southern Saskatchewan saw widespread flooding in the spring of 2011, after heavy rain in 2010 and a deep snowpack; the provincial Water Security Agency ran an emergency program to protect yards and communities.

Before you buy

Each rural municipality sets zoning and issues development and building permits under the provincial Construction Codes Act; some, such as the RM of Lumsden, contract a private firm for building inspections. Farm buildings can be exempt from construction standards if they meet set criteria. Subdivisions are approved by the province's Community Planning Branch, which will not approve one that breaks the RM's zoning bylaw. As an example of local rules, the RM of South Qu'Appelle zones most land agricultural and allows two subdivisions of 5 to 20 acres from a quarter section, leaving at least 120 acres for farming. Septic and wastewater systems are approved by the Saskatchewan Health Authority.

Sources

• Statistics Canada, 2021 Census population and dwelling counts (tables 98-10-0002, 98-10-0007)
• City of Regina, about Regina
• Crown-Indigenous Relations Canada, Treaty No. 4 text
• Town of Indian Head
• Saskatchewan Health Authority, Regina General Hospital
• Saskatchewan Health Authority, Pasqua Hospital
• Saskatchewan Health Authority, Indian Head Union Hospital
• Saskatchewan Health Authority, All Nations' Healing Hospital
• Regina International Airport
• Water Security Agency, flood damage reduction
• RM of Lumsden No. 189, development and building permits
• RM of South Qu'Appelle No. 157, subdivisions

Written by AcreScout from the sources listed; facts checked September 30, 2026. Rules change: confirm anything that matters with the municipality.