Radon Mitigation System Cost in Manitoba and Saskatchewan

Winnipeg installers advertise radon mitigation systems from about $1,500 to $3,000; a Regina installer quotes $2,500 to $3,500. Those are ranges individual companies publish, not a set price for either city, and not our quote. What your house costs depends on the house, and a certified radon professional will give you that number after looking at the basement.

Before any of that, you need a long-term test result. Health Canada's guideline is 200 Bq/m3 (becquerels per cubic metre, averaged over a year in the part of the home you actually live in), and a kit costs about $70 from the lung associations' HomeRadonTest.ca. Health Canada says radon is the number one cause of lung cancer in non-smokers, so the three months a proper test takes are worth it. If your result comes back high, the figures below are what to plan around.

Most Prairie homes get sub-slab depressurization: a pipe through the basement slab, a fan, and a discharge outside. The price moves with how awkward that is to do in your particular house. A Regina installer says systems with a crawl space or more than one suction point can cost much more than its usual range.

• Foundation. One open slab is the simple case. Crawl spaces and additions can need extra suction points.
• Pipe route. Running pipe up through a finished basement or closets is more work than going out through an unfinished utility room.
• Sump pit. Health Canada says sump pits must be sealed as part of the job, so a pit adds to it.
• Season. One Winnipeg installer adds 20% for installs between November 30 and May 20, and for emergency jobs.
• Rough-in pipe. Manitoba has required a radon rough-in in new homes since April 2011, and the 2020 codes in force in both provinces since January 2024 require one too. It does nothing until a fan is added, and a 2013 Winnipeg Parade of Homes study found almost half were in inaccessible locations, so ask whether yours is usable.

We couldn't find a published mitigation price from an installer in Saskatoon, Brandon, Moose Jaw or Prince Albert. If you live there, the closest guides are the Winnipeg and Regina ranges above, read as Winnipeg and Regina prices, plus Health Canada's national $2,000 to $3,000 from 2014.

A certified radon professional will quote your house, and that quote is the only number that counts. For local testing options and survey results, see the Saskatoon, Brandon, Moose Jaw and Prince Albert pages.

There's less money out there than people expect, but some exists. Most of it requires a C-NRPP certified professional, so check that before you sign anything.

• Lungs Matter (Canadian Lung Association). Up to $1,500 for low- or moderate-income households in either province, meaning income below the provincial median. You need a long-term test of at least 90 days above 200 Bq/m3 and a quote from a C-NRPP certified mitigation professional. It won't cover work already done, and funding is limited. In Manitoba the Manitoba Lung Association runs it, and a lung cancer diagnosis also qualifies.
• Manitoba Hydro Home Energy Efficiency Loan. Up to $5,000 for radon mitigation over 5 years at 6.2% (on approved credit), paid on your energy bill. There's no income test, but the contractor must be C-NRPP certified.
• Saskatchewan. Lung Saskatchewan has offered reimbursement in the past; check its site for the current status. Lung Saskatchewan also says radon mitigation counts as an eligible expense for the provincial Home Renovation Tax Credit; confirm with CRA before you count on it.
• Federal. There is currently no federal radon tax credit that we could find.

A long-term test of at least 91 days in the heating season is the honest first step, and it's cheap. Short-term tests and library monitors are screening only, so don't make a $3,000 decision on a few days of readings. Our radon testing page covers where to put the detector.

Once a system is in, retest to confirm it worked. The fan runs all the time, and Health Canada's national figures put its power at about $50 to $75 a year, with a replacement fan at $200 to $300 when it wears out. If yours is already noisy or dead, see radon fan replacement.

When you compare quotes, look each installer up in C-NRPP's online directory and ask what's included: how many suction points, where the fan and pipe go, sump sealing, and whether a follow-up test is part of the price. Our radon mitigation page explains the system itself. When you're ready, call now at (204) 555-0173 and a radon professional will quote your house.