Where Does Your Tax Dollars Go

The individual property tax levy on each property includes an education tax rate plus a municipal tax rate, times the assessment value, plus any applicable local improvments and special charges that may apply against the proeprty.

Education tax rates are legislated by the Province of Ontario and is billed and collected by the municipality. The funds levied are then turned over to the local school boards. This tax represents approximately the following percentage of your total tax bill:
Residential     17.555%
Commercial   51.889%
Industrial       46.296%

There are four school boards who share the education levy:
Public English - Upper Canada District School Board
Public French - Conseil de ecoles Publique
Separate English - Catholic District School Board
Catholic French - Conseil de ecoles Catholique

Municipal tax rates are determined once Council approves the Town's annual budget. The budget is determined after considering all venues of revenue (user fees, grants, etc.) less the expenses equals the municipal levy. The municipal levy is then used to calculate the municipal tax rates.

Due Dates - Property tax due dates are the last business day in each of March, April, August, and September.