Industrial 2.320000 0.03764615
Large Industrial 2.938100 0.04767593
Pipeline 1.928249 0.03128929

Education Tax Rates

The total tax levy is a combination of both municipal and provincial education taxes. Municipalities have no control over the education tax rates that apply to property classes within their jurisdiction as they are set by the Ministry of Finance. The rate applied to both residential and multi-residential is set equally across the Province. The business class education rates are set for each municipality individually.

2020 Education Rates

Tax Class 2020 Rates
Residential/Multi-Residential 0.00153000
Commercial/Office
Building/Shopping Centre
0.01250000
Parking Lot 0.00822145
Industrial Residual 0.01250000
Large Industrial 0.01250000
New Construction
(rate
applies
to
both
commercial or industrial new
construction assessment)
0.00980000

Based upon the 2020 rates indicated above a total of $62.8 million would be collected and remitted for education taxes. As part of recent Provincial announcements, to assist municipalities with cash flow planning, the requirement remit the June quarterly payment for the education portion of the taxes has been deferred to September. The September payment will be required at the same time as the December payment.

Regular Tax Billing and Instalment Due Dates

On March 25, 2020, City Council approved interim measures that would assist taxpayers on a short-term basis with the payment of the 3rd instalment of the interim 2020 property taxes, CR127/2020. As part of this resolution City Council requested that Administration report back regarding options related to property tax late charges and due dates for Council’s consideration.