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​Residential ​Commercial
​Multi-Residential ​Office Building
​Pipeline ​Shopping Centre
​Farmlands ​Industrial
​Managed Forests ​Large Industrial

Property Taxes are a lien on the land and as such are a secured debt to the municipality.  As is the case with every municipality in the Province of Ontario, assessments are based on the prior years' market value and are levied against the property owner.

Tax Rate (formerly called a mill rate) is the factor which, when multiplied by a property's current value assessment, determines the amount of property taxes to be levied against that property.  The tax rate is determined after City Council approves the budget, which includes the total amount it needs to raise from taxes.  City Council determines the current year tax rate by April 30 of the current year.

Business Improvement Area (BIA) levies will continue with an assessment-based system that collects from commercial and industrial properties within the designated BIA.  All charges are assessed to the property owner who is able to recoup the costs from the lessee.  Any unpaid BIA charges ultimately remain the responsibility of the landlord/owner, and any such charges will be deemed to be taxes on the property, and subject to a lien, in the event of a tax sale.

Residential Tax Rates

​ 2013​ 2012​ ​2011 ​2010 ​2009 ​2008 ​2007 ​2006 ​2005 ​2004 ​2003
​Municipal 0.01651926​ ​0.01593146 ​0.01583146 0.01585140​ 0.01592852​ 0.01477741​ 0.01458589​ 0.01409796​ 0.01428225​ 0.01382977​ 0.01386800​
​Education 0.00212000​ ​0.00221000 ​0.00231000 ​0.00241000 ​0.00252000 ​0.00264000 ​0.00264000 ​0.00264000 ​0.00296000 ​0.00296000 ​0.00335000
​Hospital ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​0.00009877 ​0.00010053 ​0.00010931
​Total 0.01863926​ 0.01814146​ ​0.01814146 ​0.01826140 ​0.01844852 ​0.01741741 ​0.01722589 ​0.01673796 ​0.01734102 ​0.01689030 ​0.01732731
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Multi Residential Tax Rates

​ 2013​ ​2012 ​2011 ​2010 ​2009 ​2008 ​2007 ​2006 ​2005 ​2004 ​2003
​Municipal 0.04248000​ ​0.03917436 ​0.03907436 0.03982144​ 0.04061772​ 0.03915205​ 0.03864463​ 0.03862841​ 0.03913337​ 0.03789357​ 0.03495013​
​Education 0.00212000​ ​0.00221000 ​0.00231000 ​0.00241000 ​0.00252000 ​0.00264000 ​0.00264000 ​0.00264000 ​0.00296000 ​0.00296000 ​0.00335000
​Hospital ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​0.00027063 ​0.00027546 ​0.00027549
​Total 0.04460000​ ​0.04138436 ​0.04138436 ​0.04223144 ​0.04313772 ​0.04179205 ​0.04128463 ​0.04126841 ​0.04236400 ​0.04112903 ​0.03857562
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Pipeline

​ 2013​ 2012​ ​2011 ​2010 ​2009 ​2008 ​2007 ​2006 ​2005 ​2004 ​2003
​Municipal 0.03163283​ ​0.03185306 ​0.03165312 0.03169299​ 0.03184717​ 0.02954567​ 0.02916275​ 0.02818719​ 0.02855566​ 0.02765098​ 0.02498736​
​Education 0.01590000​ ​0.01590000 ​0.01697414 ​0.01749693 ​0.01803589 ​0.01859371 ​0.01864664 ​0.01864664 ​0.01882774 ​0.01882774 ​0.01876892
​Hospital ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​0.00019748 ​0.00020100 ​0.00019696
​Total 0.04753283​ ​0.04775306 ​0.04862726 0.04918992​ ​0.04988306 0.04813938​ 0.04780939​ 0.04683383​ 0.04758088​ 0.04667972​ 0.04395324​
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Farmlands

​ 2013​ 2012​ ​2011 ​2010 ​2009 ​2008 ​2007 ​2006 ​2005 ​2004 ​2003
​Municipal 0.00412982​ ​0.00398287 ​0.00395787 0.00396285​ ​0.00398213 ​0.00369435 0.00364648​ 0.00352450​ 0.00357057​ 0.00345744​ 0.00346700​
​Education 0.00053000​ ​0.00055250 ​0.00057750 ​0.00060250 ​0.00063000 ​0.00066000 ​0.00066000 ​0.00066000 ​0.00074000 ​0.00074000 ​0.00083750
​Hospital ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​0.00002469 ​0.00002513 ​0.00002733
​Total 0.00465982​ ​0.00453537 ​0.00453537 ​0.00456535 ​0.00461213 ​0.00435435 ​0.00430648 ​0.00418450 ​0.00433526 ​0.00422257 ​0.00433183

​Industrial
Farmland

 ​ ​ ​2011 ​2010 ​2009 ​2008 ​2007 ​2006 ​2005 ​2004 ​2003
​Municipal ​ ​ ​ ​0.00554799 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​
​Education ​ ​ ​ ​0.00084350 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​
​Hospital ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​
​Total ​ ​ ​ ​0.00639149 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

​Multi
Residential
Farmland

 2013​ ​ ​2011 ​2010 ​2009 ​2008 ​2007 ​2006 ​2005 ​2004 ​2003
​Municipal 0.00578174​ ​ ​ ​0.00554799 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​
​Education 0.00074200​ ​ ​ ​0.00084350 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​
​Hospital ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​
​Total 0.00652374​ ​ ​ ​0.00639149 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​
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Managed Forests

​ 2013​ 2012​ ​2011 ​2010 ​2009 ​2008 ​2007 ​2006 ​2005 ​2004 ​2003
​Municipal 0.00412982​ ​0.00398287 ​0.00395787 ​0.00396285 ​0.00398213 ​0.00369435 ​0.00364648 ​0.00352450 ​0.00357057 ​0.00345744 ​0.00346700
​Education 0.00053000​ ​0.00055250 ​0.00057750 ​0.00060250 ​0.00063000 ​0.00066000 ​0.00066000 ​0.00066000 ​0.00074000 ​0.00074000 ​0.00083750
​Hospital ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​0.00002469 ​0.00002513 ​0.00002733
​Total 0.00465982​ ​0.00453537 ​0.00453537 ​0.00456535 ​0.00461213 ​0.00435435 ​0.00430648 ​0.00418450 ​0.00433526 ​0.00422257 ​0.00433183
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Commercial Tax Rates 

​Occupied 2013​ 2012​ ​2011 ​2010 ​2009 ​2008 ​2007 ​2006 ​2005 ​2004 ​2003
​Municipal 0.03309958​ ​0.03054595 ​0.03036207 ​0.03094258 ​0.03157965 ​0.02929749 ​0.02892760 0.02795991​ ​0.02854263 0.02763837​ ​0.02737543
​Education 0.01490000​ ​0.01490000 ​0.01647811 ​0.01728148 ​0.01801653 ​0.01801653 ​0.01807066 ​0.01820122 ​0.01912523 ​0.01907818 ​0.01968052
​Hospital ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​0.00019739 ​0.00020091 ​0.00021578
​Total 0.04799958​ ​0.04544595 ​0.04684018 ​0.04822406 ​0.04959618 ​0.04731402 ​0.04699826 ​0.04616113 ​0.04786525 ​0.04691746 ​0.04727173

​Vacant

Excess Land

 2013​ ​2012 ​2011 ​2010 ​2009 ​2008 ​2007 ​2006 ​2005 ​2004 ​2003
​Municipal 0.02316971​ ​0.02138217 ​0.02125345 0.02165981​ 0.02210576​ 0.02050824​ 0.02024931​ 0.01957194​ 0.01997984​ 0.01934686​ 0.01916280​
​Education 0.01043000​ ​0.01043000 ​0.01153468 ​0.01209704 ​0.01261157 ​0.01261157 ​0.01264946 ​0.01274085 ​0.01338766 ​0.01335472 ​0.01377636
​Hospital ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​0.00013817 ​0.00014064 ​0.00015105
​Total 0.03359971​ ​0.03181217 0.03278813​ ​0.03375684 ​0.03471733 ​0.03311981 ​0.03289877 ​0.03231279 ​0.03350567 ​0.03284222 ​0.03309021

​New

Construction

 2013​ ​2012 ​2011 ​2010 ​2009 ​2008 ​2007 ​2006 ​2005 ​2004 ​2003
​Municipal 0.03309958​ 0.03054595 ​0.03036207 0.03094258​ 0.03157965​ 0.02929749​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​
​Education 0.01260000​ ​0.01260000 ​0.01330000 ​0.01430000 ​0.01520000 ​0.01600000 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​
​Hospital ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​
​Total 0.04569958​ ​0.04314595 0.04366207​ ​0.04524258 0.04677965​ ​0.04529749 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

​Vacant Land

Parking Lots

 2013​ ​2012 ​2011 ​2010 ​2009 ​2008 ​2007 ​2006 ​2005 ​2004 ​2003
​Municipal 0.01801159​ ​0.01662199 ​0.01652194 0.01654275​ 0.01663291​ 0.01543090​ 0.01523608​ 0.01472640​ 0.01503332​ 0.01455705​ 0.01441856​
​Education 0.00924108​ ​0.00871160 ​0.00897332 ​0.00926480 ​0.00958286 ​0.00951118 ​0.00951777 ​0.00958653 ​0.01007320 ​0.01004842 ​0.01036567
​Hospital ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​0.00010396 ​0.00010582 ​0.00011365
​Total 0.02724267​ ​0.02533359 ​0.02549526 ​0.02580755 ​0.02621577 ​0.02494208 ​0.02475385 ​0.02431293 ​0.02521048 ​0.02471129 ​0.02489788

​New
Construction
Excess Land

 2013​ ​2012 ​2011 ​2010 ​2009 ​2008 ​2007 ​2006 ​2005 ​2004 ​2003
​Municipal 0.02316971​ ​0.02138217 ​0.02125345 0.02165981​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​
​Education 0.00882000​ ​0.00882000 ​0.00931000 ​0.01001000 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​
​Hospital ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​
​Total 0.03198971​ ​0.03020217 0.03056345​ ​0.03166981 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

 

Office Buildings

​Occupied 2013​ 2012​ ​2011 ​2010 ​2009 ​2008 ​2007 ​2006 ​2005 ​2004 ​2003
​Municipal 0.03338000​ ​0.03105816 ​0.03087119 0.03146143​ 0.03210918​ 0.02978875​ 0.02941265​ 0.02842874​ 0.02902123​ 0.02810181​ 0.02783446​

​Education

 0.01490000​ ​0.01490000 ​0.01595307 ​0.01681813 ​0.01762903 ​0.01831864 ​0.01837367 ​0.01850642 ​0.01944592 ​0.01939808 ​0.02001053
​Hospital ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​0.00020070 ​0.00020428 ​0.00021940
​Total 0.04828000​ ​0.04595816 0.04682426​ ​0.04827956 ​0.04973812 ​0.04810739 ​0.04778632 ​0.04693516 ​0.04866785 ​0.04770417 ​0.04806439

​Excess Land

 2013​ ​2012 ​2011 ​2010 ​2009 ​2008 ​2007 ​2006 ​2005 ​2004 ​2003
​Municipal 0.02336600​ ​0.02174071 ​0.02160983 0.02202300​ 0.02247643​ 0.02085213​ 0.02058885​ ​ ​ ​ ​
​Education 0.01043000​ ​0.01043000 ​0.01116715 ​0.01177269 ​0.01234032 ​0.01282305 ​0.01286157 ​ ​ ​ ​
​Hospital ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​
​Total 0.03379600​ ​0.03217071 0.03277698​ 0.03379569​ ​0.03481675 ​0.03367518 ​0.03345042 ​ ​ ​ ​
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Shopping Centres

​Occupied 2013​ 2012​ ​2011 ​2010 ​2009 ​2008 ​2007 ​2006 ​2005 ​2004 ​2003
​Municipal 0.03406833​ ​0.03136518 ​0.03117635 0.03177244​ 0.03242659​ 0.03008262​ 0.02970282​ 0.02870920​ 0.02930754​ 0.02837904​ 0.02810905​
​Education 0.01448050​ ​0.01448050 ​0.01519146 ​0.01635385 ​0.01751585 ​0.01849936 ​0.01855494 ​0.01868899 ​0.01963776 ​0.01958944 ​0.02020793
​Hospital ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​0.00020268 ​0.00020630 ​0.00022156
​Total 0.04854883​ ​0.04584568 0.04636781​ ​0.04812629 ​0.04994244 ​0.04858198 ​0.04825776 ​0.04739819 ​0.04914798 ​0.04817478 ​0.04853854
​Excess Land 2013​ ​2012 2011​ ​2010 ​2009 ​2008 ​2007 ​2006 ​2005 ​2004 ​2003
​Municipal 0.02384783​ ​0.02195563 ​0.02182345 0.02224071​ 0.02269861​ 0.02105783​ 0.02079198​ 0.02009644​ 0.02051527​ 0.01986533​ 0.01967592​
​Education 0.01013635​ ​0.01013635 ​0.01063402 ​0.01144770 ​0.01226110 ​0.01294955 ​0.01298845 ​0.01308229 ​0.01374643 ​0.01371261 ​0.01414555
​Hospital ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​0.00014187 ​0.00014441 ​0.00015509
​Total 0.03398418​ ​0.03209198 ​0.03245747 ​0.03368840 ​0.03495971 ​0.03400738 ​0.03378043 ​0.03317873 ​0.03440357 ​0.03372235 ​0.03397656

​Shopping Centre

New Construction

 2013​ ​2012 ​2011 ​2010 ​2009 ​2008 ​2007 ​2006 ​2005 ​2004 ​2003
​Municipal 0.03406833​ ​0.03136518 ​0.03117635 0.03177244​ 0.03242659​ 0.03008262​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​
​Education 0.01260000​ ​0.01260000 ​0.01330000 ​0.01430000 ​0.01520000 ​0.01600000 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​
​Hospital ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​
​Total 0.04666833 ​0.04396518 ​0.04447635 ​0.04607244 0.04762659​ 0.04608262​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​
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Industrial

​Occupied 2013​ 2012​ ​2011 ​2010 ​2009 ​2008 ​2007 ​2006 ​2005 ​2004 ​2003
​Municipal 0.04020788​ ​0.03731964 ​0.03736359 0.03746556​ 0.03764784​ 0.03498522​ 0.03475542​ 0.03416421​ 0.03497156​ 0.03436347​ 0.03330835​
​Education 0.01590000​ ​0.01590000 ​0.01930000 ​0.02379263 ​0.02405965 ​0.02405965 ​0.02451341 ​0.02357221 ​0.02622433 ​0.02615487 ​0.02695745
​Hospital ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​0.00024542 ​0.00025969 ​0.00028382
​Total 0.05610788​ ​0.05321964 0.05666359​ ​0.06125819 ​0.06170749 ​0.05904487 ​0.05926883 ​0.05773642 ​0.06144131 ​0.06077803 ​0.06054962
​Excess Land 2013​ ​2012 ​2011 ​2010 ​2009 ​2008 ​2007 ​2006 ​2005 ​2004 ​2003
​Municipal 0.02613512​ ​0.02425777 ​0.02428633 0.02435261​ 0.02447110​ 0.02274039​ 0.02259102​ 0.02220674​ 0.02448009​ 0.02405443​ 0.02331584​
​Education 0.01033500​ ​0.01033500 ​0.01254500 ​0.01546521 ​0.01563877 ​0.01563877 ​0.01593372 ​0.01532194 ​0.01835703 ​0.01830841 ​0.01887022
​Hospital ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​0.00017179 ​0.00018179 ​0.00019867
​Total 0.03647012​ ​0.03459277 0.03683133​ ​0.03981782 ​0.04010987 ​0.03837916 ​0.03852474 ​0.03752868 ​0.04300891 ​0.04254463 ​0.04238473
​Vacant Land 2013​ ​2012 ​2011 ​2010 ​2009 ​2008 ​2007 ​2006 ​2005 ​2004 ​2003
​Municipal 0.02613512​ ​0.02425777 ​0.02428633 0.02435261​ 0.02447110​ 0.02274039​ 0.02259102​ 0.02220674​ 0.02448009​ 0.02405443​ 0.02331584​
​Education 0.01033500​ ​0.01033500 ​0.01254500 ​0.01546521 ​0.01563877 ​0.01563877 ​0.01593372 ​0.01532194 ​0.01835703 ​0.01830841 ​0.01887022
​Hospital ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​0.00017179 ​0.00018179 ​0.00019867
​Total 0.03647012​ ​0.03459277 0.03683133​ ​0.03981782 ​0.04010987 ​0.03837916 ​0.03852474 ​0.03752868 ​0.04300891 ​0.04254463 ​0.04238473

​Farmland
Awaiting
Development
Phase 1

 2013​ ​2012 ​2011 ​2010 ​2009 ​2008 ​2007 ​2006 ​2005 ​2004 ​2003
​Municipal 0.00578174​ ​0.00557601 ​0.00554101 0.00554799​ ​0.00557498 ​0.00517209 0.00510507​ 0.00493429​ ​ ​ ​
​Education 0.00074200​ ​0.00077350 ​0.00080850 ​0.00084350 ​0.00088200 ​0.00092400 ​0.00092400 ​0.00092400 ​ ​ ​
​Hospital ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​
​Total 0.00652374​ ​0.00634951 0.00634951​ 0.00639149​ ​0.00645698 ​0.00609609 ​0.00602907 ​0.00585829 ​ ​ ​
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Large Industrial

​Occupied 2013​ ​2012 ​2011 ​2010 ​2009 ​2008 ​2007 ​2006 ​2005 ​2004 ​2003
​Municipal 0.05169000​ ​0.04912161 ​0.04917945 0.04931366​ 0.05029968​ 0.04674227​ 0.04643524​ 0.04564534​ 0.04983791​ 0.04897132​ 0.04746754​
​Education 0.01590000​ ​0.01590000 ​0.01930000 ​0.02410447 ​0.02700000 ​0.03214507 ​0.03275132 ​0.03359272 ​0.03737226 ​0.03727326 ​0.03841675
​Hospital ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​0.00034974 ​0.00037009 ​0.00040446
​Total 0.06759000​ ​0.06502161 ​0.06847945 0.07341813​ ​0.07729968 ​0.07888734 ​0.07918656 ​0.07923806 ​0.08755991 ​0.08661467 ​0.08628875

​Excess Land

 2013​ ​2012 ​2011 ​2010 ​2009 ​2008 ​2007 ​2006 ​2005 ​2004 ​2003
​Municipal 0.03359850​ ​0.03192905 0.03196664 0.03205388 0.03269479 0.03038248 0.03018290 ​0.02966947 ​0.03488654 ​0.03427992 ​0.03322727
​Education 0.01033500​ ​0.01033500 0.01254500 0.01566791 ​0.01755000 ​0.02089430 ​0.02128836 ​0.02183527 ​0.02616058 ​0.02609128 ​0.02689173
​Hospital ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​0.00024482 ​0.00025906 ​0.00028312
​Total 0.04393350​ ​0.04226405 ​0.04451164 0.04772178 ​0.05024479 0.05127678 ​0.05147126 ​0.05150474 ​0.06129194 ​0.06063026 ​0.06040212
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Office Buildings - New Construction

​ 2013​ ​2012 ​2011
​Municipal 0.03338000​ ​0.03105816 ​0.03087119
​Education 0.01260000​ ​0.01260000 ​0.01330000
​Hospital ​ ​
​Total 0.04598000​ ​0.04365816 ​0.04417119
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Industrial New Construction 

​ 2013​ ​2012 ​2011
​Municipal 0.04020788​ ​0.03731964 ​0.03736359
​Education 0.01260000​ ​0.01260000 ​0.01330000
​Hospital ​ ​ ​
​Total 0.05280788​ 0.04991964​ ​0.05066359
​Excess Land 2013​ ​2012 ​
​Municipal 0.02613512​ ​0.02425777 ​
​Education 0.00819000​ ​0.00819000 ​
​Hospital ​ ​ ​
​Total 0.03432512​ ​0.03244777 ​