About Canada Property Tax

Canada Property Tax publishes residential mill rates and estimated tax bills compiled from provincial open data and municipal tax-rate schedules. There is no single national mill-rate table; assessment and municipal taxation are provincial responsibilities. Rates are normalized to a common per-$1,000 of assessed value basis where the source allows, so readers can compare figures that municipalities originally published as mills, percentages, or per-$100,000 rates.

Assessment systems differ

Primary inputs include Ontario Financial Information Return Schedule 22, Nova Scotia open municipal tax-rate tables, and published bylaws or budget schedules for other provinces. BC Assessment revalues annually; Ontario's MPAC uses a multi-year cycle with phase-in; Alberta requires annual market-value assessment; Nova Scotia applies a residential capped assessment program. A high mill rate on a lagging or capped assessment base can produce a lower dollar bill than a low mill rate on full market value.

Methodology notes

City pages emphasize the municipal residential rate under council control and note where education or regional levies would raise the total bill. Estimated tax on a representative home value is shown so readers compare dollars, not raw rates alone. Class tax ratios (commercial, multi-residential, industrial) shift burden within a municipality without changing the headline residential mill rate. Primer: Understanding Property Tax Mill Rates in Canada.

Limitations

Figures are for informational and comparative use. For decisions with health, tax, or construction consequences, rely on the issuing municipality or agency, a licensed professional, or Health Canada guidance where applicable. Corrections: [email protected].

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