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Please note: The jurisdiction number for the City of West Kelowna is 364. 


Property taxes are due July 4, 2022 by 4:30 pm. Payments received after 4:30 p.m. on July 4, 2022 will be considered late. A 10 per cent late penalty applies July 5, 2022. Please pay all outstanding balances before the due date to avoid the penalty. If you cannot pay the full amount by July 4, make whatever payment you can to reduce the penalty amount.


 

Address, Name and Title Changes

Change Address

To change your address you will need to connect directly with the Land Title Office. The address on a title is where information about a property may be sent, such as assessment, property tax and speculation tax notices. Property owners are encouraged to ensure it is an address where they can receive mail. It does not have to be the address of the property.

  • To learn more or start an application to change your address, visit www.ltsa.ca/ChangeMailingAddress.
  • BC property owners can also update the mailing address on a land title online using the BC Services Card app.
  • The option to mail-in or deliver an application in person by appointment at a Land Title Office is also available. Get more information here. 

Change Name or Title

Any changes related to title requires notifying the Kamloops Land Titles Office. You may contact a land title corrections officer or have these changes made by a notary or lawyer acting on your behalf.

Talk to a Land Title Corrections Officer at:

Kamloops Land Title Office

114-455 Columbia Street

Kamloops, BC V2C 6K4

Website

Tel: 1-877-577-5872

Fax: 1-250-371-3717

Deferments - Province of British Columbia Program

The Province of BC offers two tax deferment programs and now fully administers them. City of West Kelowna staff are unable to assist with this program. Please direct all new and renewal applications and inquiries through the provincial government's website. To learn more, please go to:

Regular Program

You may qualify for the Regular Program if you are: 

  • 55 or older during the current year
  • a surviving spouse of any age, or
  • a person with disabilities

Find out more about the Regular Tax Deferment Program.

Families with Children Program

You may qualify for the Families with Children Program if you are a parent, stepparent or financially supporting a child.

Find out more about the Families with Children Program.

Home owner grant

REMINDER - Effective January 1, 2021 all home owner grants must now be claimed directly through the Province of BC homeowner grant program online or by phone. Municipalities are no longer able to accept any home owner grant applications.

Claim your home owner grant by July 4. Home owner grants not claimed by July 4, 2022 will also be subject to the 10 per cent penalty.

Registered owners, who are eligible, are responsible for claiming the home owner grant before the due date:

  • Even if a mortgage company is paying their taxes or if the taxes are being deferred, homeowners must claim the grant (if eligible).
  • Those who make prepayments towards their taxes are also responsible for claiming the home owner grant, if they are eligible, before the due date.

To find out more about the Home Owner Grant program, please visit the Province of BC home owner grant website or call them at 1-888-355-2700.

Notices

Notices are sent by mail in late May for the period of January 1 to December 31 of the current year.

  • If you haven't received a tax notice by June 15, please contact the Property Tax Department at taxes@westkelownacity.ca or by phone at 778-797-8860 you can also view your account online (follow this how-to document for assistance if required). 
    • If a property sale occurs during the year, taxes are adjusted by a notary or lawyer. The City of West Kelowna does not adjust taxes due to property sales. Owners should check with their notary or lawyer to confirm if any action is required on their part.
  • Notices will include the municipal property tax portion, and, in some cases parcel taxes. Email taxes@westkelownacity.ca or call 778-797-8860 for questions regarding parcel taxes.
  • The notice will also include general taxes collected for other levels of government. For questions regarding other charges, please contact the corresponding organization below:
    • BC Assessment Authority: 1-866-825-8322
    • Municipal Finance Authority (MFA): 250-383-1181
    • Regional District of Central Okanagan (Hospital, RDCO, and 911): 250-763-4918
    • School (Province of BC): 1-888-355-2700
    • Sterile Insect Release Program (RDCO): 250-469-6187

Penalties

Penalties are statutory. Staff cannot waive these charges.

Property taxes are due July 4, 2022 by 4:30 pm. Payments received after 4:30 pm on July 4, 2022 will be considered late. A 10 per cent late penalty applies July 5, 2022. Please pay all outstanding balances before the due date to avoid the penalty. If you cannot pay the full amount by July 4, make whatever payment you can to reduce the penalty amount.

  • Claim your Home owner grant by July 4. Home owner grants not claimed by July 4, 2022 will also be subject to the 10 per cent penalty.
  • Penalties are mandated under The Community Charter.

If after December 31 taxes are still not paid, further interest penalties are applied to the outstanding balances. Interest on outstanding balances is calculated at rates set four times per year by the Province of British Columbia.

Tax Rates - Municipal Portion of Taxes

A tax rate is established by taking the total budget of the municipality that must be covered through taxation and dividing it by the total assessed value of all properties in their jurisdiction.

For example, if a municipality requires $37 million from taxation to cover its budget and the total assessed value of all properties within their jurisdiction is $8.9 billion, the tax rate is 0.00416.

Budget Need ÷ Assessed Value = Tax Rate

$37 million ÷ $8.9 billion = 0.00416

This rate is then used to calculate municipal property taxes.

Tax Rate x Assessed Value = Municipal Property Taxes

0.00416 x $530,000 = $2,204.80

This amount does not include taxes for other governments.

To find out specific tax rates, please visit the Province of BC Local Government Tax Rates website.

See the current year's Tax Rates Bylaw on the Bylaws page.

Online Services

You can view your property tax account anytime or sign up for e-billing online. Follow this how-to document for assistance if required.

Property Tax Insert

Learn more about what the municipal tax portion of the budget provides funding for by reading the property tax insert. 

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