Taxes

4.05 per cent tax increase adopted for 2021

City Council adopted the 2021 Budget and Five-Year Financial Plan Bylaw setting the tax increase at 4.05 per cent, which includes a one per cent Infrastructure Levy, at its regular Council meeting on April 20, 2021. This is .70 per cent lower than previously presented during budget deliberations in December 2020.

The tax increase will result in a total net operating budget of $36,559,188 and will average $84.00 per household based on the assessed value of $655,470. 

When are taxes due?

Property tax notices are mailed at the end of May or the beginning of June. Payments are due July 2, 2021 by 4:30pm.

Property Tax Deferment

Property tax deferment may also be an option to help you offset your household costs. To learn more about the program, which is available to families with children, people over 55, widows and widowers and people living with disabilities and the disabled, please visit the Province of BC's tax deferment website.

For property tax payment options and other information please go to our Property Tax webpage.

What have past tax increases been?

• 2008: 5.00 per cent
• 2009: 2.00 per cent
• 2010: 2.35 per cent
• 2011: 2.24 per cent
• 2012: 3.00 per cent
• 2013: 2.95 per cent
• 2014: 2.95 per cent
• 2015: 2.70 per cent
• 2016: 3.00 per cent
• 2017: 3.00 per cent
• 2018: 2.18 per cent
• 2019: 3.88 per cent
• 2020: 2.8 per cent
• 2021: 4.05 per cent 

What things are considered when establishing tax levels?

Staff and Council know that tax dollars are limited, despite a multitude of service, program and infrastructure requests. Mayor and Council and many city staff are tax paying residents too.

To ensure wise spending, the city takes into consideration such factors as affordability, inflation, population and construction growth statistics, recommendations from master plans, assessments on infrastructure, requests for service and responses from the annual Citizens' Survey.