Taxes

What's new

Five-Year Financial Plan and Ten-Year Capital Plan adopted

Council adopted the 2026 to 2030 Financial Plan Bylaw in careful consideration of public consultation and deliberations and earlier readings in December and March, incorporating cuts to reduce the budget increase for municipal taxes to 6.638 per cent, from 8.6 per cent.

Property tax notices are sent in late May

Property tax notices are prepared for distribution by late May following the adoption of the financial plan and respective tax rate bylaws in winter or early spring.

Property tax due date

Property taxes are due by 4:30 p.m. July 2.

Please account for Canada Day to avoid delays in paying taxes as City Hall and financial institutions will be closed on the stat holiday. Thank you.

If you have not received your property tax notice by June 15, please email taxes@westkelownacity.ca or call 778-797-8860 to arrange for us to email you a copy.

Payment options

Please visit our payment options webpage for more information.

Property tax deferment

Property tax deferment is a provincial program that may help offset household costs.

Learn more by visiting the tax deferment website.

What have been the past budget increases for municipal taxes?

2026: 6.638 per cent
2025: 7.31 per cent
2024: 6.85 per cent
2023: 5.00 per cent
2022: 4.00 per cent
2021: 4.05 per cent
2020: 2.80 per cent
2019: 3.88 per cent
2018: 2.18 per cent
2017: 3.00 per cent
2016: 3.00 per cent
2015: 2.70 per cent
2014: 2.95 per cent
2013: 2.95 per cent
2012: 3.00 per cent
2011: 2.24 per cent
2010: 2.35 per cent
2009: 2.00 per cent
2008: 5.00 per cent

What things are considered in budgeting and five-year financial planning?

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, Council establishes Strategic Priorities which set goals for the municipality. The budget process also takes into consideration such factors as affordability, assessment values, inflation, population and construction growth, recommendations from master plans, asset management and requests for services.

Under Section 165 of the Community Charter, a municipal Council must adopt, by bylaw, a five-year financial plan that establishes proposed expenditures, funding sources and transfers between funds. West Kelowna has a five-year operating plan and ten-year capital plan.