Taxes

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The Council of the Township of North Dumfries determines its revenue requirements and sets a municipal tax rate. The Township collects property taxes to pay for municipal services. Property tax is generated from all properties including residential, commercial, industrial and farmlands. As a lower-tier municipality, the Township collects taxes for the Region of Waterloo and School Boards.

Property Tax Due Dates

Tax due dates occur each year on the first business day in March, May, September, and November.

Failure to receive a tax bill does not exempt the taxpayer from the responsibility for payment or liability for interest charged. If you receive a tax bill in error, please return it to the Township immediately.

Interim Property Tax

The interim billing is issued in late January each year and is based on approximately half of the previous year's total taxes. The due dates are on the first business day in March and May each year.

View the 2023 Interim Property Tax Bill Insert.

Final Property Tax

Final property tax bills are due on the first business day in September and November each year. Final bills are mailed in early July each year.

The final billing levies the total taxes for the calendar year. View the 2023 Final Property Tax Bill Insert.

How is my property tax calculated?

To calculate the Township tax rate, the municipality calculates the total costs for all services, less any offsetting revenues such as grants, user fees, money borrowed, or money transferred from reserves. This total is divided by the total weighted assessment of the municipality. The Township annual budget calculates only the Township tax rates, as the Regional and School Board rates are calculated by those independent bodies.

The property tax rates do not include area rates, local improvement charges, and other charges billed with taxes which may apply. Properties in the commercial, industrial and multi-residential classes may be subject to capping adjustments.

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The Final Property Tax bill is calculated by multiplying the Property Assessment by the Municipal Tax Rate, adding the Special Area Rate and/or Local Improvement Charges, and subtracting the Interim Property Tax amount already billed.

Assessment Information

The Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC) is responsible for determining a value on all properties in Ontario. A weighted assessment value provided by MPAC is used by the Township to calculate its tax rate. Learn about how my property assessment impacts my property taxes.

Review the information for your property and compare it to other properties in your area on MPAC's About My Property website.

MPAC representatives are available by appointment at 1-877-630-8786. Alternatively, contact MPAC at 1-866-296-6722 or visit their website for additional information.

Payment Methods

All payments must be received by the due date or will be considered late and a penalty charge will be applied. Please make cheques payable to the Township of North Dumfries and include the remittance stub with your payment.

Telephone & Internet Banking

Check with your financial institution to register for telephone or internet banking. Use your property roll number when asked for your account number (all 19 digits are required). Search for the "North Dumfries - Township Taxes" payee.

In Person

Township Office: payments by cheque, cash, or debit at 2958 Greenfield Road during office hours Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., excluding statutory holidays. Please bring your tax bill for receipting purposes.
Overnight Deposit Box: If unavailable during Township office hours, please submit cheque payment in the black deposit box located outside the NDCC main entrance. Please include a remittance stub and a phone number. Do not leave cash payments in the deposit box.

Postdated cheques for the installment due dates are accepted however once submitted, they will not be pulled or returned.

Pre-authorized Payment Plan

The Township offers both monthly or due date pre-authorized payment plans:

Monthly plan enrollment takes place semi-annually. Monthly plan enrollment deadlines are May 31st and November 15th. Payments are withdrawn on the first business day of each month with the amounts calculated to start each year and recalculated when the final billing has been issued.
Due date plan payments are withdrawn on the usual four instalment dates.

Complete a Pre-authorized Payment Enrollment Form and submit it to the Township office. To change or cancel payments, complete and submit a change or cancel pre-authorized payment form. This form must be received in writing, 30 days in advance of the next scheduled withdrawal.

Penalty and/or Interest

Penalty and interest charges of 1.25% will be added to installments not paid by the due date. Further penalty and interest of 1.25% will be added the first day of each month the installment remains unpaid.

Penalty and interest will not be waived for any reason.

Taxes in arrears after December 31st will be subject to monthly interest charges until paid. Payments received on accounts are applied first toward any outstanding penalty and/or interest charges, then toward the oldest outstanding taxes.

Tax Certificates, Statements and Other Fees

Tax Certificates

Tax certificate requests must include the following:

Property address
Assessment roll number
Legal description
Current owner name and information
Closing date
File number and law office name
Return address

See the Fees and Charges page for the current fee for a tax certificate.

The fee for the tax certificate request is required in the form of a cheque prior to the release of information. Verbal tax confirmation of all certificates is provided for a period of six (6) months from the date of issue. Mail request and make cheques payable to:

Corporation of the Township of North Dumfries

2958 Greenfield Road, P.O. Box 1060

Ayr, ON N0B 1E0

If you have any questions, view the Contact Us information on this page.

Tax Statements

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Other Fees

Please view the Township's Fees and Charges page for the current Tax Fees.

Changes to Ownership or Mailing Address

If you received a tax bill for a property that has recently sold, please mark "Return to Sender- Property Sold" on the envelope and return it to the Township Office. It usually takes four to six weeks from the date of a sale until the Tax Department receives the necessary paperwork to change the ownership on our files.

To change your mailing address, the Township requires the request in writing, dated and signed. Please complete the following Mailing Address Change Request Form, including the property address and roll number on all correspondence.

Supplementary Tax Billings

A supplementary tax bill will be issued by the Township to reflect the increase in assessed value of your property due to an improvement such as an addition, garage, pool, etc. If you purchased a newly constructed residence or building, the taxes would have been based on the assessed value of the land (lot) only and the supplementary would be for the value of the structure. The value of the improvement is assessed by MPAC and will back date to the date of occupancy or completion up to a maximum of three years. Please be aware that supplementary bills are not on the same billing timetable as our usual billing and the lump sum can be payable in only one installment.

Appeals and Rebates

Assessment appeals should be made directly with MPAC through their Request for Reconsideration application form.

Contact MPAC at 1-866-296-6722, or visit their website. If you are successful in reducing the property's assessment, adjustments to the tax account cannot be processed until after the final billing has been completed.