Taxes

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Property Tax

Next tax due dates: September and November 2023

The Township of North Dumfries generates property tax bills from all properties within its corporate boundaries including Residential, Commercial, Industrial and Farmlands. The Township is a lower tier municipality which means it collects taxes for the Municipal Services, the Region of Waterloo Services, and School Boards.

The Township annual budget calculates only the Township tax rates, as the Regional and School Board rates are calculated by those independent bodies. 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 borrow or money transferred from reserves. This total is divided by the total weighted assessment of the municipality.

Property Tax Due Dates

Failure to receive a tax bill does not exempt the taxpayer from the responsibility for payment, nor from the liability for interest charged. If you receive a tax bill in error, please return it to the Township immediately.

Due dates:

Interim Property Tax Installment

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 the first business days of March and May each year.

View the 2023 Interim Property Tax Bill Insert.

Final Property Tax Installment

Final property tax installments are due the first business days of September and November each year. Final bill mail out date occurs in early July each year.

The final billing levies the total taxes for the calendar year:

= (Assessment x Tax Rate) + (Special Area Rate and/or Local Improvement Charges) - (the interim amount already billed)

Tax Rates

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.

Assessment Information

How will my property assessment impact my property taxes?

On March 25, 2020, the Ontario government announced that the 2020 Assessment Update has been postponed. They have indicated that property assessments for the 2023 property tax year will continue to be based on the fully phased-in January 1, 2016 current values. This means your property assessment for the 2023 property tax year will be the same as the 2020 tax year, unless there have been changes to your property.

MPAC is responsible for determining a value on all properties in Ontario. You may contact MPAC at 1-866-296-6722, or visit their website for additional information.

MPAC representatives are available by appointment, please call 1-877-630-8786.

Tax Certificates

Tax certificate requirements 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.

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 payee named "North Dumfries- TAXES"

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

A penalty of one and a quarter percent (1.25%) will be added to any late or unpaid balance following a due date and on the first day of each month thereafter. 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/interest charges, then toward the oldest outstanding taxes.

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.