Tax Rate and Fees

2025 Tax Rates

Class	Description	Municipal (RTC/RTQ)	County	School Board	Total	BIA Levy
C1	Commercial Farmland	0.0017541	0.0014	0.0003825	0.0035366	NA
CT	Commercial Occupied	0.0075921	0.0060595	0.008721	0.0223726	0.0026552
CU	Comm Excess Land	0.0075921	0.0060595	0.008721	0.0223726	0.0026552
CX	Comm Vac Lands	0.0040871	0.003262	0.0063347	0.0136838	0.0014294
DT	Office Building	0.0075921	0.0060595	0.008721	0.0223726	NA
FT	Farmlands	0.0017541	0.0014	0.0003825	0.0035366	NA
GT	Parking Lot	0.0040871	0.003262	0.0063347	0.0136838	0.0014294
I1	Industrial Farmland	0.0017541	0.0014	0.0003825	0.0035366	NA
IT	Industrial Occupied	0.0136295	0.010878	0.0088	0.0333075	NA
IU	Ind Vac Units	0.0136295	0.010878	0.0088	0.0333075	NA
IX	Ind Vac Land	0.0136295	0.010878	0.0088	0.0333075	NA
IJ	Ind Vac Government	0.0136295	0.010878	0.0125	0.0370075	NA
IK	Ind Vac PIL Shared	0.0136295	0.010878	0.0125	0.0370075	NA
LT	Large Ind Occupied	0.0188469	0.0150422	0.0088	0.0426891	NA
LU	Large Ind Vac Unit	0.0188469	0.0150422	0.0088	0.0426891	NA
MT	Multi-Residential	0.0077181	0.00616	0.00153	0.0154081	NA
NT	New Multi-Residential	0.0077181	0.00616	0.00153	0.0154081	NA
PT	Pipelines	0.0091425	0.0072968	0.0088	0.0252393	NA
R1	Res/Farm IR	0.0017541	0.0014	0.0003825	0.0035366	NA
RT	Residential	0.0070165	0.0056	0.00153	0.0141465	NA
ST	Shopping	0.0075921	0.0060595	0.008721	0.0223726	0.0026552
TT	Managed Forests	0.0017541	0.0014	0.0003825	0.0035366	NA

Tax Rates:

Municipal Tax Rates are approved by Council and applied on the Final Tax Bill.

County Tax Rates are approved by Essex County and provided to the Town and are applied Final Tax Bill.

Education Tax Rates are set by the Province and applied on the Final Tax Bill.

Previous Final Tax Rates

2026 User Fee By-law
Schedule G - Corporate Services

Category	Fee
Administration Fees and Service Charges
Convenience Fee US currency transactions (per item)	$5.00
Returned Bank Item Charge	$42.00
Financing Administration Fee (per property)	$135.00
Interest on trade receivables over 30 days past due per month	1.25%
Penalty and Interest on tax account arrears per month	1.25%
Tax and Water Certificate - each per property inquiry	$87.00
Tax and Water Certificate - each per property inquiry within 2 business days	$172.00
Property Tax / Water Bill / Invoice Reprint - Duplicate Service	$15.00
Additions to the Property Tax Roll	$42.00
Refund or Misdirected Payment Fee	$42.00
Debenture Fee - per property	$143.00
Ownership Changes	$42.00
Property Tax Listing for Mortgage Companies	$14.00
Tax Sale Fees
Final Notice Letter - per property	$62.00
Farm Debt Mediation Letter - per property	$62.00
Preliminary Work
Prepare searches to determine owners, Roll, Legal Descriptions, Prepare and Register Tax Arrears Certificate, Title Search, Mailing First Notices, Statutory Declarations, Prepare and Register Tax Arrears Cancellation Certificate; Prepare Final Notice Letters, Statutory Declarations for final notice letters	$1,821.00
Extension Agreement	$520.00
Tender Process
Advertising	Actual Cost
Tender Opening and examination	$520.00
Prepare and Register Tax Deed	$1,040.00
Pay Proceeds in Court, Closing File	$676.00
G.I.S. Mapping
Standard Map Products
Municipal Wide Street Map - (Double Sided – Colour) 11"x17"	Free
Municipal Wide Street Map - (Double Sided – Colour) 18"x34"	$8.00
Municipal Wide Street Map - (Double Sided – Colour) 24"x 50"	$16.00
Custom Map Products
Custom Mapping - include any plots larger than 11" x 17" up to maximum size 24" x 50" - per hour	$60.00

Tax Rates:

2026 User Fee By-law Schedule G - Corporate Services

2026 User Fee By-law
Schedule G - Corporate Services