Property taxes provide funding for municipal services and infrastructure, including emergency services, roads, recreation facilities, playgrounds, etc. The cost of delivering those services at a level determined by Council form the basis of each year's budget.

Property owners pay an annual property tax based on their property’s assessed value. Assessment notices are mailed to each property owner in March of each year; tax notices are mailed in June.

In response to the pandemic, property tax penalties can be deferred until September 1, 2020. This means municipal bills are still due, but you have until September to pay for them, without penalties.