Tax Rates

The tax rates, along with the property classification and assessed value of your property, are used to determine your property tax bill.

Provincial general, police and school taxes are calculated by applying tax rates to assessed property values of all rural properties. Local service fees are usually uniform amounts billed on all properties with access, or potential access, to those services.

The majority of tax rates are applied against the value of both the land and improvements (buildings, structures). In certain areas, however, taxes are based on either land or improvement values (marked as either "L" or "I" at the end of the service description).

The tax rates on your Rural Property Tax notice are set each year by various agencies with taxing authority, based on their budgetary requirements and the level of assessments for the service area. In general, if assessments rise year over year, the tax rates will fall, and if the assessments fall, the tax rates will rise. These agencies include the province (for provincial rural, policing and school purposes), as well as local service agencies within specific service areas.

Tax rates are available in mid-May for the current tax year.

Please see the following pages for more information on the tax rates and how to estimate your tax bill: