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Tax Information

Municipal property tax notices are mailed twice a year and are due in four installments (generally February, April, June and September). Taxes may be paid at the Town Hall Finance Department (56 Queen Street) or the Canton Municipal Office, at most banks in person or via online bankingandthrough enrolling in a preauthorized payment plan. There is also a convenient drop box on the front door of both offices for after-hours payment.

Download the Pre-Authorized Property Tax Payment Plan Enrolment Application Form (pdf 56K)

Notes

  • To calculate property tax, simply multiply assessed value by the applicable tax rate. Interest is charged on outstanding balances at the rate of 1.25% per month.
  • Commercial property class includes all commercial office property, shopping centre property and parking lot property
  • Commercial vacant land class includes commercial excess land
  • Industrial property class includes all large industrial property
  • Industrial vacant land class includes industrial excess land
  • Farmlands class includes managed forest

TAX RATES 2011 (Ward 1)

TypeMunicipalCountySchoolTotal
Residential/Farm0.009382000.004710470.002310000.01640247
Multi-Residential0.020790000.010438390.002310000.03353839
Farmlands0.002345000.001177620.000577500.00410012
Commercial Occupied0.014215000.007137300.016677500.03802980
Commercial Vacant Land0.009951000.004996110.011674250.02662136
Industrial Occupied0.024674000.012388520.019300000.05636252
Industrial Vacant Land0.016038000.008052540.012545000.03663554
Pipelines0.011240000.005643610.014287360.03117097

Commercial New Construction                          

0.01421500          

0.00713730

0.01330000

0.03465230

Commercial Vacant New Construction0.009951000.004996110.009310000.02425711
Industrial New Construction0.024674000.012388520.01330000

0.05036252

Inudstrial Vacant New Construction0.016038000.008052540.008645000.03273554
      

TAX RATES 2011 (Ward 2)

TypeMunicipalCounty SchoolTotal
Residential/Farm0.004180000.004710470.002310000.01120047
Multi-Residential0.009264000.010438390.002310000.02201239
Farmlands0.001045000.001177620.000577500.00280012
Commercial Occupied0.006334000.007137300.016677500.03014880
Commercial Vacant Land0.004434000.004996110.011674250.02110436
Industrial Occupied0.010994000.012388520.019300000.04268252
Industrial Vacant Unit0.007146000.008052540.012545000.02774354
Pipelines0.005009000.005643610.014287360.02493997
Commercial New Construction0.006334000.007137300.013300000.02677130
Commercial Vacant New Construction0.004434000.004996110.009310000.01874011
Industrial New Construction0.010994000.012388520.01330000.036682520
Industrial Vacant New Construction0.007146000.008052540.008645000.02384354