Tax Rates and Fees

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The Municipality of Port Hope sets an annual property tax rate that is based on the municipal budget as well as your individual property tax assessment.

Current Urban Tax Rates

2024 Urban Tax Rates
Urban tax class	Municipal common	Municipal special service	Municipal total	Upper tier	Education	Total
Residential	0.00816750	0.00332507	0.01149257	0.00561221	0.00153000	0.01863478
Multi-residential	0.01306800	0.00532011	0.01838811	0.00897953	0.00153000	0.02889764
Farmland	0.00204188	0.00083127	0.00287314	0.00140305	0.00038250	0.00465869
Commercial	0.01225125	0.00498760	0.01723885	0.00841831	0.00880000	0.03445716
Commercial Small Scale on Farm Business 1/2	0.00306281	0.00124690	0.00430971	0.00210458	0.00220000	0.00861429
Commercial new construction	0.01225125	0.00498760	0.01723885	0.00841831	0.00880000	0.03445716
Commercial vacant-new construction	0.01225125	0.00498760	0.01723885	0.00841831	0.00880000	0.03445716
Parking lots	0.01225125	0.00498760	0.01723885	0.00841831	0.00880000	0.03445716
Industrial	0.01715175	0.00698264	0.02413439	0.01178564	0.00880000	0.04472003
Pipeline	0.00978548	0.00398377	0.01376925	0.00672399	0.00880000	0.02929324
Managed Forest	0.00204188	0.00083127	0.00287314	0.00140305	0.00038250	0.00465869
Shopping Centre	0.01225125	0.00498760	0.01723885	0.00841831	0.00880000	0.03445716
Commercial excess/ vacant land	0.01225125	0.00498760	0.01723885	0.00841831	0.00880000	0.03445716
Industrial excess/ vacant land	0.01715175	0.00698264	0.02413439	0.01178564	0.00880000	0.04472003

2024 Rural Tax Rates
Rural tax class	Municipal common	Municipal special service	Municipal total	Upper tier	Education	Total
Residential	0.00816750	0.00046216	0.00862966	0.00561221	0.00153000	0.01577187
Multi-residential	0.01306800	0.00073946	0.01380746	0.00897953	0.00153000	0.02431699
Farmland	0.00204188	0.00011554	0.00215742	0.00140305	0.00038250	0.00394297
Commercial	0.01225125	0.00069325	0.01294450	0.00841831	0.00880000	0.03016281
Commercial Small Scale on Farm Business 1/2	0.00306281	0.00017331	0.00323612	0.00210458	0.00220000	0.00754070
Commercial new construction	0.01225125	0.00069325	0.01294450	0.00841831	0.00880000	0.03016281
Commercial vacant new construction	0.01225125	0.00069325	0.01294450	0.00841831	0.00880000	0.03016281
Parking lots	0.01225125	0.00069325	0.01294450	0.00841831	0.00880000	0.03016281
Industrial	0.01715175	0.00097054	0.01812229	0.01178564	0.00880000	0.03870793
Pipeline	0.00978548	0.00055372	0.01033920	0.00672399	0.00880000	0.02586319
Managed forest	0.00204188	0.00011554	0.00215742	0.00140305	0.00038250	0.00394297
Shopping Centre	0.01225125	0.00069325	0.01294450	0.00841831	0.00880000	0.03016281
Commercial excess/ vacant land	0.01225125	0.00069325	0.01294450	0.00841831	0.00880000	0.03016281
Industrial excess/ vacant land	0.01715175	0.00097054	0.01812229	0.01178564	0.00880000	0.03870793

Tax Related Fees and Charges
Service Charges	Cost
Tax Certificate	$40.00
Non-Sufficient Funds (NSF) cheque or returned payment	$30.00
Unofficial Statement of Property Tax/Reprint of Tax Bill **The first reprint of the current year Tax Bill is free	$5.00
Tax Account Title Change (including sales, transfers, adding and removing mortgagee)	$25.00
Electronic Payment Transfer (wrong account for taxes and/or water)	$25.00
Additions to Tax Roll (water/sewer arrears, property standards)	$25.00
Refund of Overpayment by Property Owner, Mortgage Company, and Lawyers	$25.00
Farm Debt Notice	$50.00 per notice
Tax Sale Administration	Actual costs incurred
Interest on tax accounts will be applied as per the Interim Tax Levy and Levy By-laws.	Please refer to the latest Interim Tax Levy and Levy By-laws

For a copy of the previous years urban and rural tax rate documents please contact us by phone at 905-885-4544 or by email.