Property taxes are due by April 27

Explore five different ways you can pay

The deadline for the second instalment of the City of Vaughan’s 2023 interim property taxes is Thursday, April 27 – do you know all the payment options available to you? There are many easy and convenient ways to pay your bill without having to step foot in Vaughan City Hall.

Here are the payment options available:

• Pre-authorized payment plans, including a six-instalment and a 10-instalment option.
• Post-dated cheques made payable to the City of Vaughan that correspond with the amounts and due dates printed on the tax stubs.
• Financial institutions, either in-person, through the bank machine, online or via telephone.
• At City Hall, placed in marked drop-off boxes at each entrance.
• By mail, with a cheque payable to the City of Vaughan and sent in the return envelope enclosed with the tax bill.

As a reminder, all City facilities are cashless. Learn more about the above payment options at vaughan.ca/PropertyTax.

Didn’t receive your bill? If you did not receive your tax bill in the mail, contact the City immediately at 905-832-2281 or service@vaughan.ca. Failure to receive a tax bill does not exempt you from paying property taxes – late payment penalties will be added.

Researching tax relief programs? Apply for the Seniors, Low-Income Seniors and Low-Income Disabled Persons Property Tax Deferral program (PDF) by Saturday, Sept. 30. The period to apply for the City’s Elderly Home-Owners Tax Assistance is now closed for the 2023 tax year.

Bookmark the next due date. The deadline for the third instalment for interim property taxes is Monday, May 29.

Want to know how property taxes are used? The property tax bill may come in a City of Vaughan envelope, but only 28 cents of every dollar stay with the City to provide all municipal programs and services. Municipal services in Vaughan are provided by two tiers of government – the City of Vaughan and York Region. The City retains approximately $1,836 of an average $6,576 annual property tax bill to support critical services that residents rely on each day, including Vaughan Fire and Rescue Service; public works and road services; waste management; infrastructure replacement; maintenance of City facilities; city planning and development; Building Code enforcement; and by-law and compliance. Learn more about how residential property taxes are allocated in Vaughan.

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