Vaughan’s interim property tax bills have been sent
Vaughan property
owners: check your mailboxes. The City of Vaughan’s 2023 interim residential
and non-residential property tax bills have been issued. Payment due dates are
as follows:
- First instalment – Wednesday, March 29
- Second instalment – Thursday, April 27
- Third instalment – Monday, May 29
If you do not receive your tax bill in the mail, contact the City immediately by phone at 905-832-2281 or by email at service@vaughan.ca. Failure to receive a tax bill does not exempt you from paying property taxes – late payment penalties will be added.
This year, the final property tax bills for residential and non-residential properties will be mailed out in June. Below are the anticipated final payment due dates for all properties:
- First instalment – late July
- Second instalment – late August
- Third instalment – late September
KNOW YOUR PAYMENT OPTIONS
As all City facilities are cashless, here are other easy and convenient ways property owners can pay their property tax bills:
- 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.
To learn more about each payment option, visit vaughan.ca/PropertyTax.
EXPLORE TAX RELIEF PROGRAMS
The City continues to operate tax relief programs for citizens, including the Elderly Home-Owners Tax Assistance program – a tax rebate provided by the City to residents 65 years of age or older who are in receipt of the Guaranteed Income Supplement and have owned their home in Vaughan for more than one year. Submit the application form (PDF) for 2023 by Friday, March 31. The Seniors, Low-Income Seniors and Low-Income Disabled Persons Property Tax Deferral program (PDF) is also available and must be applied for annually by Sept. 30.
BREAKING DOWN THE TAX BILL
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. Here is a breakdown of how residential property taxes are allocated:
- 50 cents to York Region
- 28 cents to the City of Vaughan
- 22 cents to local school boards (Province of Ontario for education purposes)
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.
Visit vaughan.ca/PropertyTax to learn more.
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