This time of year always brings questions about property taxes.  Most people have received notices at this point and here are a couple reminders:

If you live in your property, you need to claim the Home Owners Grant.  Usually column B on your notice.  You can often claim the grant online on your cities website or you can do it at city hall. 

If you do not claim the grant, you will receive a bill in August for the $570 due for not claiming it. 

If your lender collects taxes for you, they will pay your taxes automatically for you and you don’t need to do anything to prompt them.  You will receive a notice from your bank in August confirming what they paid on your behalf and let you know if that is any sort of adjustment made to your regular tax payment. 

If you don’t have your lender or the city collect your taxes monthly, then you will need to pay your property taxes by July 2 of this year and that can be done via online banking, in branch with your bank or paid directly to city hall. 

If you have questions or would like more clarification around this, feel free to contact me anytime at 604-729-7940.