Property Taxes

Tax Collector:  Rosemary Bedard
Deputy Tax Collector: Robert Murray

The Tax department of the County of Prince Edward is located on the main level in Shire Hall, Picton.

Property Tax Impact of your 2008 Assessment

The Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC) has mailed Property Assessment Notices to all Prince Edward County property owners.

What you need to know:

To assist you in understanding your new Property Assessment and its impact on future years taxes we have developed a Property Tax Estimator

What the Property Tax Estimator does:

It will give you the ESTIMATED property tax impact of your new assessment over the next four years by providing the estimated property taxes using a range of POTENTIAL budget increases (2%, 3%, 4%, 5%, 6%). The ACTUAL tax rate is determined annually through the budget process for municipal purposes and by the Province of Ontario for education purposes.

What Property Tax Estimator does not do:

It will not give you the actual amount of property taxes for the next four years. Final property tax bills are mailed out annually in late May and may vary from the amounts illustrated in the Property Tax Estimator.

The estimated property taxes do not include the tax effect of:

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Property Tax Billing Information:
Property Taxes are due three times per year. Each installment represents approximately 1/3 of the total taxes due. For properties within the Residential, Farm and Managed Forest property classes the installment due dates are in March, June and September. For properties within the Multi-Residential, Commercial and Industrial property classes, the installment dates are in March, September and November. Property Taxes Notices are mailed twice a year; one mailing is completed in February for the March Installment, and the second mailing is completed in May and August for the June and September installments or the September and November installments respectively. If you did not receive a Tax Notice for the periods mentioned, please contact the Tax Department directly.

Tax Deferral for Low Income Seniors and
Persons with Disabilities:
Applications may be made for deferral of tax increases due to general reassessment for low income seniors and persons with disabilities. All applications must be received in the office of the Treasurer no later than September 30th of the year for which tax relief is being requested. The tax relief shall be in the form of a non-interest bearing tax deferral that forms a special lien on the property. All deferred taxes must be paid in full upon the sale of the property or any registered change in title. Click here for eligibility criteria and Tax Deferral Application Form.

Property Tax Rebate Program for Eligible Charities:
This rebate form is applicable to registered charities that occupy property in the commercial or industrial property class. The deadline for submitting applications is the 28th of February of the year following the taxation year to which the application applies. Click here to view the Charity Rebate Application Form.

Rebate for Vacant Units in Commercial and Industrial Property:
Applications may be made for rebate of property taxes for the vacant portions of property in the Commercial and Industrial property classes only. The deadline for submitting applications is the 28th of February of the year following the taxation year to which the application applies. Click here to view the Vacancy Rebate Application Form.

Change of ownership/address:
If a change of ownership takes place during the course of the year, please forward the tax bill to the party responsible for any unpaid installments. Our responsibility is to forward the tax bill to the property owner on record as of the date the bills are prepared. If you change your mailing address, please notify the Tax Department in writing of the change. Penalty charges will still apply on late payments regardless of any change of mailing address.

Change of Address Form

Late Payment Charges:
Please note that interest is charged at the rate of one and one quarter percent (1 ¼%), calculated on the first day of each month, on all tax arrears. Section 347(1)2 of the Municipal Act 2001 states that any payment received will firstly be applied to interest owing and the balance of the payment, if any, will be applied against the tax arrears outstanding for the longest period.

Assessment Review Board:
If you have appealed your assessment for previous taxation years, the appeal may not be heard or processed in time for current final tax billing. Your tax account will be adjusted to reflect the decision of the Assessment Review Board upon the municipality receiving official notification.

Request for Reconsideration:
If you have applied for a Request for Reconsideration of your current assessment through MPAC, any adjustments as a result of approved Minutes of Settlement will be processed by the Tax Department after the issuance of the Final Notices for the current year. A separate notice reflecting the adjustment will be mailed to respective property owners.

Supplementary Taxes:
A Supplementary tax demand may be issued where there is an incomplete assessment at the time of assessing or where a new building has reached completion or a property becomes taxable. It is in addition to the regular taxes already levied.

School Support:
The school support indicted on the enclosed Tax Bill cannot be changed for this year. If you wish to alter your support for the next year you must notify the school board and the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation.

Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC):
If you have questions/concerns regarding the assessment of your property, please contact the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation at 1-866-296-6722.