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Property taxes are the City of Pickering's main source of revenue in providing day to day services and programs to its residents. The tax rate reflects a percentage of the assessed value of your property.
A general rule of thumb for calculating property tax is to multiply your assessed value (or purchase price if recent) by the current tax rate. For example, if you paid $400,000 for your house, your taxes would be: $400,000 x 2021 Tax Rate (0.01080044) = $4,320.18
Property Tax Deferral Program
If you have experienced financial hardship because of the COVID-19 pandemic, you may qualify for a property tax deferral. Visit the Property Tax Deferral Program page for details.
eBilling
Go paperless! You can now receive your Property Tax Bill electronically, and eliminate paper bills. There is no requirement to sign up for this service. Contact the tax department for information, or open the forms section below and complete the eBilling Enrolment form.
2022 Tax Due Dates |
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The 2022 interim tax bills for all tax classes are due in two instalments - February 25, 2022 and April 25, 2022. Tax bills were mailed on February 4, 2022. |
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Where do your tax dollars go? |
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Your tax bill is split up into 3 main components. Property tax dollars fund various programs and services including:
Try our online calculator to find out the cost of City services based on your property tax bill. |
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Property Tax Certificates |
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The City will fax your property tax certificate to your office within 1 business day from request, for a fee of $90 per roll number. The original copy will follow by mail. If you wish to receive the tax certificate within the regular 5-7 business days, the standard $75 fee applies. Please note that we do not provide verbal tax information. Please send your request (include the full legal description) with an attached cheque to the following address: The City of Pickering |
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Property Tax Forms |
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Property Tax Rates and Capping Factors |
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Property Tax Sales |
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The sale of land for tax arrears by public tender is governed by the Municipal Act, 2001, along with Ontario Regulation 181/03 (Municipal Tax Sale Rules). A municipality may recover unpaid property taxes through the sale of a property. The City of Pickering registers a Tax Arrears Certificate if any portion of property taxes remains unpaid for three or more years prior to January 1st of any year. The registration of a Tax Arrears Certificate indicates that the property will be sold if taxes, penalties, interest and reasonable costs incurred by the City (the cancellation price) are not paid within one year of registration of the certificate. Once a Tax Arrears Certificate has been registered, partial payments cannot be accepted. If the cancellation price has not been paid in full within one year of registration of the certificate, the municipality will advertise the property for sale in the local paper for four consecutive weeks, as well as in the Ontario Gazette, and on the City's website. All tax sale properties are sold by public tender in 'as is' condition without warranty, and the City makes no representation regarding the title to or any other matters relating to the lands to be sold. There are currently no properties listed for sale. |
If you have further questions, you can reach the property tax section by email: propertytaxes@pickering.ca or by telephone 905.420.4614