Property taxes are levied by the Municipality. Taxes provide the main source of revenue to deliver services supplied by the Municipality, County and School Boards.
The interim tax bill is an estimate to raise approximately fifty percent (50%) of your previous year's property taxes. When the current year's budget for the Municipality of Brockton has been approved and the Province of Ontario provides us with an education tax rate, the final tax bills are issued. The amount of the interim bill is deducted from your final tax bill.
| How is Property Tax Calculated? |
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Properties are assigned a tax class depending on the use or purpose of each property. The annual tax rates are set according to the annual budget and applied to each tax class. The tax levy is calculated by using the applicable tax rate and the assessed value of each property; to learn more about how your property taxes are calculated watch the 'How Property Tax is Calculated' video.
There is an annual waste management fee added for each household (including each unit in an apartment building). This waste management fee will be added to the final tax bill and this amount is designated to offset capital expenditures at the Landfill sites that are used by each household. |
| 2024 Property Tax Due Dates |
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| Your 2024 Tax Dollar |
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The 2024 budget contains $20.5 million in operating expenditures and $5.8 million in capital expenditures. After revenues and reserve fund transfers are applied, the Municipality must levy $12,531,038; a 6.41% tax rate increase over 2024. This levy increase will assist the Municipality in maintaining current levels of service while planning for the future, including the increasing demands on our roads infrastructure. Through the direction of Council, tax dollars are put into action to serve residents and help our community prosper. Have you ever wondered how each tax dollar is spent? The image below shows the 2024 budget broken down into different functions. As you will see, there is a lot more to the budget than just roads and bridges. This breakdown of taxes was included in the Tax/Summer 2024 Brockton Buzz Newsletter, and has been included in previous Tax Buzz Newsletters which are mailed with your interim Tax Bill. |
| Household Waste Management Fee on Taxes |
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Each household in Brockton is charged an annual Waste Management Fee. This fee is applied to the Final Property Tax Bill and was started in 2012 for all residential properties. The funds collected through this fee are set aside in a reserve fund to deal with costs related to future landfill closure and capital expenditures. These fees do not offset waste collection or disposal costs in the current operating budget. To assist with this process, waste diversion will extend the lifespan of the landfills and is the best opportunity for residents to actively participate in keeping our landfills. If you own a multi-residential building and your third party waste hauler or collector does not dispose of waste in Municipality of Brockton landfills, you can apply for an exemption to the Waste Management Fee. To apply for an exemption, please complete the following form and submit it to the Municipal Office: Waste Management Fee Exemption Form. |
| Tax Rates |
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Tax rates by Tax Class can be found in our Tax Rates Listings.
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| Tax Certificates/Statement of Accounts |
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Tax Certificates are available by written request. There is a $55.00 fee per roll number as per the most current assessment roll. There is a $80.00 fee for requests within a 48 hour period. Tax statement of accounts are available upon request. There is a $20.00 fee for a tax statement or a re-print of your tax bill. |
| Payment Options |
| Please visit our payments page for more information on payment options. |
| Taxes Paid With Your Mortgage |
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Often, after a final billing a mortgage company will re-adjust the tax payment portion of the mortgage to account for either a surplus or deficit in your mortgage tax account. We would like to remind you that this adjustment is not necessarily always because your property tax has increased or decreased from the previous year but simply, for various reasons, because the mortgage company was not originally collecting enough on a monthly basis or too much on a monthly basis. If you have questions with respect to the tax adjustment on your mortgage account it is always a good idea to contact your mortgage company first, they should be able to provide the primary cause behind any payment adjustments. |
| Penalty and Interest Charges |
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To avoid penalties or interest charges, your property tax payment must be received by our office on or before the due date. Penalty and interest charges for late payment are set by Municipal By-law in accordance with the Municipal Act. Taxes in arrears after December 31 will be subject to monthly interest charges until paid. Penalties and interest must be paid in full before there can be a reduction in the amount of 1.25% taxes outstanding. |
| Change of Ownership or Address Information |
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If your property is changing ownership, please forward the tax bill to your lawyer to pass along to the new owner or return to the Municipal Office. To prevent misdirected tax bills, please advise the Municipal Office in writing using this Notice of Name Address Change Form. |
| Change of School Support |
| Please visit our Change of School Support page for more information. |
| Charity Rebates |
| Registered charities may be eligible for property tax reduction. For more information, or to apply please view our Charity Rebate Form. |
| Request for Reconsideration |
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If you wish to request any changes to property class, assessed value, etc. please fill out a Request for Reconsideration Form through the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation. The deadline for completing this form is March 31 of the taxation year to which the application applies. |
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Request for Adjustment (Section 357/358) |
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Tax adjustments can be requested if one of the following has affected you or your property:
Please fill out a Section 357/358 Form to request a tax adjustment. |
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Tax Relief for Low Income Seniors and Disabled Persons |
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Eligible persons can apply for property tax relief against property tax increases on eligible property in accordance with County of Bruce By-Law 4087. The program, in accordance with Section 319 of the Municipal Act, 2001, allows for property tax increases in excess of $500.00 to be deferred until the eligible property is sold, or the person ceases to be an eligible person for a period of two consecutive years. At which time all tax relief ceases and all deferred tax amounts, together with accumulated interest become a debt payable to the Municipality. If you fit the definition of an eligible person and own eligible property, as defined in the by-law, please fill out an Application for Deferral of Taxes for Low-Income Seniors and Low-Income Disabled Residents. The deadline for completing this form is December 31 of the taxation year to which the application applies. |
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Assessment Information |
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In 2016, the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC) updated the assessed values of every property in Ontario. All properties have a legislated valuation date of January 1, 2016. These values were used by the Municipality of Brockton to calculate your property taxes from 2017-2020. In 2020 MPAC was due to reassess property values; however due to the COVID-19 pandemic MPAC has postponed property tax assessments until 2025. To learn more about your assessed value visit About My Property or contact MPAC at: 945 3rd Ave E, St. 212 |
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Trish Serratore
Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
Municipality of Brockton, Box 68, 100 Scott Street, Walkerton, ON N0G 2V0
Phone: 519-881-2223 Ext.122
Toll Free:: 1-877-885-8084
Fax: 519-881-2991
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