Application for property tax adjustment

Please complete the form below to cancel, request a reduction or refund of property tax.

All applications made under the Municipal Act 2001, section 357 must be made no later than the last day of February for applications from the previous year.

The exception is an application made under section 358. An application under this circumstance can be made up to two years after the year being applied for.

Any applications made outside due dates will not be accepted.

Property information

Roll number:

Taxation year(s):

Name of property owner:

Property address:

Applicant information

Applicant name:

Email:

Mailing address:

City:

Province:

Postal code:

Phone No.:

Reason for application

Please select one of the following:

Cancellation, reduction, refund of taxes

357 (1) Upon application to the treasurer of a local municipality made in accordance with this section, the local municipality may cancel, reduce or refund all or part of taxes levied on land in the year in respect of which the application is made if,

(a) as a result of a change event, as defined in clause (a) of the definition of “change event” in subsection 34 (2.2) of the Assessment Act, during the taxation year, the property or portion of the property is eligible to be reclassified in a different class of real property, as defined in regulations made under that Act, and that class has a lower tax ratio for the taxation year than the class the property or portion of the property is in before the change event, and no supplementary assessment is made in respect of the change event under subsection 34 (2) of the Assessment Act;

(b) the land has become vacant land or excess land during the year or during the preceding year after the return of the assessment roll for the preceding year;

(c) the land has become exempt from taxation during the year or during the preceding year after the return of the assessment roll for the preceding year;

(d) during the year or during the preceding year after the return of the assessment roll, a building on the land,
(i) was razed by fire, demolition or otherwise, or
(ii) was damaged by fire, demolition or otherwise so as to render it substantially unusable for the purposes for which it was used immediately prior to the damage;
(d.1) the applicant is unable to pay taxes because of sickness or extreme poverty;

(e) a mobile unit on the land was removed during the year or during the preceding year after the return of the assessment roll for the preceding year;

(f) a person was overcharged due to a gross or manifest error that is clerical or factual in nature, including the transposition of figures, a typographical error or similar error but not an error in judgment in assessing the property; or

(g) repairs or renovations to the land prevented the normal use of the land for a period of at least three months during the year. 2001, c. 25, s. 357 (1); 2002, c. 17, Schedule A, s. 62; 2002, c. 22, s. 158; 2004, c. 31, Schedule 26, s. 6.

Ceases to be liable to be taxed at rate it was taxed — 357(1)(a)

Became vacant or excess land — 357(1)(b)

Became exempt — 357(1)(c)

Razed by fire, demolition or otherwise — 357(1)(d)(i)

Damaged and substantially unstable — 357(1)(d)(ii)

Mobile unit removed — 357(1)(e)

Gross or manifest error clerical/factual — 357(1)(f)/358

Repairs and/or renovations preventing normal use (min. 3 months) — 357(1)(g)

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Personal information in this form is collected under the authority of the Muncipal Act, 2001, as amended, and will be used to process this application. Questions about the collection of this personal information should be directed to the municipal clerk at 519-369-2200 ext. 229.

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Application for property tax adjustment

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