Taxes

Property taxes provide the main source of revenue to deliver important municipal, county and school services to the community. View our Tax Collection policy for more information about how tax rates are set.

You will receive two tax bills each year. The interim tax bill is 50% of your previous year's property taxes. When the current year's budget for the Town of Shelburne has been approved and the Province of Ontario provides us with a tax rate we will issue the second bill.

Covid-19 Property Tax relief
We recognize this may be a very difficult financial time for you, the Town of Shelburne is offering the following relief: Property Tax Relief: Waiving of penalty charges on the May 21st, 2020 tax installment by deferring the due date to June 19th, 2020 for those unable to pay. Deferring the Final Tax Billing due dates to September and November instead of August and October as traditionally due. **For property owners on the Monthly or Installment Based Pre-Authorized payment plan, please contact the office ASAP if you wish for your payment to be deferred from May to June. NSF fees will be waived. Please note Interest charges will still apply to prior overdue balances. PHASE 3 – COVID 19 Community Relief Plan – Financial Relief Application If you have become unemployed or are experiencing a financial crisis due to COVID-19, you may qualify for relief measures being offered by the Town of Shelburne. On a case by case basis, staff will work with residents to ensure they find solutions to help address financial hardships caused by COVID-19. Complete the Financial Relief Application by clicking the button below Want more information about financial relief measures already in place to help? Visit: PHASE 1 & PHASE 2 for more information

Pay your tax bill online

E-Billing

The Town of Shelburne is now offering the option to receive property tax billing by email.

E-billing allows you to receive your bill in a PDF format, sent directly to the email address of your choice. You must provide a valid email address.

We immediately cancel your enrollment in this program if your eBill is undeliverable to the provided email address.

If you would like to sign up for e-billing please complete the e-billing application form.

Pay your property taxes

Property taxes in the Town of Shelburne are due on the following dates in 2019:

February 21, 2019
May 23, 2019
August 22, 2019
October 24, 2019

Online payment

You can pay your property taxes online using Visa or Mastercard through Paymentus. You will need the following information:

Your account number (19 digit roll number on your property tax bill)
The amount you wish to pay
Your credit card

Convenience fee

To pay your property taxes online by credit card, you will pay 1.75% of the amount owing as a convenience fee.

Telephone or online banking payment

You can pay your taxes using telephone or internet banking. To pay, you will need to:

Set the Town of Shelburne as the payee
Enter the 19 digit roll number on your property tax bill as your account number

In person payment

Bring your bill and payment to Town Hall located at 203 Main St. E. You can pay your taxes in person by cash, cheque or debit. We are open from Monday to Friday between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.

You can drop off your payment outside of our regular hours. Place your payment in the night deposit box (brass mail slot) located at the employee entrance to Town Hall on Victoria St.

Pay at your bank

You can pay your property taxes at your bank. You will need to go into your bank and speak with a teller in order to pay your property taxes. Make sure to have your bill with you.

Payment by your mortgage provider

If your mortgage provider pays your property taxes, you may confirm with Town Hall that we have added your mortgage provider to your property taxes account. Once your tax bill has been paid we will send you confirmation of payment.

Mail your payment

Make your cheque payable to the Town of Shelburne and mail it to:

Town Hall
203 Main St. E.
Shelburne, ON
L9V 3K7

Preauthorized payment

You can make paying your taxes easier by setting up a pre-authorized payment system. Fill out a pre-authorized payment form. There are two options for pre-authorized payment plans:

Monthly payment plan

Ease the financial strain of paying your taxes in a series of lump sums. By using pre-authorized payments, you can divide your bill up and pay a smaller amount each month.

Installment payment plan

Your taxes are due in four installments throughout the year. You can set up a pre-authorized payment plan to pay the bills on the installment due dates.

You may change or cancel your pre-authorized payment information at anytime by filling out change or cancel my pre-authorized payment inforamtion.

Tax certificates

Tax certificates show the amount of money owing against a property. If you are buying a new property you can order a certificate to be sure there are no outstanding amounts owing when you take ownership. Your lawyer must write a letter requesting a certificate along with a $60.00 fee payable to the Town of Shelburne.

In order to facilitate Tax Certificate requests in this current state of quarantine, please email scanned pdf request letter to: taxes@shelburne.ca - Tax Certificates (fee of $ 60.00*) *Please scan cheque request for Tax Certificate along with request letter. Cheque can then be mailed. The Tax Coordinator will be remotely accessing phone messages. If there are any questions, please leave a message with your inquiry. Kristy Stevens, Tax Coordinator: 519-925-2600 x 253 Thank you for your cooperation and patience.

Penalty and interest charges

In accordance with Section 345 of the Municipal Act, 2001, we calculate penalties and interest on the first day of each month.

What if I didn't receive my tax bill?

If you have not received your tax bill contact us by email or call 519-925-2600 x 253. Property owners are responsible for paying their property taxes even if the bill doesn't arrive by mail. Not receiving the bill does not excuse the owner from penalty or interest charges.

You will be charged a $35.00 fee for a re-print of your tax bill.

Change your mailing address

You need to notify the Town if you change your mailing address. Complete our address change form to update your information with the Town of Shelburne.

Change of ownership

What you need to know:

The existing Property tax account number stays with the property
A property tax certificate, which indicates the amount of taxes owing by the previous owner, is recommended in order to adjust the existing tax account
We need written authorization from a lawyer to update ownership of a property.

For new purchases, your lawyer will need to request a property tax certificate.

Once the closing has occurred, lawyers will send confirmation providing updated ownership of the property. Taxes, water and sewer accounts will be updated with new ownership details

How is property tax collected?

Properties are assigned a tax class based on their land usage and purpose. Annual tax rates are set according to the municipal budget and then applied to each tax class. Your taxes are then calculated by using the applicable tax rate and assessed value of each property. Watch the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation's video to learn how your taxes are calculated.

Property assessments

Every four years, the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC) evaluates properties to determine their value for taxation purposes. They use market value to determine property value. We use the assessed value of your property as the basis for calculating your property taxes.

Visit the Municipal Property Assessment Coporation for more information about the assessment process and your assessment notice.

Request for Reconsideration

If you don't agree with the MPAC's determination of your property value and you would like to make an appeal, pelase contact MPAC.

Tax rates

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