Property Taxes

Your taxes provide the following services:

Police protection
Fire protection and prevention emergency services
Construction and maintenance of roads and sidewalks
Bridges and culverts
Municipal drains
By-law enforcement and property standards
Building permits and inspections
Animal Control
Planning and Zoning services
Recreation facilities – Arena/Parks/Pavilions/Community Centres
Emergency planning
Licenses and permits
Cemeteries

Tax Rates

Property taxes collected by the municipality include rates for the upper tier, the lower tier, and for education.

For more information about your property tax rate:

Calculation of Property Taxes

Interim Tax Bills are the first property tax bills of the year and are based on your prior year’s annualized taxes. Interim billings are calculated as 50% of the prior’s year’s annualized total tax billing spread out over the 2 payments.

Final Tax Bills are the second property tax bills of the year and are calculated as follows:

Assessment x Property Tax Rate = Total Property Taxes for the Year
Final Billing ** = Total Taxes – Interim Billing (this is split over the final 2 payment dates)

** Please note that Commercial, Industrial and Multi-Residential Taxes are subject to capping calculations.
** Final Billings will also include any area-rating and local improvement charges for the full year.

Property Tax Assessment

All properties in Ontario are assessed by the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC), using current market valuation. MPAC is an independent, not-for-profit corporation funded by all Ontario municipalities whose role is to accurately value and classify all properties in Ontario according to the Assessment Act and regulations established by the Ontario Government. Properties are assessed every four years and assessment values are phased in over a four year period. For information about changes to your property assessment, visit AboutMyProperty. To change the direction of school support for the education portion of your property taxes, complete the Application for Direction of School Support. If you have any questions, please contact your local school board. For more information, MPAC has a Youtube Channel and Twitter feed.

2024 Township of Blandford-Blenheim Cost by Department

Tax Due Dates

Instalments

1st - Last business day of February
2nd – Last business day of May
3rd – Last business day of August
4th – Last business day of October

Property Tax Payment Options

Payments can be made through your bank institution, by mail, and in person at our office (8:00 am – 5:00 pm Monday to Friday, by cheque, cash or debit). Please leave payments at the office in our secure drop box, include the bill stub. Payments may also be made at most financial institutions, visit your bank's branch for assistance. You have the option of signing up for one of two Pre-authorized Payment Plans. Additional information about the Pre-authorized Payment Plan is available here.

You also have the option of receiving your tax bill electronically, if you would like it emailed to you please email generalmail@blandfordblenheim.ca

My Property

For full details about your property, use the MyProperty widget here