Property Taxes
The Assistant Tax Collector enacts the property tax bylaw and regulates property tax rates from Council for the annual tax billing. Tax notices are normally mailed out by the middle of May and are due July 4, 2011 at 4:30pm. After the Due Date of July 4, 2011 a penalty of 10% is added to the current outstanding taxes. These penalties are a requirement of the Community Charter. The City has no authority to either waive or modify these penalty amounts. A payment that is one day late is subject to the same penalty as a payment of taxes one month after the due date.
Prepayment of taxes is recommended. Interest is applied to payments as designated by the provincial government that are subject to change on a scheduled basis during the year. Note: Interest is not paid from May 1 to July 4.
Online Banking
If you are making payment by online banking for your property taxes you will have to add the City of Dawson Creek as a new payee (Dawson Creek City of – Taxes) and use your roll number as your account number dropping the first two zero’s and the decimal (ie. if your roll number is 001234.500 you will enter 1234500 as your account number).
Home Owner Grants
Home Owner Grant Applications must be completed every year if the property owner is eligible. The Home Owner Grant is on the back of the property tax notices or can be obtained from City Hall. The grant should be claimed prior to July 4, 2011 to avoid penalties.
The City of Dawson Creek will be including the Northern and Rural Area Home Owner Grant benefit of up to $200 for 2011 and subsequent tax years on Tax Notices. More info
We are having problems with the simplified online home owner grants so you can submit the same way as last year by downloading form and faxing or emailing the completed grant back to our office. (Note that your Folio number is the same as your Roll number.)
If you have any questions please contact our Tax Department
(250.784.3608 or fax 250.782.3352).
Answers to Property Tax General Questions:
General Property Tax Time Questions
2011 Notice to Property Owner (94 KB)
Property Tax Deferment Program for Families with Children
Property Tax Deferment Program
Property Owners who have not received their property tax notice should contact City Hall at 250.784.3608 or email the tax department.
Annual Tax Sale
Every year a tax sale is held on the last Monday in September. Properties with delinquent taxes (3 years outstanding) are subject for sale. The 2011 Tax Sale will be held on September 26, 2011 in Council Chambers at 10 am. All taxes must be paid by December 31 of every year. If not paid, the property will then accrue interest on a daily basis with rates assigned by the provincial government.
View More information on the Tax Sale or contact our tax department at (250) 784.3608.
Pre-authorized Payments
With our new Pre-authorized Payment option, a prepayment is made automatically on the first of each month and applied to your property taxes. Interest is paid on this prepayment on December 31 and April 30 of each year (interest is currently set at 1.0%).
How do I join?
- Complete and sign the enrollment /authorization form below.
- Attach your personal blank cheque marked “void.”
- Mail, deliver or email this enrollment authorization form & void cheque to our office.
Pre-Authorized Enrollment/Authorization Form (170 KB)
For further information or questions regarding your taxes please call 250.784.3608.
