Paperless e-billing is available to Property Owners. Third parties or Tenants will not be permitted to sign up for e-billing. To receive paperless tax bills, residents are required to complete an online paperless e-Billing form found on our Applications, Licences and Permits page.
TAX BILLS
Tax Bills
Tax bills are issued twice each year. Each bill has two installments to be paid on or before the due date shown on your tax bill. A late payment charge applies to all past due taxes at a rate of 1.25% each month. Failure to receive a tax notice does not waive any liability for payment of taxes or penalty and interest charges.
Interim Tax Bills
Interim tax bills are issued for all property types 21 calendar days prior to the due date and are due the last business day in March and May. Interim taxes are calculated based on 50% of the previous year’s total taxes.
Final Tax Bills for Residential, Farm and Managed Forest
Residential, farm and managed forest properties are issued 21 calendar days prior to the due date and are due the last business day of July and September. Final taxes are calculated using the assessed property value and approved tax rates, less the Interim tax billing.
Final Tax Bills for Commercial, Industrial and Pipeline
Commercial, industrial and pipeline properties are issued 21 calendar days prior to the due date and are due the last business day of August and October.
Pay your taxes with the following payment options:
- In person at the Municipal Office
- Via cheque payable to Township of Adjala-Tosorontio. Cheques can be deposited into our 24 hour drop box located at front entrance of our Municipal Office or by mail. Please include the remittance stub(s). Cheques can also be post-dated to the due date(s).
- By Internet Banking with your 19-digit roll number (no spaces or dashes). Allow two business days for processing.
- If your Mortgage Company is responsible for paying your property taxes, your Tax Bill will indicate so. If your Mortgage Company is not identified on the bill, you will need to contact them.
- Through a preauthorized payment plan. All forms are located on our Applications, Licences and Permits page.
- We require 7 business days to implement the PAP change/cancellation.
- Online payments through our third-party payment platform called Stripe (credit card only, 2.9% + $0.30 service fee applies).
Supplementary tax bills are issued when there has been a change in the assessed value of your property outside of the regular assessment cycle and additional taxes are owing. The Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC) provides the Township with the supplementary or omitted assessment values for the current year and up to two years prior when:
- Land value is omitted from the assessment roll
- Use of the property changes
- Property is improved due to construction, addition, or renovation
- New house is built
You will receive a Property Assessment Change Notice from MPAC informing you of the supplemental or omitted assessed value and date. Supplementary and omitted property tax bills are typically due in two instalments regardless of the number of years for which you are billed.
Contact MPAC at 1-866-296-6722 or MPAC online for more details on how your property is assessed.
MPAC determines your assessed value. If you have not received your notice of supplementary assessment value from MPAC, you can use your purchase price as a guide to help you set aside funds in anticipation of receiving a supplementary or omitted tax bill. As an estimate, multiply the purchase price (or supplementary assessment value) by the applicable year’s tax rate.
The Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC) is responsible for assessing all property in the Township. Its main responsibility is to calculate assessed values and to classify properties according to their use. These values are provided to the Township on the annual assessment rolls. The Township, County and the Province use these values when calculating property taxes and education taxes.
To learn more about how MPAC assess your property by watching the youtube video, How MPAC Assesses Property video.
Current Value Assessment x Total Tax Rate (as per Property Class) = Total Property Taxes
Total Billed = Total property Taxes + Ontario Provincial Police (OPP)
$375.00 per year per occupied unit, Commercial and Industrial properties
$187.50 per year per vacant unit
2025 Tax Rates
| Classification | Municipal | County | School | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 0.004014 | 0.003104 | 0.001530 | 0.008648 |
| Commercial | 0.004906 | 0.003793 | 0.008800 | 0.017499 |
| Commercial Vacant / Excess | 0.004906 | 0.003797 | 0.008800 | 0.017499 |
| Commercial On-Farm Business | 0.001226 | 0.000948 | 0.002200 | 0.004374 |
| Industrial | 0.004786 | 0.003701 | 0.008800 | 0.017287 |
| Industrial Vacant / Excess | 0.004786 | 0.003701 | 0.008800 | 0.017287 |
| Industrial On Farm Business | 0.001197 | 0.000925 | 0.002200 | 0.004322 |
| VT Aggregate Extraction | 0.00415 | 0.003414 | 0.005110 | 0.012939 |
| Pipelines | 0.005204 | 0.004024 | 0.008800 | 0.018028 |
| Farmlands | 0.001003 | 0.000776 | 0.000383 | 0.002162 |
| Managed Forest | 0.001003 | 0.000776 | 0.000383 | 0.002162 |
| Landfill | 0.004014 | 0.003104 | 0.009800 | 0.016918 |
Tax Account Information
Your lawyer will calculate your per diem tax amount (the exact amount you owe up until the day the sale closes) and be in contact with you. The Township is not involved in calculating your per diem tax amount.
You will still receive a tax bill if you are enrolled in the preauthorized payment plan. Your enrolment status will be indicated on your tax bill under your mailing address on your remittance stub(s) that will say “DO NOT PAY, you are on our PAP plan”. If your mortgage holder pays your property taxes on your behalf, tax information along with due dates will be sent to the Mortgage company. Once paid in full, a final tax bill will be sent to you updated with a paid stamp. If you received an arrears notice, please contact the tax department for further information.
You will receive a letter advising that a payment has been returned by your bank. A fee of $35.00 is applied to your account. Payments are only attempted through PAP once – otherwise payments will need to made through any of the other available payment options. If the payment remains outstanding, the PAP will be cancelled due to non-payment. If any two payments are returned by your bank, the PAP plan will be cancelled. To reactivate your PAP plan, your account will need to be brought up to date.
If you have made a duplicate payment on your taxes, you can get a refund returned to you or leave as a credit balance to be applied towards upcoming tax installments.
Please submit your request for refund in writing to the finance department. We will prepare a refund and send a cheque to the property owner(s) and mailing address on file.
It is the Township’s policy to impose a penalty charge if payment is not received by the specified due date. If you paid your bill via internet banking, or at your banking institution on the day in which the amount was due, there is no guarantee that we will receive the payment that day as there is usually a 2-3 business day processing period, which means we will likely receive it late.
If you make your payment(s) online or at your bank, please ensure that payment is applied to your property tax account and not mistakenly against your utility account as these are separate accounts within the Township.
MPAC (Municipal Property Assessment Corporation) has an online School Support Portal. The portal enables residential property owners to add or update their school support designation information through About My Property.
Tax Certificates
Tax certificates are available upon request and payment of the applicable fee of $50.00 per roll. Once completed, the tax certificate is sent via email. Response time is within 10 business days from receipt of request and payment.
To purchase one online, please visit our online payments page.
Accurate assessed values are the cornerstone of the property tax system. The Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC) assesses all properties in Ontario.
You must ask yourself if you can sell your property for its assessed value. If your answer is ‘yes’ your assessed value is accurate.
If your answer is ‘no’ you can:
- Ask MPAC to review your properties assessed value. Visit www.mpac.ca or by calling 1-866-296-6722 (Monday to Friday 8:00 a.m – 5:00 p.m)
- File a Request for Reconsideration with the Assessment Review Board (ARB).
If you are looking to appeal your property taxes due a to a physical change resulting from fire, flood, demolished structure, reno preventing normal use, other change of use, (example closing a business), or clerical/factual error, please complete an Application for Adjustment of Taxes under Section 357/358 of the Municipal Act.
Applications are subject to Council approval. The application must be filed on or before February 28 of the year following the property tax year for which the application is made.