Welland property tax

Residential (RT) rates from the City's '2026 Tax Rates' table, which publishes rates as decimal fractions (City 0.00864695, Region General 0.00774131, Regional Waste 0.00079346, Regional Transit 0.00110421, Education 0.00153000, Total 0.01981593); shown here as percent (fraction x 100, no rounding). The City's 2026 flyer, based on Council-approved 2026 rates and an average residential assessment of $234,000, shows City of Welland $2,023.39, Niagara Region $2,255.52, Education $358.02, total $4,636.93. Assessments remain based on January 1, 2016 values.

Rates as published for the residential class. Bills can also include fixed charges, local improvement levies and utility fees that are not based on assessed value.

Welland's total residential rate of 1.9816% is above the 1.4606% average of the 60 Ontario municipalities we cover. A lower rate does not always mean a lower bill: tax = assessed value × rate, so cities with high home values often have lower rates.

Rates are the residential rates in each city's latest confirmed year. All Ontario municipalities · National rankings

From Welland's official property tax pages (sources 5, 6). Check your bill for the exact amounts and dates.

These programs are run by the city or the province. Eligibility is decided by the organization that runs each one; follow the links for the official rules.

• Application for adjustment of taxes under section 357 or 358 of the Municipal Act

  Owners may apply for a reduction in taxes for listed reasons, including sickness or extreme poverty (s. 357(1)(d.1)), a building razed by fire or demolished, a property damaged and substantially unusable, repairs/renovations preventing normal use for at least 3 months (building permit required), or gross or manifest clerical/factual error. The deadline is on or before February 28 of the year following the tax year. Run by City of Welland.

• Ontario Energy and Property Tax Credit (OEPTC)

  A tax-free Ontario payment that helps residents with property tax and the sales tax on energy costs. For the 2026 benefit year the maximum is $1,307, or $1,488 for seniors, paid through the Ontario Trillium Benefit.

• Northern Ontario Energy Credit (NOEC)

  A tax-free payment for residents of 10 Northern Ontario districts to help with higher home energy costs. For the 2026 benefit year the maximum is $189 for a single person and $290 for families, paid through the Ontario Trillium Benefit.

• Ontario Senior Homeowners' Property Tax Grant (OSHPTG)

  An annual Ontario grant of up to $500 for low- to moderate-income homeowners aged 64 or older who paid Ontario property tax on their principal residence. It is claimed on Form ON-BEN with the income tax return and paid by the Canada Revenue Agency.

• Niagara Region waste management and transit levies in force 2026

  Separate Regional residential rates billed by the City on every residential property: waste management 0.079346% and transit 0.110421% of assessed value in 2026 (included in the 2026 components).