Saguenay property tax

Headline = taxe foncière générale, sous-catégorie d’immeubles résiduelles: 0.9712 per 100 $ (also the taux de base), identical in all four tax sectors (Secteur Ville de Saguenay and the Chicoutimi, Jonquière and La Baie downtown sectors). Six (6) logements ou plus: 1.0705. Second year of the 2025-2026-2027 roll. 2026 flat tariffs (budget 2026, s12): Eau 225 $, Égout 256 $, Matières résiduelles 178 $, Matières organiques 35 $ (fosse septique 98 $). Water, sewer, residual and organic materials are flat per-dwelling tariffs, not value-based. Local improvement taxes apply only to properties named in the relevant borrowing by-laws. School tax: single province-wide rate under the Loi visant l’instauration d’un taux unique de taxation scolaire (s14, s20), billed separately by the school service centre for the school year starting 1 July; applied per 100 $ of uniformized (étalée) value with the first 25 000 $ of value exempt (s21). The rate document cited is the CSS de la Capitale publication of the same province-wide rate.

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.

Saguenay's total residential rate of 1.0502% is above the 0.7228% average of the 35 Quebec 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 Quebec municipalities · National rankings

From Saguenay's official property tax pages (sources 7, 8, 1). 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.

• Programme d’aide aux aînés relative à une hausse de taxes municipales (Subvention pour aînés)

  Grant that partly compensates the municipal tax increase on a residence following a significant value increase; a potential grant amount appears on the municipal tax bill when applicable. Run by Gouvernement du Québec / Revenu Québec (the City calculates eligible amounts).

• Grant for Seniors to Offset a Municipal Tax Increase

  A Québec government grant that partly offsets a municipal tax increase caused by a significant rise in the value of a senior's home. For 2026 the potential grant is capped at $500, and it is claimed on form TP-1029.TM-V with the 2025 Québec return.

• Housing Component of the Solidarity Tax Credit

  The housing component of Québec's refundable solidarity tax credit, for owners and tenants of an eligible dwelling. For July 2026 to June 2027 it is $906 for a couple or $746 for a person living alone or a single-parent family, plus $158 per dependent child, before any income reduction.

• Droit de mutation immobilière (« taxe de bienvenue ») in force 2026

  Transfer duty payable by the buyer in a single instalment; unpaid balances bear interest and penalties at a combined 15 %. Comparative factor 2026: 1,09.