Sources
Every figure on this site comes from an official source, which is listed on the page where the figure appears and archived.
Provincial datasets
| Dataset | Publisher | Used for |
|---|---|---|
| Local Government Statistics: Schedule 702 Tax Rates and Schedule 704 Taxes and Charges on a Representative House | Province of British Columbia | B.C. municipal, school, regional district, hospital and other rates 2022–2026; typical-house taxes |
| Financial Information Return, Schedule 22 (Municipal Taxation) | Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing | Ontario lower-tier, upper-tier and education rates 2021–2025 (cross-check and history) |
| Municipal Property Tax Rates (dataset ure8-3w7m) | Province of Nova Scotia | Nova Scotia municipal rates (cross-check) |
| Données financières des organismes municipaux (prévisions budgétaires) | Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l’Habitation (Québec), Données Québec | Quebec municipal tax rates (cross-check) |
| Population and dwelling counts, census subdivisions (Table 98-10-0002-01) | Statistics Canada | Choosing the municipalities covered (2021 Census population) |
Municipal sources
The 153 city pages cite 2354 official sources: tax rate bylaws, budgets, official rates and due-date pages, and assessment authorities. Each city page lists its own, numbered, with the tax year and checked date. The publishers cited most often:
- Province of British Columbia, Ministry of Housing and Municipal Affairs (280)
- Province of British Columbia (100)
- Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC) (77)
- BC Assessment (56)
- Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (53)
- Ministre de l’Éducation / Éditeur officiel du Québec (26)
- Centre de services scolaire de la Capitale (24)
- City of Mississauga (18)
- City of Saskatoon (18)
- City of Ottawa (17)
- City of Brampton (17)
- Ville de Châteauguay (17)
- City of Toronto (16)
- Centre de services scolaire de la Région-de-Sherbrooke (16)
- Town of Whitby (16)
- City of Yellowknife (16)
- City of Hamilton (15)
- Municipality of Chatham-Kent (15)
- Town of Caledon (15)
- The Corporation of the City of Sault Ste. Marie (15)
- City of St. Albert (15)
- The Corporation of the City of Belleville (15)
- Ville de Victoriaville (15)
- City of Burlington (14)
- Ville de Trois-Rivières (14)
- Ville de Val-d'Or (14)
- City of Iqaluit (14)
- Halifax Regional Municipality (13)
- Ville de Longueuil (13)
- City of Guelph (13)
- Township of Langley (13)
- Ville de Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu (13)
- City of Chilliwack (13)
- Government of New Brunswick (13)
- The Corporation of the City of Sarnia (13)
- City of Grande Prairie (13)
- City of Brandon (13)
- City of Prince Albert (13)
- City of Penticton (13)
- Ministère des Finances du Québec (12)
- Ville de Montréal (12)
- City of Winnipeg, Assessment and Taxation Department (12)
- Ville de Québec (12)
- City of Richmond (BC) (12)
- City of Richmond Hill (12)
- Ville de Lévis (12)
- Ville de Saguenay (12)
- City of Kawartha Lakes (12)
- Ville de Granby (12)
- Ville de Sorel-Tracy (12)
- Ville de Côte Saint-Luc (12)
- Parkland County (12)
- The Corporation of the City of Windsor (11)
- City of Greater Sudbury (11)
- City of Brantford (11)
- Norfolk County (11)
- Town of Georgina (11)
- City of St. Thomas (11)
- County of Brant (11)
- City of Edmonton (10)
Land transfer tax, vacancy taxes, programs, assessment and guides
These pages cite 606 sources: provincial statutes and regulations, finance ministry and revenue agency pages, municipal bylaws, assessment authorities and the CRA. Each page lists its sources at the end.
Not used as sources
Real estate and mortgage websites, other property tax calculators, news articles and blogs. They sometimes point us to an official document, which we then cite directly.