Property Taxes

Contact the Town Office immediately. Failure to receive a tax notice does not excuse a taxpayer from the responsibility for payment of taxes or relieve the assessed owner of interest/penalty charges due to late payments.

• Phone: 705-645-5264
• In person: 1000 Taylor Court Bracebridge, ON P1L 1R6
• By email:  Tax Branch

Residential Property taxes are calculated using the assessed value of your property, the municipal tax rate, and the education tax rate set by the Province of Ontario. The formula is:

• assessed value x municipal tax rate = amount of municipal property tax
• assessed value x education tax rate = amount of education property tax
• municipal property tax + education property tax = your property taxes

All change of address requests must be received in writing. The form can be found on the back of every tax bill.

Submit a CHANGE OF ADDRESS FORM to our office by:

• Mail: 1000 Taylor Court Bracebridge, ON P1L 1R6
• Fax: 705-645-1262
• Email: propertytax@bracebridge.ca 

The Municipal Assessment Corporation, or MPAC, determines the assessed value for all properties across the province. MPAC is responsible for assessing and classifying more than five million properties in Ontario. The property assessments MPAC provides are what municipalities use to base the property taxes needed to pay for community services.

MPAC analyzes real estate market information from similar types of properties in your area to establish your property's value. Any one of three methods may be used for this analysis:

• The selling price of similar properties;
• The rental income a property generates; and
• The cost to replace the property.

Each method takes the location of a property, the size and quality of any buildings, and features which might add to or take away from a property's value in consideration.

MPAC operates under the authority of the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation Act. Every municipality in Ontario is a member of the corporation, which is governed by a board of directors selected by Ontario's Minister of Finance.

If you disagree, or feel that your assessment is not accurate, please contact their office.

If you're enrolled in the Tax Pre-Authorized Payment Plan, your tax bills will state "You are currently enrolled in a pre-authorized payment plan" and no further action is required. The bill is for your records only.

 To cancel enrollment in the pre-authorized payment plan, complete the Cancel Pre-Authorized Payment Form.

• Mail or drop-off: 1000 Taylor Court Bracebridge, ON P1L 1R6
• Email:  propertytax@bracebridge.ca
  
• Fax: 705 - 645 -1262

To request a tax certificate provide the 19-digit property roll number and legal description of the property to 1000 Taylor Court Bracebridge, ON P1L 1R6.

Tax certificate requests are processed at $60.00 per roll number.

Completed Tax Certificates will be mailed to the address specified unless other arrangements are made with Tax Branch staff.

Every resident receives their final tax bill for income tax purposes and for their personal records. If you use a mortgage company to pay your property taxes, it will be listed on your bill. At the bottom of your bill you will see the statement, "You are participating in the mortgage plan"
DO NOT PAY

If your mortgage company is not listed on your bill, please contact your Mortgage Provider to discuss payment options.