Understand your property tax notice

COVID-19 update: payments

October 27, 2020: Please make payments online, through your bank, or by mailing or dropping off a cheque. Cash payments are not accepted. In-person payments at City Hall are discouraged. If paying in person, please come prepared to wait outside due to physical distancing requirements.

You will receive two property tax notices a year:

Advance tax notice
Main tax notice

View video: How your property taxes are calculated

Your property tax notice

3-year phased-in property tax shift
Additional school tax
Targeted 5-year averaging
Reminders for address changes, claiming your Home Owner Grant, declaring your Empty Homes Tax property status, and more

Review important information (property tax notice insert) (612 KB)

How to read your property tax notice

Property tax due dates

Advance taxes: February 4, 2020

Main taxes: September 30, 2020 (Extended deadline – learn more)

You can make your payment at any time after receiving your tax notice in the mail.

Home owner grant: September 30, 2020

How much do you owe?

Set up an online account. You will need your access code. It can be found on your tax notice.

Get your property tax account balance. No login or registration required.

Types of property tax notices

Advance tax notice

Advance property tax is part of the property tax you will need to pay us this year.
- When it is sent out: November
- Due date: Advance tax notices are due on the second business day in February
Your advance tax is 50% of last year’s total property taxes after subtracting any grant amounts. Our calculations are rounded to the nearest dollar.
Main tax notice

The total outstanding taxes on your main tax notice are the remainder of the property taxes you need to pay us this year
- When it is sent out: June
- Due date: Main tax notices are due the second business day of July (The 2020 July deadline has been extended to September 30, 2020.)
The annual balance includes:
1. A City of Vancouver general levy determined by your property's assessed value multiplied by a tax rate set each year by Council
2. Taxes from other tax authorities
3. Flat-rate utility charges (if your property isn't metered)
Read your annual BC Assessment Notice when it arrives in January

The values on your notice are used to calculate the total outstanding taxes on your main tax notice.

Learn more about the link between your property assessment and property taxes

2020 important tax information

Understanding your taxes in depth

Property tax rates

Learn how property tax rates are set and what influences the tax rate on your property. Find the current property tax rates.

Tax relief proposal

We have asked the Province to revise the legislation to create a new commercial sub-class for property taxes.

Update your mailing address

Recently moved or own multiple properties? Update your address with BC Assessment to keep your contact information current.

Additional school tax

Residential properties valued above $3 million (before land averaging is applied) may be subject to the additional tax.

Land assessment averaging

We provide land assessment averaging to give temporary relief to property owners by phasing in tax increases over time.

Local improvement charges

Learn about local improvements: what they are, your payment options, how to pay and more.

Revised taxes

You may get a revised tax notice if you win an appeal of your property assessment against BC Assessments.

Apportionment

New owner or developer? Learn about and how to request apportionment—the re-distribution of the taxes from the property developer to the new strata properties.