Note: For property tax & finance related forms, go to our Forms, Applications, Permits page.
2022 Tax Installment Due Dates
Installment due dates are the 1st Monday of March, May and October, and the 1st Tuesday of August:
- March 7, 2022
- May 2, 2022
- August 2, 2022
- October 3, 2022
If you are moving, or have changed your mailing address,
please contact us immediately.
The Tax Collector has no authority to waive or alter penalty and/or interest for any reason, including not receiving a tax notice.
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Annual taxes are calculated by multiplying the assessed value of your property by the Municipality's current consolidated tax rate. The consolidated tax rate is made up of a Township portion and a County portion (influenced by the respective budget requirements) and an Education portion which is set by the Province of Ontario. Through sound financial management, Selwyn boasts the lowest municipal property tax rate in the County of Peterborough. Interim Tax Notices are based on approximately 1/2 of the previous year's total tax levy. Interim Tax Notices are sent at the end of January, and Final Tax Notices are sent at the end of June. The Municipal Property Assessment Corporation determines the assessed value of each property. Included with your 2021 tax notices:
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Want to determine what the annual taxes will be on a property? Simply multiply the assessment value and the tax rate. Don't know the assessment value? Use our Property Search through Virtual Town Hall (VTH) Examples: 2021 residential assessment of 314,173 located in Ward 1, 2 or 4: 314,173 x 0.812042% (or 0.00812042) = $2,551.22 2021 residential assessment of 314,173 located in Ward 3: 314,173 x 0.904064% (or 0.00904064) = $2,840.32 |
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Penalty and/or interest is fixed at a rate of 1.25% per month and will be added to unpaid taxes after the due date and the beginning of each month after. Reminder notices are sent for accounts with an outstanding balance over $10.00. |
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As required by the Municipal Act, 2001 s 347(1) all payments are applied in the following order:
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Not sure whether your property taxes are based on the rural or village tax rate?
Not sure what ward you are?
2021 Consolidated Tax Rates
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Properties located in the Village of Lakefield and Woodland Acres (including the new Summer Lane subdivision) are serviced by municipal water and wastewater. The Village of Lakefield is billed directly by Peterborough Utilities, and Woodland Acres is billed by the Township on the final tax notice each year. For current rates, please visit the Water, Wastewater & Utilities page. |
Distribution of 2021 tax dollar based on average residential assessed value
For a breakdown of the County dollar, visit the Peterborough County website
Relationship between total residential assessment and residential tax rate
Note: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ontario government has postponed the 2020 Assessment Update. They have indicated that property assessments for the 2021 property tax year will continue to be based on the fully phased-in January 1, 2016 current values. For more information, visit MPAC's website. 
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