Property Taxes

Information related to 2025 tax notices will be available soon. To learn about the Five Year Financial Plan and budgeting process, visit this LINK. 

Payments

With Online Services there’s no need to leave home. There are multiple options to pay your property taxes from the comfort of your own home, or wherever you might be. Go to www.kimberley.ca and click I want to… located at the top right side of the page. From there click Property Taxes under Pay for a list of ways you can make your payment, including online options.  They include:

• pay by internet or telephone banking through your financial institution (contact your branch for details)
• pay by Visa/Mastercard Credit/Debit Card through Paymentus
  • please note that at the time of purchase, Paymentus will charge a convenience fee of 2.5% for Visa/Mastercard Credit Card transactions and a fee of 1.5% for Visa/Mastercard, Debit Card transactions (subject to change). These fees go directly to Paymentus with the City retaining only the amount of the property tax
  • the Paymentus service is only available within North America

Here are some alternative methods of payment if you are unable to pay online: 

• Mail a cheque to the City of Kimberley, 340 Spokane Street, Kimberley BC, V1A 2E8 
  • the date the cheque arrives at City Hall is considered the date of payment, not the date of the postmark, so please allow time for mailing
  • cheques post-dated to the July 2, 2024, due date will be accepted
• Drop a cheque in the mail slot to the right of the main entrance at City Hall 
  • cheques must be dropped in the mail slot by 4:45 p.m. on the July 2, 2024, Due Date to avoid a 10% penalty
  • available 24/7
• If online payments or any of the other alternatives noted above aren’t an option for you, payments can be made in person:
  • at your financial institution (check with your branch for business hours 
  • at City Hall by cash, cheque or debit card only (from 8:30 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. Monday to Friday, excluding statutory holidays)

  • if paying by debit card, please check with your financial institution to ensure your limit is sufficient

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Property Tax Payment Plan

The City of Kimberley offers a convenient tax prepayment plan for those accounts with a zero balance. The City will automatically debit your bank account for 10 months on the first day of the month – August 1st to May 1st. Payment amounts are estimated each year so that 90% of your taxes will be prepaid before the tax notices are mailed out.

The City will pay interest at a rate established by the Province of BC on the prepayments and apply it against your tax account, if applicable.  The interest rate is 3% below the prime interest rate. To apply for the property tax payment plan, you must fill in a Tax Prepayment Plan Authorization Form and supply a voided cheque to the City of Kimberley.  

Penalties on Unpaid Property Tax and Unclaimed Home Owner Grants

A 10% penalty will be applied to property taxes not paid and Home Owner Grants not claimed by the due date. 

Interest on Property Taxes

Arrears property taxes relate to amounts owing from 2023 which are charged daily interest at a rate prescribed by the Province of BC. This rate is updated quarterly.

Delinquent property taxes relate to amounts owing from 2022 which are charged daily interest at a rate prescribed by the Province of BC. This rate is updated quarterly.

Home Owner Grant

The Province of BC offers a Home Owner Grant of $770 for home owners who are under 65 and up to $1,045 for home owners who are 65 and older or have a qualifying disability.

In 2021, the Province changed the application process such that homeowners can no longer apply for their Home Owner Grant through City Hall.  Everyone is required to apply directly to the Province. If you are eligible, please follow these instructions to apply:

•    apply 24/7 to the Province online at www.gov.bc.ca/homeownergrant;
•    apply with the assistance of a Province of BC agent by phoning 1-888-355-2700, Monday to Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. MDT; or
•    apply 24/7 using the Province’s automated self-serve system by phoning 1-888-355-2700, option 2.

Your Home Owner Grant application must be submitted by the July 2, 2024 Due Date to avoid a 10% penalty on the unclaimed amount.  

Property Tax Deferment

Home owners can apply to have the Province pay their property taxes through their low interest loan program. To be eligible, home owners must qualify under one of the following Province of BC Programs

Property Tax Deferment applications must be submitted directly to the Province of BC:

•    check your eligibility and apply to the Province online at www.gov.bc.ca/propertytaxdeferment;
•    if you have any questions, call a Province of BC agent at 1-888-355-2700 or visit a Service BC location
•    If you currently defer your property taxes, please refer to your Annual Statement of Account to verify whether or not you have selected the automated renewal option.

Tax Sale

Under section 403 (1) of the Local Government Act, the City must hold a tax sale at 10:00 a.m. on the last Monday of September each year.

Properties required by Provincial legislation to be auctioned by the Collector at the tax sale are those with delinquent taxes (unpaid amounts from 2019) outstanding as of the date and time of tax sale. To avoid going to tax sale, owners must pay the delinquent amount of taxes outstanding prior to 10:00 a.m. on the last Monday of September.

Purchase Tax Certificates Online

Our tax certificates are conveniently available to purchase online through:

• Dye & Durham (APIC):  Please visit www.apicanada.com for directions on how to purchase tax certificates either by credit card or using the myLTSA portal using your deposit account.