About Rural Property Tax

Your property taxes are based on two factors:

1. the assessed value and classification of your property as determined by
   BC Assessment
2. tax rates set by agencies with taxing authority that are applied to the net taxable value appearing on your assessment notice

Tax notices are mailed at the end of May to the last known owner on record with the Surveyor of Taxes office. The name and address on the assessment notice is used for mailing the property tax notice, unless an address change or ownership record change has been filed.

Tax notices are not issued on individual property tax accounts where the taxes levied are $10.00 or less.

If you do not receive your tax notice by mid-June, please contact us or your local Service BC - Government Agent office. See our Yearly Cycle of Critical Dates for more information about important Rural Property Tax deadlines.

The assessment and/or taxes on your property may be affected by:

If you live in a manufactured home, please see our Manufactured Homes page for property tax information specific to your situation.

Parcel-based taxes also may be a part of your tax levy. These taxes are based
on property characteristics rather than assessed value. A maximum of three parcel-based taxes can be listed on the tax notice because of space limitations.
If there are more than three parcel tax items, the third item will be listed as 'other'. To determine what charges are included in 'other', please contact your Regional District or the Surveyor of Taxes office.