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BYLAW NO. B-11/2026
OF THE CITY OF AIRDRIE
IN THE PROVINCE OF ALBERTA
A bylaw to authorize the rates of taxation to be levied against assessable
property within the City of Airdrie for the 2026 taxation year.
WHEREAS the City of Airdrie (the "City") has prepared and adopted detailed estimates of the
municipal revenues and expenditures as required, at the Council meeting held on December 9,
2025; and
WHEREAS the estimated municipal revenues from all sources other than property taxation total
$205,804,895; and
WHEREAS the estimated municipal expenditures (excluding non-cash items) set out in the
annual budget for the City for 2026 total $205,804,895 and the balance of $69,799,836 is to be
raised by general municipal property taxation; and
WHEREAS the estimated amount required to repay principal debt to be raised by general
municipal taxation is $7,129,137; and
WHEREAS the estimated amount required for current year capital expenditures to be raised by
general municipal taxation is $14,250; and
WHEREAS the estimated amount required for future financial plans to be raised by municipal
taxation is $20,511,560; and
THEREFORE the total amount to be raised by general municipal taxation is $97,454,907; and
WHEREAS section 3 of the City of Airdrie Downtown Community Revitalization Levy Regulation,
AR 253/2022 established a community revitalization area known as, "Airdrie Downtown
Community Revitalization Levy Area"; and
WHEREAS section 381.2 of the Municipal Government Act, RSA 2000, c M-26 (the "Act")
authorizes a council to pass a bylaw to impose a levy in respect of the incremental assessed
value of property in a community revitalization levy area to raise revenue to be used toward the
payment of infrastructure and other costs associated with redevelopment of property in the
community revitalization levy area; and
WHEREAS Council passed Bylaw B-64/2022 to authorize the imposition of a community
revitalization levy in the Airdrie Downtown Community Revitalization Levy Area, which the
Lieutenant Governor in Council approved on December 14, 2022; and
WHEREAS pursuant to section 10 of AR 253/2022 Council is required to pass a community
revitalization levy rate bylaw annually; and
WHEREAS Council is required each year to impose on the incremental assessed value of
property within the Airdrie Downtown Community Revitalization Levy Area community
revitalization levy rates that are equal to or greater than the tax rates established annually for the
2026 Taxation Rate Bylaw
B-11/2026
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corresponding property tax bylaw for each assessment class or sub-class of property referred to
in section 297 of the Act; and
WHEREAS the estimated revenues to be raised through the Airdrie Downtown Community
Revitalization Levy to be applied towards the payment of infrastructure and other costs associated
with the revitalization plan within the Airdrie Downtown Community Revitalization levy area for the
year 2026 are $673,958; and
WHEREAS the requisitions including adjustments for over/under levies are:
WHEREAS Council is required each year to levy on the assessed value of all property tax rates
sufficient to meet the estimated expenditures and the requisitions; and
WHEREAS Council is authorized to classify assessed property, and to establish different rates
of taxation in respect of each class of property, subject to the Act; and
WHEREAS the assessed value of all property in the City as shown on the assessment roll is:
NOW THEREFORE the Council of the City of Airdrie enacts as follows:
Title
1
This bylaw may be cited as, "2026 Taxation Rate Bylaw".
Alberta School Foundation Fund
Residential/Farmland
$44,906,821
Non-residential
$8,979,989
$53,886,810
Opted Out School Boards
Residential/Farmland
$4,599,850
Non-residential
$617,805
$5,217,655
Total school requisitions
$59,104,465
Senior Foundation
$1,166,127
Designated industrial properties
$8,175
2026 Taxation Rate Bylaw
B-11/2026
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Definitions
2
All words in this bylaw have the same meaning as the Act and its regulations unless
defined otherwise in this bylaw.
3
In this bylaw,
(1)
"City" means the municipal corporation of the City of Airdrie and the geographical
area contained within the boundaries of the City; and
(2)
"City Manager" means the City's Chief Administrative Officer appointed pursuant
to the Municipal Government Act; and
(3)
"Council" means the Council of the City of Airdrie.
Taxation rates
4
The City Manager is authorized and required to levy the following rates of taxation on the
assessed value of all property as shown on the assessment roll and supplementary
assessment roll of the City:
Tax Levy
Assessment
Tax Rate
General Municipal
Residential/Farmland
40,714,634 18,186,015,590
0.00223879
Non-residential
11,576,566
2,459,170,120
0.00470134
52,276,029 20,645,185,710
General Municipal Annexation
Residential
503,591
235,918,090
0.00213460
Non-residential
232,884
31,171,300
0.00747110
Farmland
11,945
2,238,400
0.00533640
748,420
269,327,790
Protective Services Municipal
Residential/Farmland
22,352,338 18,186,015,590
0.00122909
Non-residential
6,347,192
2,459,170,120
0.00258103
28,699,530 20,645,185,710
Capital Investment
Residential/Farmland
12,251,866 18,186,015,590
0.00067370
Non-residential
3,479,062
2,459,170,120
0.00141473
15,730,928 20,645,185,710
Alberta School Foundation Fund
Residential/Farmland
44,906,821 16,712,313,282
0.00268705
Non-residential
8,979,989
2,310,928,043
0.00388588
53,886,810 19,023,241,324
2026 Taxation Rate Bylaw
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Tax Levy
Assessment
Tax Rate
Opted-Out School Boards
Residential/Farmland
4,599,850
1,711,858,798
0.00268705
Non-residential
617,805
158,987,037
0.00388588
5,217,655
1,870,845,836
Rocky View Seniors Foundation
1,166,127 20,894,583,250
0.00005581
Designated Industrial Property
8,175
111,935,950
0.00007303
Community Revitalization Levy (CRL)
Incremental
Municipal Equivalent Residential
98,748
23,843,000
0.00223879
Municipal Equivalent Non-residential
350,756
40,180,270
0.00470134
Education Equivalent Residential
65,398
0.00268705
Education Equivalent Non-Residential
159,055
0.00388588
673,958
64,023,270
Effective date
5
This bylaw takes effect on the date of the third and final reading.
Read a first time this 19th day of May, 2026
Read a second time this 19th day of May, 2026
Read a third time this 19th day of May, 2026
THIS bylaw was executed as of the latest
date evidenced by the signature below.
MAYOR
CITY CLERK
05/20/2026
05/20/2026