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Bylaw 777
2026 Property Tax Bylaw
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TOWN OF WEMBLEY
BYLAW NO. 777
2026 PROPERTY TAX BYLAW
A BYLAW TO AUTHORIZE THE RATES OF TAXATION TO BE LEVIED
AGAINST ASSESSABLE PROPERTY WITHIN THE TOWN OF WEMBLEY FOR
THE 2026 TAXATION YEAR.
WHEREAS, the Town of Wembley has prepared and adopted detailed estimates of the
municipal revenues and expenditures as required, at the council meeting held on
May 11th, 2026; and
WHEREAS, the estimated municipal revenues and transfers from all sources other than
taxation is estimated at $2,804,743; and
WHEREAS, the estimated municipal expenditures and transfers set out in the annual budget
(operating and capital expenses) for the Town of Wembley for 2026 total $5,317,062; and
The balance of $2,512,319 is to be raised by general municipal property taxation; and
WHEREAS, the estimated amount required for transfers to capital reserves to be raised by
municipal taxation is $0; and
THEREFORE, the total amount to be raised by general municipal taxation is $2,512,319;
and
WHEREAS, the requisitions are:
2026 Education Property Tax Requisition:
Alberta School Foundation Fund (ASFF)
- Residential & Farmland
$407,147.96
- Non-Residential
$185,107.65
Grande Prairie Roman Catholic Separate School District No.28
- Residential & Farmland
$35,306.49
- Non-Residential
$0.00
Total 2026 Education Property Tax Requisition:
$627,562.10
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2026 Property Tax Bylaw
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2025 Under Levy Residential & Farmland:
$3,062.33
2025 Under Levy Non-Residential:
$11,314.78
2025 Total Property Taxes for Education Under Levy:
$14,377.11
Total 2026 Property Taxes for Education:
$641,939.21
Senior Foundation Requisition:
2026 Grande Spirit Foundation:
$21,668.00
2025 Under Levy:
$50.34
Grande Spirit Foundation Requisition Total:
$21,718.34
2026 Designated Industrial Property (DIP) Requisition:
$313.22
Note: Under Levy From Assessment Revisions in the 2025 Tax Year
and,
WHEREAS, the Council of the Town of Wembley 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, the Council is authorized to classify assessed property, and to establish
different rates of taxation in respect to each class of property, subject to the Municipal
Government Act, Chapter M-26, Revised Statutes of Alberta, 2000; and
WHEREAS, the assessed value of all property in the Town of Wembley as shown on the
assessment roll is:
Assessment
Residential & Farmland
$161,934,870
Non-Residential, Machinery & Equipment, and
Designated Industrial (Linear & Industrial) Property
$46,566,530
Total Taxable Assessment: $208,501,400
NOW THEREFORE, under the authority of the Municipal Government Act, the Council
of the Town of Wembley, in the Province of Alberta, enacts as follows:
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1. That the Chief Administrative Officer is hereby authorized to levy the following rates of
taxation on the assessed value of all property as shown on the assessment roll of the
Town of Wembley:
Tax Levy
Assessment
Tax Rate
(Nearest 9th decimal)
General Municipal
Residential & Farmland
$1,642,619 $161,934,870
0.010143700
Non-Residential, Machinery &
Equipment, and Designated Industrial
(Linear & Industrial) Property
$869,700
$46,566,530
0.018676501
Total:
$2,512,319 $208,501,400
Education Property Tax
Alberta School Foundation Fund (ASFF)
Residential & Farmland
$411,151 $149,476,853
0.002750600
Non-Residential
$196,423
$43,415,120
0.004524300
Total:
$607,574 $192,891,973
Grande Prairie Roman Catholic Separate School District
Residential & Farmland
$34,365
$12,493,588
0.002750600
Non-Residential
$0.00
$0
0.004524300
Total:
$34,365
$ 12,493,588
Grande Spirit Foundation (Seniors
Foundation)
$21,718.34 $208,501,400
0.000104164
Designated Industrial Property (DIP)
$313.22
$4,302,540
0.000072800
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2. That the minimum amount payable per parcel as property tax for general municipal
purposes shall be $100.00.
3. This bylaw comes into force at the beginning of the day that it is passed unless otherwise
provided for in the MGA or another enactment or in the bylaw. This bylaw is passed
when it receives third reading, and it is signed in accordance with S.213 of the MGA.
Read a first time on this 11th day of May 2026.
Read a Second time on this 11th day of May 2026.
Read a third and final time on this 11th day of May 2026.
Signed and passed this 11th day of May 2026.
___(Signed)_______________________________
Kelly Peterson
Mayor
_______(Signed)______________________________
Danielle Line
Acting Chief Administrative Officer