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Tax Rates Bylaw, 2026
Bylaw No. 3727-2026
The Council of the City of Abbotsford, in open meeting assembled, enacts as follows:
PART 1 - INTERPRETATION
Interpretation
1.
(1) The Interpretation Bylaw applies to this bylaw.
(2) The classifications of land use set out in Column 1 of each Table have the same
meaning as in the Prescribed Classes of Property Regulation, B.C. Reg. 438/81.
(3) Unless otherwise specified, tax rates set out in this bylaw are expressed per 1 000
dollars of taxable value.
Definitions
2.
In this bylaw,
"Abbotsford Downtown Business Improvement Area" has the same meaning as in
the Abbotsford Downtown Business Improvement Area Bylaw, 2025;
"Matsqui Prairie Dyking Area" means the area shown as "Zone A" in Appendix A;
"Matsqui Prairie Dyking, Drainage, and Irrigation District" means the Matsqui Prairie
Dyking Area and all zones shown in Appendix B;
"Sumas Prairie Dyking and Drainage Area" means the areas shown in Appendix C;
"Sumas Prairie Irrigation Area" means the areas shown in Appendix D;
"Urban Storm Drainage Area" means the area shown in Appendix E.
PART 2 - PROPERTY TAXES
Municipal Police taxes
3.
To provide for all lawful General Municipal Police purposes of the City, the tax rates set out
in Column 2 of Table 1 are imposed and levied for the year 2026 on the assessed value of
land and improvements taxable for general municipal police purposes according to the land
use classification set out in Column 1 of Table 1.
General and Debt Servicing taxes
4.
To provide for all lawful General and Debt Servicing purposes of the City, the tax rates set
out in Column 3 of Table 1 are imposed and levied for the year 2026 on the assessed value
of land and improvements taxable for general municipal purposes according to the land use
classification set out in Column 1 of Table 1.
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Regional Library taxes
5.
To provide for Regional Library purposes, the tax rates set out in Column 4 of Table 1 are
imposed and levied for the year 2026 on the assessed value of land and improvements
taxable for regional library purposes according to the land use classification set out in
Column 1 of Table 1.
Fraser Valley Regional Hospital District taxes
6.
To provide for the City's taxing obligations in relation to the Fraser Valley Regional Hospital
District, the tax rates set out in Column 5 of Table 1 are imposed and levied for the year
2026 on the assessed value of land and improvements taxable for hospital purposes
according to the land use classification set out in Column 1 of Table 1.
Fraser Valley Regional District taxes
7.
To provide for the City's taxing obligations in relation to services requisitioned by the Fraser
Valley Regional District, the tax rates set out in Column 6 of Table 1 are imposed and levied
for the year 2026 on the assessed value of land and improvements taxable for regional
district purposes according to the land use classification set out in Column 1 of Table 1.
Abbotsford Downtown Business Improvement Area
8.
For the purposes of the Abbotsford Downtown Business Association, a local service tax of
0.167276% is imposed and levied for the year 2026 on the net taxable assessed value, for
general purposes, of all land and improvements on class 5 and class 6 properties within the
Abbotsford Downtown Business Improvement Area, other than land and improvements that
are exempt under the Community Charter or another Act in relation to the tax.
Table 1 - 2026 Property Tax Rates
(per 1,000 dollars of taxable value)
Column 1
Land Classification
Column 2
General
Municipal
(Police)
Column 3
General
Municipal
(Other)
Column 4
Fraser
Valley
Regional
Library
Column 5
Fraser
Valley
Regional
Hospital
District
Column 6
Fraser
Valley
Regional
District
Class 1 - residential
1.08284
1.78296
0.08582
0.11583
0.08836
Class 2 - utilities
14.67449
24.16245
1.16306
0.40539
0.30927
Class 3 - supportive housing
1.08284
1.78296
0.08582
0.11583
0.08836
Class 5 - light industry
2.00418
3.30000
0.15885
0.39381
0.30043
Class 6 - business and other
2.43385
4.00749
0.19290
0.28377
0.21649
Class 8 - recreational
property/non-profit
organization
2.03239
3.34646
0.16108
0.11583
0.08836
Class 9 - farm
11.98686
19.73709
0.95006
0.11583
0.08836
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PART 3 - MATSQUI PRAIRIE DYKING, DRAINAGE AND IRRIGATION DISTRICT TAXES
Matsqui Prairie Dyking, Drainage and Irrigation District taxes
9.
To provide for the purposes of dyking, drainage and irrigation within the Matsqui Prairie
Dyking, Drainage and Irrigation District,
(a) a tax rate of 0.71196 is imposed and levied for the year 2026 on the assessed
value of land and improvements for general purposes within the Matsqui Prairie
Dyking, Drainage and Irrigation District,
(b) a parcel tax of $28.00 per acre is imposed and levied in respect of all land in the
Matsqui Prairie Dyking Area,
(c) a parcel tax of $9.33 per acre is imposed and levied in respect of all land in Zone 2
as shown in Appendix B,
(d) a parcel tax of $32.71 per acre is imposed and levied in respect of all land in Zone
3 as shown in Appendix B, and
(e) a parcel tax of $35.13 per acre is imposed and levied in respect of all land in Zone
4 as shown in Appendix B.
PART 4 - SUMAS PRAIRIE DYKING, DRAINAGE AND IRRIGATION DISTRICT TAXES
Dyking and drainage taxes
10.
To provide for the purposes of dyking and drainage within the Sumas Prairie Dyking and
Drainage Area,
(a) the tax rates as set out in Column 2 of Table 2 are imposed and levied on the
assessed value of improvements for general purposes within the Sumas Prairie
Dyking and Drainage Area according to the land use classification set out in
Column 1 of Table 2,
(b) a parcel tax of $36.74 per acre is imposed and levied in respect of all land in Zone
A as shown in Appendix C, and
(c) a parcel tax of $23.12 per acre is imposed and levied in respect of all land in Zone
B as shown in Appendix C.
Table 2 - Sumas Prairie Dyking and Drainage Tax Rates
Column 1
Land Classification
Column 2
Tax Rate
Class 1 - residential
0.58353
Class 2 - utilities
12.04840
OIC Class 2 - utilities
12.04840
Class 3 - supportive housing
0.58353
Class 5 - light industry
9.61620
Class 6 - business and other
4.80812
Class 8 - recreational property/non-profit organization
0.58353
Irrigation taxes
11.
To provide for the purposes of irrigation within the Sumas Prairie Irrigation Area,
(a) a parcel tax of $21.31 per acre is imposed and levied in respect of all land in Zone
1 as shown in Appendix D,
(b) a parcel tax of $7.14 per acre is imposed and levied in respect of all land in Zone
5
2 as shown in Appendix D, and a parcel tax of $23.99 per acre is imposed and
levied in respect of all land in Zone 3 as shown in Appendix D.
PART 5 - URBAN STORM DRAINAGE
Service established
12.
The administration, operation, inspection and repair of a storm drainage system for the
impounding, conveying and discharging of surface and other waters within the Urban Storm
Drainage Area is established as a service of the City.
Service fees
13.
(1) For properties with improvements having a value exceeding $5 000, service fees set out
in Column 2 of Table 3 are imposed and levied for the year 2026 on the assessed value
of land taxable for general purposes according to the land use classification set out in
Column 1 of Table 3.
(2) For properties with improvements having a value not exceeding $5 000, service fees of
0.05162 per 1 000 dollars of taxable value are imposed and levied for the year 2026 on
the assessed value of land taxable for general purposes.
Table 3 - Urban Storm Drainage Service Fees
Column 1
Land Classification
Column 2
Properties with improvements greater
than $5,000
Class 1 - residential
0.11615
Class 2 - utilities
0.05162
Class 3 - supportive housing
0.11615
Class 5 - light industry
0.20650
Class 6 - business and other
0.21940
Class 6 - primary, middle and secondary
schools
0.11615
Class 8 - recreational property/non-profit
organization
0.05162
Class 9 - farm
0.05162
Citation
14.
Bylaw No. 3727-2026 shall be cited as "Tax Rates Bylaw, 2026".
READ a first time this
28th day of
April 2026
READ a second time this
28th day of
April 2026
READ a third time this
28th day of
April 2026
ADOPTED this
12th day of
May, 2026
APPENDIX A - MATSQUI PRAIRIE DYKING AREA
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APPENDIX B - MATSQUI PRAIRIE IRRIGATION ZONES
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APPENDIX C - SUMAS PRAIRIE DYKING AND DRAINAGE AREA
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APPENDIX D - SUMAS PRAIRIE IRRIGATION AREA
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APPENDIX E - URBAN STORM DRAINAGE AREA
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