Property tax & assessment — Lake Cowichan, British Columbia

What is the tax rate? When are taxes due? How is property assessed?

The Town of Lake Cowichan, British Columbia has 1 adopted bylaw on file: Town of Lake Cowichan 2026 Annual Rates Bylaw No. 1132-2026, verified 2026-10-26.

Town of Lake Cowichan 2026 Annual Rates Bylaw No. 1132-2026 adopted bylaw
tax rate Schedule "A": Residential 1 — General Municipal 2.49741, General Debt -, Vancouver Island Reg. Library 0.18932, Regional District 1.73183, Regional Hospital 0.39448; Utility 2 — General Municipal 16.48291, General Debt -, Vancouver Island Reg. Library 1.24951, Regional District 6.06141, Regional Hospital 1.38068; Heavy Industrial 4 — General Municipal 45.57773, General Debt -, Vancouver Island Reg. Library 3.45509, Regional District 5.88822, Regional Hospital 1.34123; Light Industrial 5 — General Municipal 8.49119, General Debt -, Vancouver Island Reg. Library 0.64369, Regional District 5.88822, Regional Hospital 1.34123; Business 6 — General Municipal 6.99275, General Debt -, Vancouver Island Reg. Library 0.53010, Regional District 4.24298, Regional Hospital 0.96648; Managed Forest 7 — General Municipal 10.73886, General Debt -, Vancouver Island Reg. Library 0.81408, Regional District 5.19549, Regional Hospital 1.18344; Recreational 8 — General Municipal 2.49741, General Debt -, Vancouver Island Reg. Library 0.18932, Regional District 1.73183, Regional Hospital 0.39448 Schedule "A"
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2026 Annual Rates Bylaw No. 1132-2026, finally adopted 12 May 2026. Class 1 residential general municipal rate 2.49741 per $1,000; utility 16.48291; business 6.99275. Also sets VIRL, CVRD and hospital rates. Minimum tax $1.

981 Revitalization Tax Exemption Programme Bylaw

Provides property tax exemptions for qualifying revitalization projects within Lake Cowichan. 2016 bylaw.

Property Taxes - Town of Lake Cowichan

Town page: 2026 taxes due 4:30 p.m. July 2, 2026; 10% penalty on unpaid current taxes, no waivers.

Machine-readable: property-tax.json · Official website: http://www.town.lakecowichan.bc.ca/ · Last verified 2026-10-26 · Property tax & assessment across British Columbia · Property tax & assessment in other municipalities