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City of Port Coquitlam | Annual Tax Rates Bylaw, 2026
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No. 4441
CITY OF PORT COQUITLAM
ANNUAL TAX RATES BYLAW, 2026
Bylaw No. 4441
The Council of the Corporation of the City of Port Coquitlam enacts as follows:
1.
CITATION
This Bylaw may be cited as the "Annual Tax Rates Bylaw, 2026, No. 4441".
2.
RATES
The following rates are hereby imposed and levied for the year 2026:
2.1
For all lawful general purposes of the municipality on the assessed value of land
and improvements taxable for general municipal purposes, rates appear in Column
"A" of Schedule 1, attached hereto and forming part of this Bylaw.
2.2
For the purposes of the Metro Vancouver Regional District on the assessed value
of land and improvements taxable for regional hospital district purposes, rates
appear in Column "B" of the Schedule, 1 attached hereto and forming part of this
Bylaw.
2.3
For purposes of the Downtown Business Improvement Area on the assessed value
of land and improvements taxable for general municipal purposes, and only on
land and improvements within the area outlined in the "Downtown Business
Improvement Area Bylaw No. 4418", rates appear in Column "C" of the Schedule
1, attached hereto and forming part of the Bylaw.
2.4
The rates and taxes imposed or levied pursuant to this bylaw are due on or before
July 2, 2026.
3.
ALTERNATIVE MUNICIPAL TAX COLLECTION SCHEME
In accordance with Section 235 of the Community Charter, the Municipal Council of the
Corporation of the City of Port Coquitlam may establish an Alternate Municipal Tax
Scheme that clearly establishes when penalties are added to unpaid taxes.
Imposition and Levying Penalties
3.1
If any portion of property taxes for the current taxation year for a parcel of land and
its improvements on the assessment roll remain unpaid after July 2, 2026, of the
year those taxes are levied, the Collector will add to the said unpaid property taxes
a penalty of 5% of the portion that remains unpaid.
3.2
If any portion property taxes for the current taxation year for a parcel of land and
its improvements on the assessment roll remain unpaid after Sept 15, 2026, of the
year those taxes are levied, the Collector will add to the said unpaid property taxes
an additional 5% penalty of the portion that remains unpaid.
3.3
Where a penalty addition in accordance with section 3.1 would otherwise be
applied, and the property owner is eligible for and subsequently claims the current
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year's Home Owner Grant and applies to the Province for such grant on or before
September 15, the penalty shall not be applied to that portion of taxes outstanding
which was equal to the current year's Home Owner Grant.
3.4
If an owner makes an election to pay under the general tax scheme, the Collector
must apply the penalties and interest set out in any regulation under section 234
of the Community Charter.
3.5
The penalties referred to in subsection 3.1 and 3.2 are due as part of the property
taxes for the current year for the parcel of land and its improvements.
Owner Election
3.6
Property owners may elect, by giving written notice to the Collector, during the
twelve-months ending May 15th of the current year, to pay under the general tax
scheme established by section 234 of the Community Charter, or to pay under the
alternative municipal tax collection scheme established by this Bylaw.
3.7
If a property owner makes no election under subsection 3.6, the alternative
municipal tax collection scheme under this Bylaw automatically applies.
3.8
A property owner may change their election under subsection 3.6 by giving written
notice to the Collector on or before July 2nd of the current year, provided that they
may only change their election once per year.
3.9
Property owners must deliver their notice of election under subsection 3.6 or
change of election under subsection (3) to the Collector at his or her office at 2580
Shaughnessy Street, Port Coquitlam, BC V3C 2A8 or by email at
[email protected]
4.
SCHEDULE
Schedule 1 - "Annual Tax Rates - Municipal & Metro Vancouver Regional District" is
attached hereto and forms part of this Bylaw.
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
5th day of
May, 2026
Mayor
Acting Corporate Officer
B. West
V. Washington
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Schedule 1
Annual Tax Rates - Municipal & Metro Vancouver Regional District
Tax Rates (dollars of tax per $1,000 taxable value)
A
B
C
Property Class
General
Metro
Vancouver
Regional
District
Downtown
Business
Improvement
Area
1.
Residential
2.1985
0.0552
2.
Utilities
40.0000
0.1932
3.
Supportive
Housing
2.1985
0.0552
4.
Major Industry
5.8794
0.1877
5.
Light Industry
5.8794
0.1877
0.5725
6.
Business and
Other
6.0622
0.1352
0.5725
7.
Managed Forest
Land
40.0000
0.1656
8.
Recreation/Non-
Profit
12.3292
0.0552
9.
Farm
31.2385
0.0552
Notes:
1. Column "A" and "C" will be applied to the assessed value for general municipal purposes.
2. Column "B" will be applied to the assessed value for regional hospital district purposes.