Property tax & assessment across Northwest Territories
What is the tax rate? When are taxes due? How is property assessed?
4 of 24 municipalities in Northwest Territories have an adopted bylaw on property tax & assessment on file. Each row links the municipality's answer page and, where transcribed, the full text of the document.
| Municipality | Adopted document | Key facts | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Smith Town |
2026 Mill Rate Bylaw (Bylaw 1085) | tax rate: Residential Developed 11.04; Commercial Developed 25.13; Residential Non-Developed 16.47; Commercial Non-Developed 28.87; Industrial Developed 27.24; Industrial Non-Developed 26.96; Institutional Developed 37.29; Institutional Non-Developed 44.93; Recreational 15.23; Telecommunications 39.44; Country Residential Developed 10.79; Country Residential Non-developed 12.84; School Levy 2.22 | 2026-06-04 |
| Hay River Town |
Bylaw 2478/CS/26 – 2026 Mill Rate Bylaw
adopted 2026-05-19 |
— | 2026-06-04 |
| Inuvik Town |
General Property Tax Levy for 2025 (No. 2751) | tax rate: Property Class 1 - Commercial 21.22 mills; Property Class 2 -Undeveloped Commercial 28.42 mills; Property Class 3 - Industrial 21.22 mills; Property Class 4 - Undeveloped Industrial 28.42 mills; Property Class 5 - Residential 16.59 mills; Property Class 6 - Undeveloped Residential 23.12 mills; Property Class 7 - Recreational 17.17 mills; Property Class 8 - Institutional 17.32 mills; Education Mill Rate 2.97 mills · due dates: within sixty (60) days of the mailing date · penalty interest: one point eight percent (1.8%) of the unpaid taxes on the last day of each calendar month | 2026-06-04 |
| Yellowknife City |
2025 Municipal Tax Levy By-law No. 5108
adopted 2025-06-09 |
— | 2026-06-04 |
Nothing on file for property tax & assessment
Absence here is explicit, not a gap: each municipality below was checked, and its status says why there is no document.
Other bylaws on file, none on this topic (8) — Délı̨nę, Enterprise, Fort Good Hope, Fort Liard, Fort Simpson, Norman Wells, Tuktoyaktuk, Tulita.
No bylaws published online (11, verified negatives) — Aklavik, Fort McPherson, Fort Providence, Fort Resolution, Gamèti, Paulatuk, Sachs Harbour, Tsiigehtchic, Ulukhaktok, Wekweètì, Whatì.
Unconfirmed (1, leads but nothing verified) — Behchokǫ̀.