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-TOWNSHIP OF-
ASHFIELD-COLBORNE-WAWANOSH
THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF
ASHFIELD-COLBORNE-WAWANOSH
BY-LAW NUMBER 24-2026
BEING A BY-LAW to provide for the adoption of the 2026 tax rates for the Township of
Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh.
WHEREAS Section 312 (2) of the Municipal Act, S.O.2001, c.25 as amended, provides
that the Council of a local municipality shall, after the adoption of estimates for the
year, pass a By-Law to levy a separate tax rate, as specified in the By-Law, on the
assessment in each property class in the local municipality ratable for local municipality
purposes;
AND WHEREAS the Assessment Roll made in 2025 and upon which the 2026 taxes are
to be levied has been received by the Township of Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh;
AND WHEREAS the County of Huron, under the provisions of Section 308, 311 and 312
of the Municipal Act, S.O., 2001, c.25 as amended, has established tax ratios and a
county tax levy for 2026;
AND WHEREAS the Minister of Finance, under the provisions of Ontario Regulation
2/14, under the Education Act, has prescribed the education tax rates;
AND WHEREAS Section 326 of the Municipal Act, S.O., 2001, c.25 as amended,
authorizes that a municipality may designate the area of a municipality in which
residents and property owners receive or will receive an additional benefit from the
special service that is not received or will not be received in other areas of the
municipality;
AND WHEREAS Section 398 of the Municipal Act, S.O. 2001, c.25 as amended, provides
that fees and charges imposed by the municipality, upper-tier municipality or local
board may be added to the tax roll and collected in the same manner as municipal
taxes;
AND WHEREAS it is necessary and expedient to levy on the whole ratable property
according to the last revised assessment roll of the Township of Ashfield-Colborne-
Wawanosh for General, County and Education purposes of the said Township of
Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh for the current year as set out in the 2026 Budget;
NOW THEREFORE, the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Ashfield-Colborne-
Wawanosh enacts as follows:
1. The assessment contained in the assessment roll of the Township of Ashfield-
Colborne-Wawanosh as made pursuant to Province of Ontario Regulations and
dated November 6, 2025 is hereby adopted and confirmed as the assessment on
which the rate of taxation for the year 2026 shall be levied.
2. The tax rates as per Schedule "A" attached hereto shall be levied and charged in
2026.
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By-Law 24-2026 Tax Rate
3. The special area rates as per Schedule "B" attached hereto shall be levied and
charged in 2026.
4. Taxes shall become due and payable in two instalments, less the interim billing,
of approximately one half, on the 29th day of September 2026 and the balance
on the 30th day of November 2026.
5. If the taxes of any class or instalment thereof so levied in accordance with this
By-Law remain unpaid on the due date, a penalty of one and one quarter per
cent (1 .25%) per calendar month of the taxes remaining unpaid shall be levied
on the first day of default.
6. On the first day of the calendar month following the due date and every month
thereafter for as long as there are taxes remaining unpaid, interest at the rate of
one and one quarter per cent (1.25%) of the unpaid taxes shall be levied.
7. The Collector is hereby authorized to mail or cause to be mailed the notice of
taxes due to the address of the residence or place of business of the person to
whom notice is required to be given.
8. Nothing in this By-Law shall prevent the Collector from proceeding at any time
with the collection of any tax, or any part thereof, in accordance with the
provisions of the statutes and By-Laws governing the collection of taxes.
9. This by-law shall come into force and take effect immediately upon final passing
thereof.
10. This by-law may be cited as the "2026 Tax Rate By-Law."
Read a first and second time this 7th day of April 2026.
Read a third time and finally passed this 7th day of April 2026.
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Mayor, Glen McNeil
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By-Law 24-2026 Tax Rate
SCHEDULE "A~
TOWNSHIP OF ASHFJELD-COLBORNE-WAWANOSH
2026
TOWNSHIP
COUNTY
EDUCATION
GRAND TOTAL
ASSESSMENT
TAX RATE
TOTAL
TAX RATE
TOTAL
TAX RATE
TOTAL
FINAL
TAX RATE
TOTAL
RESIDENTIAL
RT
$
1,000,859,500
0.00542342 $
5,428,080
0.00556720 $
5,571,985
0.001 S3000 $
1,531,315
$
12,531,380
0.01252062 $
12,531,380
PIPELINES
PT
2,728,700
0.00379639
10,359
0.00389704
10,634
0.004S8716
12,517
33,510
0.012280S9
33,510
COMMERCIAL
CT
27,502,129
0.00596S76
164,071
0.00612392
168,421
0.00880000
242,019
574,511
0.02088968
574,511
COMMERCIAL - EXCESS LAND
cu
1,031,971
0.00596576
6,156
0.00612392
6,320
0.00880000
9,081
21,558
0.02088968
21,558
COMMERCIAL-VACANT LAND
ex
176,700
0.00S96576
1,054
0.00612392
1,082
0.00880000
1,55S
3,691
0.02088968
3,691
COMMERCIAL - SMALL SCALE ON-FARM SUBCLASS
C7
35,900
0.00149144
S4
0.00153098
55
0.00220000
79
187
0.00S22242
187
INDUSTRIAL
IT
24,972,200
0.00596576
148,978
0.00612392
152,928
0.00880000
219,75S
521,661
0.02088968
S21,661
INDUSTRIAL- SHARED PIL
IH& 1J
430,600
0.00596576
2,569
0.00612392
2,637
0.00980000
4,220
9,426
0.02188968
9,426
INDUSTRIAL- SMALL-SCALE ON-FARM SUBCLASS
17 & 10
78,100
0.00149144
116
0.00153098
120
0.00220000
172
408
0.00522242
408
FARMLANDS
FT & R1
1,075,120,583
0.00135585
1,457,707
0.00139180
1,496,353
0.000382S0
411,234
3,365,294
0.00313015
3,365,294
MANAGED FORESTS
TT
7,632,300
0.00135585
10,348
0.00139180
10,623
0.000382S0
2,919
23,890
0.00313015
23,890
AGGREGATE EXTRACTION
V
6,080,500
0.00485438
29,517
0.00498307
30,300
0.00511000
31,071
90,888
0.01494745
90,888
TOTAL
2, 146,649, 183
7,259,011
7,4S1,4S6
2,465,937
17,176,404
17,176,404
SCHEDULE "B"
TOWNSHIP OF ASHFIELD-COLBORNE-WAWANOSH
SPECIAL AREA RA TES
2026 RATE
ROADS
Huron Sands Roads Flat Rate
$
50.00
WATER
Water Service Flat Rate
$
1,S02.00
Water Service Flat Rate for Benmiller Inn
$ 42,550.00
SEWER
Benmiller Estates Sewage Service Flat Rate
$
1,893.00
Benmiller Estates - Capital
$
1,510.00
STREETLIGHTS
Airport
$
1.75
Auburn
$
35.00
Saltford
$
75.00
Benmiller
$
40.00
Dungannon
$
45.00
Port Albert
$
7.00
St. Helens
$
7.00
COMMUNITY ONSITE SEPTIC INSPECTION PROGRAM
Sewage System Maintenance Inspection
$
55.00