By-Law No. 25-25 - Estimates and 2025 Tax Rates

Atikokan, Ontario · No. 25-25 · adopted 2025-06-23 · summary & facts

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The Corporation of the Town of Atikokan By-Law No. 25-25 Being a By-Law to adopt the estimate of sums required for Municipal purposes during the year and to strike the rates of taxation for all purposes for the year 2025. WHEREAS the Council of The Corporation of the Town of Atikokan has in accordance with the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c. 25, as amended, considered the estimates of the Municipality and of the Boards and Commissions of the Municipality and it is necessary that the following sums be raised by means of taxation for the year 2025; and WHEREAS the tax rates for School Board Purposes for 2025 have been prescribed in Ontario Regulation 400/98 as amended; and WHEREAS the tax ratios and the tax rate reductions for prescribed property sub-classes for the 2024 taxation year have been set out in By-law 24-25 of the Town of Atikokan dated the 23rd day of June, 2025; and WHEREAS the Assessment Roll made in 2024 and upon which the 2025 taxes are to be levied has been received from the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC); NOW THEREFORE, The Council of The Corporation of the Town of Atikokan ENACTS AS FOLLOWS: 1) THAT the Council of the Town of Atikokan adopt the sum of twenty two million, thirty two thousand, three hundred and fifty six dollars ($2,032,356.00) as detailed in Schedule "A" attached hereto and forming part of this By-law, as the gross estimate of the funds required during the year 2025 for general and special purposes of the Town including all sums required by law to be provided by the Town for any local board of the Town, excluding school boards. 2) THAT having duly adopted the gross estimate set out in Schedule "A" and having deducted therefrom the estimated revenues other than property taxes and payments in lieu of property taxes for the year 2025, the Council of the Town of Atikokan hereby adopts the sum of Nine Million, Fifty Seven Thousand, Five Hundred and Eighty Eight ($9,057,588.00) as its estimate of the Property Tax Levy, including payments in lieu of property taxes, required during the year 2025 for the general and special purposes of the Town, including all sums required to be provided by the Town for any local board of the Town, excluding school boards. 3) THAT for the taxation year 2025 the Town shall levy upon all assessments, for all properties which are fully taxable and/or subject to Payments in Lieu of Property Taxes, the tax rates as set out in Table A of this by-law. 4) The said final taxes shall become due and payable in the following manner: a) If the mailing date of such taxes is after the 10th of July, 2025, but prior to the 11th day of August, 2025, the first fifty percent shall become due and payable on the 29th day of August, 2025, the latter fifty percent shall become due and payable on the 31st day of October, 2025. b) If the mailing date of such taxes is after the 11th day of August, 2025, the first fifty percent shall become due and payable on the 30th day of September, 2025, the latter fifty percent shall become due and payable on the 28th day of November, 2025. Table A 2025 Tax Rates for Municipal and School Purposes Realty Tax Class / Subclass RTC RTQ 2025 Municipal Tax Rate 2025 Education Tax Rate Residential/Farm RT 0.03809067 0.00153000 RG 0.03809067 No Education RP 0.03809067 0.00153000 Managed Forest TT 0.00952267 0.00038250 New Multi-Residential NT 0.03809067 0.00153000 Multi-Residential MT 0.07618134 0.00153000 Commercial CT 0.07373462 0.00880000 ST 0.07373462 0.00880000 CF 0.07373462 0.00980000 CG 0.07373462 No Education CH 0.07373462 0.00980000 CP 0.07373462 0.00880000 Commercial Excess Land CU 0.05161423 0.00880000 Commercial Vacant land CX 0.05161423 0.00880000 CR 0.05161423 0.00880000 Industrial Residual IT 0.07050007 0.00880000 IH 0.07050007 0.00980000 IP 0.07050007 0.00880000 Industrial Vacant land IX 0.04935006 0.00880000 Large Industrial LT 0.11457861 0.00880000 LI 0.11457861 0.00980000 LN 0.11457861 0.00980000 LS 0.11457861 0.00980000 Large Industrial Excess Land LK 0.08020502 0.00980000 Aggregate Extraction VT 0.05949759 0.00511000 Landfill HF 0.03809067 0.00980000 Pipeline PT 0.09213855 0.00880000 5) There shall be imposed a penalty for non-payment of taxes on the due date or any installment thereof, the amount of 1.25% of the amount due and unpaid on the first day of default. 6) There shall be imposed an additional interest charge of 1.25% per month on any amount that remains due and unpaid, which shall begin to accrue as of the first day of default. 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 such notice is required to be given. 8) All taxes shall be paid into the Office of the Collector. 9) Where a tenant of lands, owned by the Crown or in which the Crown has an interest, has been employed either within or outside the Municipality by the same employer for not less than 30 days, such employer shall pay over to the Collector on demand out of any wages, salaries or other remuneration due to such employee, the amount then payable for taxes under this by-law and any such payment shall relieve the employer from any liability to the employee for the amount paid. 10) The Collector and Treasurer are hereby empowered to accept part payment from time to time on account of any taxes due. 11) This by-law shall come into force and effect upon the date of the final reading thereof. READ a FIRST, SECOND and THIRD time and FINALLY PASSED this 23rd day of June, 2025. ___original signed___ Mayor ___original signed___ Clerk