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 "answer": "In the Township of Baldwin, Ontario, property tax & assessment rules are set by By-law 2026-001 - Interim Tax Levy 2026 and 2 other bylaws, verified 2026-10-23. Due dates: two (2) installments on the 23rd day of February 2026 and the 23rd day of March, 2026.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001414",
 "municipality": "Baldwin",
 "status_type": "Township",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "tax_assessment",
 "label": "Property tax & assessment",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-23",
 "official_website": "https://baldwin.ca",
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   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law 2026-001 - Interim Tax Levy 2026",
   "category": "tax_assessment",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2026-01-12",
   "document_url": "https://baldwin.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/2026-001-Interim-Tax-By-law.pdf",
   "summary": "Interim levy of 50% of prior-year taxes; due Feb 23 and Mar 23, 2026; penalty 1.25% per month (15% per annum).",
   "discovered_by": "on-proptax",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-15",
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   "captured_at": "2026-10-16T01:27:38+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2026-001",
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   "facts": {
    "tax_rate": "Interim levy: 50% of the total taxes for municipal and school purposes levied in the previous year; or if the Province of Ontario prescribes another percentage rate, the rate otherwise prescribed by the Province.",
    "due_dates": "two (2) installments on the 23rd day of February 2026 and the 23rd day of March, 2026",
    "penalty_interest": "Penalty of one and one quarter percent (1.25%) on taxes in default on the 23rd day of February, 2025 and the 23rd day of March 2026; thereafter 1.25% per month on the first day of each month until December 31st, 2026. Interest at 1.25% per month for each month or fraction thereof of default."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "tax_rate": "s. 1.1(a)-(b)",
    "due_dates": "s. 4",
    "penalty_interest": "s. 5; s. 6(a)-(b)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/baldwin/property-tax/bylaw-2026-001/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law 2026-004 - Adoption of 2026 Tax Rates and Penalty and Interest",
   "category": "tax_assessment",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2026-04-13",
   "document_url": "https://baldwin.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/10.1.-By-law-2026-004-Tax-Rates.pdf",
   "summary": "Township of Baldwin 2026 tax rates by-law (scanned): final levy due 50% May 20 and 50% August 20, 2026; penalty 1.25% per month on arrears.",
   "discovered_by": "on-proptax",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-15",
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   "captured_at": "2026-10-16T01:27:38+00:00",
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   "document_number": "2026-004",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/80812b3422bb187c9eb18feae278971a14fc28dd4deface39782d1f64e84cb09.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "tax_rate": "Residential: Municipal 0.013023438, Education 0.00153000, Total 0.014553438; Muiti-Residential: Municipal 0.015653209, Education 0.00153000, Total 0.017183209; Commercial Occupied: Municipal 0.016007942, Education 0.00880000, Total 0.024807942; Commercial Vac. Excess: Municipal 0.016007942, Education 0.00880000, Total 0.024807942; Commercial Vac. Land: Municipal 0.016007942, Education 0.00880000, Total 0.024807942; Commercial Municipal: Municipal 0.016007942, Education 0.00980000, Total 0.024807942; Industrial Occupied: Municipal 0.014325782, Education 0.00880000, Total 0.023125782; Pipelines: Municipal 0.010188431, Education 0.00796553, Total 0.018153961; Farmlands: Municipal 0.00325586, Education 0.0003825, Total 0.00363836; Managed Forest: Municipal 0.00325586, Education 0.0003825, Total 0.00363836; Aggregate Extrication: Municipal 0.01165698, Education 0.000511, Total 0.01216798",
    "due_dates": "50% of the final levy becomes due on the 20\" day of May, 2026; 50% of the final levy becomes due on the 20\" day of August, 2026",
    "penalty_interest": "Penalty: 1.25% per month until December 31, 2026; Interest: 1.25% per month for each month or fraction thereof on taxes unpaid as of December 31, 2026"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "tax_rate": "s. 1",
    "due_dates": "s. 2",
    "penalty_interest": "s. 3; s. 4"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/baldwin/property-tax/bylaw-2026-004/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law 2026-005 - Tax Ratios for 2026",
   "category": "tax_assessment",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2026-04-13",
   "document_url": "https://baldwin.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/10.2.-By-law-2026-005-Tax-Ratios.pdf",
   "summary": "Establishes 2026 tax ratios under Municipal Act s.308 (scanned).",
   "discovered_by": "on-proptax",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-15",
   "capture_sha256": "3e6e21692021a64d21a80818c3fe8c8bcfb6cc3a9ff38e5e1ed544ea075058d2",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-16T01:27:38+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2026-005",
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   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {},
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   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/baldwin/property-tax/bylaw-2026-005/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Baldwin By-laws and Permits index",
   "category": "tax_assessment",
   "document_type": "bylaw_index",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://baldwin.ca/bylaws-and-permits/",
   "summary": "Index listing 2023-2026 taxation, interim levy and tax ratio by-laws.",
   "discovered_by": "on-proptax",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-15",
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   "captured_at": "2026-06-10T22:04:10+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/6f6339d5cf95aa34b4a7708669b5aa5554ef3c210a04dcaf75830a28bed7dae3.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/baldwin/fees/baldwin-by-laws-and-permits-index/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
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 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/baldwin/property-tax/"
}