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 "answer": "In the Town of Bancroft, Ontario, property tax & assessment rules are set by By-law 01-2026 — 2026 Interim Tax Levy and 1 other bylaw, verified 2026-10-19. Due dates: First Installment March 11, 2026; Second Installment May 13, 2026.",
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 "municipality": "Bancroft",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "tax_assessment",
 "label": "Property tax & assessment",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-19",
 "official_website": "http://www.town.bancroft.on.ca/",
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   "title": "By-law 01-2026 — 2026 Interim Tax Levy",
   "category": "tax_assessment",
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   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2026-01-13",
   "document_url": "https://bancroft.civicweb.net/document/147487",
   "summary": "Interim levy of about 50% of 2025 taxes in two instalments: March 11 and May 13, 2026. Existing penalty/interest policies stay in force.",
   "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": "01-2026",
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   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "due_dates": "First Installment March 11, 2026; Second Installment May 13, 2026"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "due_dates": "2."
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/bancroft/property-tax/bylaw-01-2026/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
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   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law 28-2026 — 2026 Budget Estimates and Tax Rates",
   "category": "tax_assessment",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2026-04-14",
   "document_url": "https://bancroft.civicweb.net/document/148762",
   "summary": "Town of Bancroft by-law adopting 2026 estimates and tax rates under Municipal Act s.290/312. Final instalments due Aug 12 and Oct 14, 2026 (pre-authorized plans may vary); penalty/interest 1.25% on first day of default and monthly after.",
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   "discovered_at": "2026-10-15",
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   "captured_at": "2026-10-16T01:27:38+00:00",
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   "document_number": "28-2026",
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   "facts": {
    "tax_rate": "Residential RF, RG, RP, RT: .01662345; Multi-Residential MT: .01662345; New Multi-Residential NT: .01662345; Farm FT: .00415586; Managed Forests TT: .00415586; Commercial CF, CG, CH, CT, CU, CW, CX: .01828579; Industrial IH, IK, IT, IU, IX: .01828579; Landfill HF: .01828579; Aggregate Extraction VT: .01828579; Pipelines PT: .01366281",
    "due_dates": "Wednesday, August 12, 2026; Wednesday, October 14, 2026",
    "penalty_interest": "Penalty: 1.25% on the 1st day of default and on the 1st day of each calendar month thereafter in which default continues; Interest: 1.25% on the 1st day of each calendar month of default"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "tax_rate": "Schedule \"A\"",
    "due_dates": "s. 5(a)",
    "penalty_interest": "s. 6; s. 7"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/bancroft/property-tax/bylaw-28-2026/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
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  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "2026 Schedule of Tax Rates — Town of Bancroft",
   "category": "tax_assessment",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.bancroft.ca/UserFiles/Servers/Server_12235685/File/Departments/Finance/2026%20Tax%20Rates.pdf",
   "summary": "Rates by class for 2026: residential town 0.01662345, county 0.00371008, education 0.00153000, total 0.02186353; commercial total 0.03116688; BBIA rate shown.",
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   "discovered_at": "2026-10-15",
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   "captured_at": "2026-10-16T01:27:38+00:00",
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   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/bancroft/property-tax/2026-schedule-of-tax-rates-town-of-bancroft/",
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  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Finance / Property Taxes — Town of Bancroft",
   "category": "tax_assessment",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.bancroft.ca/town_hall/departments/finance",
   "summary": "States 2026 interim due dates (Mar 11, May 13), final instalments Aug/Oct, 1.25% monthly penalty, links to rate schedules and tax policy.",
   "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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   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/bancroft/property-tax/finance-property-taxes-town-of-bancroft/",
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 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/bancroft/property-tax/"
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