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THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF BECKWITH
BY-LAW NO. 2026 - 21
A BY-LAW TO PROVIDE FOR THE ADOPTION OF TAX RATES FOR 2026, AND TO
PROVIDE FOR PENALTY AND INTEREST IN DEFAULT OF PAYMENT THEREOF;
AND TO ESTABLISH DUE DATES
WHEREAS, the estimates of all sums that may be required for the lawful purposes of the
Corporation of the Township of Beckwith for the year 2026 have been adopted by the
Municipal Council by virtue of By-Law No. 2026 - 20 and section 290 of the Municipal Act,
2001 S.O. 2001, c.25 as amended;
AND WHEREAS, all property assessment rolls on which the 2026 taxes are to be levied
have been returned and revised pursuant to the provisions of the Assessment Act, R.S.O.
1990, c. A. 31, as amended (herein referred to as the "Assessment Act") subject to appeals
at present before the Assessment Review Board, the Ontario Land Tribunal and the District
Court;
AND WHEREAS, pursuant to the County of Lanark By-Law No. 2026-04, the County of
Lanark passed a by-law to set tax ratios and to set tax rate reductions for prescribed property
classes for upper tier purposes and local municipal purposes for the year 2026;
AND WHEREAS, pursuant to the County of Lanark By-Law No. 2026-05, the County of
Lanark passed a by-law to establish 2026 tax rates to be levied to local municipalities;
AND WHEREAS, the Province of Ontario has regulated all education tax rates for 2026;
AND WHEREAS, section 311 and 312 of the said Municipal Act, dictates that for the
purposes of raising the general local municipal levy and the county levy, the council of a
local municipality shall, each year, pass a by-law levying a separate tax rate, as specified in
the by-law, on the assessment in each property class in the local municipality ratable for
local and upper tier purposes;
NOW THEREFORE, the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Beckwith hereby
enacts as follows:
1.
The tax rates for the year 2026, as shown on Schedules "A-1", "A-2" and "A-3"
attached, are hereby assessed, levied and imposed on the whole ratable property
assessments within the Township of Beckwith and the levying and collecting of said
rates are hereby authorized and directed.
2.
The assessment made in the year 2025, based on current values under the provisions
of the Assessment Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. A. 31 as amended, shall be the assessment
on which the final tax rates shall be fixed and levied.
3.
That for the purpose of paying the debentures and amounts due under the Tile
Drainage Act, and for the purpose of levying a charge against all residential units for
the collection of garbage and other waste management activities, the following sums
shall be levied and collected from the owners of the property, therefore:
a)
The Interim Tax Levy pursuant to By-Law No. 2026-02, shall be shown as a
reduction on the final tax levy;
b)
The Garbage Charge to be levied on every residential assessment shall be
$270.00; and
c)
The 2026 Tile Drainage repayment amounts are shown as an addition to the
final tax levy.
4.
The net amount of taxes levied by this By-Law shall be due and payable in two (2)
equal installments. The first installment shall be due and payable on the 27th day of
July 2026 and the second installment shall be due and payable on the 21 st day of
September 2026.
5.
If taxes are not paid on the due dates, a penalty of one and one-quarter percent
(1.25%) of the unpaid taxes shall be levied on the first day of the calendar month
following the due date and a further penalty of one and one-quarter percent (1.25%)
on the first day of each calendar month thereafter for as long as the default continues,
but not after December 31st, 2026.
6.
If any taxes levied pursuant to this by-law remain unpaid as of January 1st, 2027,
interest at the rate of one and one-quarter percent (1.25%) of the unpaid taxes shall
be charged on January 1st, 2027, and also on the first day of each calendar month
thereafter for as long as the default continues.
7.
That the collector of taxes for the Township of Beckwith may mail or cause to be
mailed the notices specifying the amount of taxes payable by any person liable for
taxes, addressed to the person at the person's place of residence or place of business
as indicated on the roll. Taxpayers may request in writing that the bill(s) be sent to
an alternate address.
8.
Section 343(6.1) of the Municipal Act allows a bill to be sent electronically if the
taxpayer has chosen to receive tax bill in that manner.
BY-LAW READ a first, second and third time, and passed and signed by the Reeve and
Clerk on this 14th day of April, 2026.
Cassandra McGregor,
AO/Clerk
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THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF BECKWITH
BY-LAW NO. 2026 - 21
SCHEDULE "A-1"
TOWNSHIP OF BECKWITH
Current Value
2026
Weighted
Lower Tier
Assessment - Roll
Transition
Assessment
Tax Rates
Returned Nov. 2025
Ratio
1,452,330, 176
1.000000
1,452,330,176
0.00336743
0
1.973331
0
0.00664505
0
1.100000
0
0.00370417
23,812,219
1.842928
43,884,205
0.00620593
323,600
1.842928
596,372
0.00620593
237,000
1.842928
436,774
0.00620593
0
1.842928
0
0.00620593
744,000
2.531635
1,883,536
0.00852510
247,900
2.531635
627,592
0.00852510
138,500
2.531635
350,631
0.00852510
741,900
2.060008
1,528,320
0.00693693
0
1.232450
0
0.00415019
1,279,000
2.007246
2,567,268
0.00675926
29,983,800
0.250000
7,495,950
0.00084186
3,421,000
0.250000
855,250
0.00084186
1,513,259,095
1,512,556,074
Taxation - Payments in Lieu
RG
179,500
1.000000
179500
RH
0
1.000000
0
CF
61,200
1.842928
112,787
0.01250000
CV
7,800
1.842928
14,375
0.01250000
CY
41,500
1.842928
76,482
0.01250000
IH
55,900
2.531635
141,518
0.01250000
IK
31,900
2.531635
80,759
0.01250000
Subtotal 377,800
605,421
Subtotal
1,513,636,895
Exempt
25,655,700
Total
1,539,292,595
I 1,513,161,495 I
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Lower Tier
Taxation
4,890,620
0
0
147,777
2,008
1,471
0
6,343
2,113
1,181
5,147
0
8,645
25,242
2,880
5,093,427
604
0
380
762
48
97
258
516
477
699
272
399
4,510
5,097,937 I
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THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF BECKWITH
BY-LAW NO. 2026- 21
SCHEDULE "A-2"
COUNTY OF LANARK
Current Value
2026
Weighted
Upper Tier
Assessment - Roll
Transition
Assessment
Tax Rates
Returned Nov. 2025
Ratio
1,452,330,176
1.000000
1,452,330, 176
0.00420400
0
1.973331
0
0.00624804
0
1.100000
0
0.00462440
23,812,219
1.842928
43,884,205
0.00774767
323,600
1.842928
596,372
0.00774767
237,000
1.842928
436,774
0.00774767
0
1.842928
0
0.00774767
744,000
2.531635
1,883,536
0.01064299
247,900
2.531635
627,592
0.01064299
138,500
2.531635
350,631
0.01064299
741,900
2.060008
1,528,320
0.00866027
0
1.232450
0
0.00518122
1,279,000
2.007246
2,567,268
0.00843846
29,983,800
0.250000
7,495,950
0.00105100
3,421,000
0.250000
855.250
0.00105100
1,513,259,095
1,512,556,074
Taxation - Payments in Lieu
RG
179,500
1.000000
179,500
0.00420400
RH
0
1.000000
0
0.00420400
CF
61,200
1.842928
112,787
0.00774767
CV
7,800
1.842928
14,375
0.00774767
CY
41,500
1.842928
76,482
0.00774767
IH
55,900
2.531635
141,518
0.01064299
IK
31,900
2.531635
80,759
0.01064299
Subtotal
377,800
605,421
Subtotal
1,513,636,895
Exempt
25,655,700
Total
1,539,292,595
i 1,513,161,4951
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Upper Tier
Taxation
6,105,596
0
0
184,489
2,507
1,836
0
7,918
2,638
1,474
6,425
0
10,793
31,513
3,595
6,358,786
755
0
474
60
322
595
340
2,545
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THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF BECKWITH
BY-LAW NO. 2026- 21
SCHEDULE "A-3"
SCHOOL BOARDS
Current Value
Education
School
Assessment - Roll
Tax Rates
Taxation
Returned Nov. 2025
1,452,330,176
0.00153000
2,222,065
0
0.00153000
0
0
0.00153000
0
23,812,219
0.00880000
209,548
323,600
0.00880000
2,848
237,000
0.00880000
2,086
0
0.00220000
0
744,000
0.00880000
6,547
247,900
0.00880000
2,182
138,500
0.00880000
1,219
741,900
0.00511000
3,791
0
0.00880000
0
1,279,000
0.00880000
11,255
29,983,800
0.00038250
11,469
3,421,000
0.00038250
1,309
1,513,259,095
2,474,317
Total 2025 School Board Taxes
2,474,317