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THE CORPORATION OF THE
TOWNSHIP OF BLANDFORD-BLENHEIM
BY-LAW NUMBER 2546-2026
Being a by-law to provide for the adoption of budgetary estimates and tax
rates for 2026, and to further provide for penalty and interest in default of payment.
WHEREAS, Section 290 of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001 c.25, as
amended, provides that the Council of a local municipality shall prepare and adopt
estimates of all sums required during the year for the purposes of the municipality,
AND WHEREAS, Section 312 of the said Act 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 on the assessment in each property class, and
AND WHEREAS, Section 307 and 308 of the said Act require tax rates to be
established in the same proportion to tax ratios; and
AND WHEREAS regulations require reductions in certain tax rates for certain
classes or subclasses of property; and
AND WHEREAS the Assessment Roll prepared December 9, 2025 and upon
which the taxes for 2026 are to be levied, was certified by the Assessment
Commissioner, and the whole of assessment for real property, according to the last
Assessment Roll, and further modified to reflect changes of the Assessment Review
Board, Severances and Section 442 Tax Write-Offs.
NOW THEREFORE the Council of The Corporation of the Township of
Blandford-Blenheim enacts as follows:
1) That the budget estimates setting out the revenues and expenditures as detailed
in the Budget Estimates for the year 2026, and endorsed by by-law 2534-2026,
February 18, 2026, raising the following amounts from realty taxation be adopted
(Schedule “A”):
(a) For general municipal purposes the net levy of $7,937,750;
(b) For county purposes the net levy of $7,904,877;
(c) For school purposes the net levy of $3,321,682.
2) That the tax rates hereby adopted for each class for the year 2026, excluding
special charges or local improvements collected as taxes, shall be the tax rates
as listed on Schedule “B” attached hereto and forming part of this by-law and the
tax rate for each class shall be applied against the whole of the assessment for
real property for that particular class and purpose.
3) That in accordance with the Municipal Act, 2001 S.O. 2001 and the Assessment
Act, the Treasurer may strike from the roll, taxes that by reasons of a decision
under Section 357, 358 or 359 or of a decision of a judge of any court are
uncollectible and/or refund any overpayment received.
4) That every owner shall be taxed according to the tax rates in this by-law. The
taxes for a particular property shall be calculated by applying the Current Value
Assessment against the tax rates set out and further adjusted as required by the
provisions of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001. Such taxes shall become due
and payable in two installments as follows:
ALL PROPERTY CLASSES:
FIRST INSTALMENT Monday, August 31, 2026
SECOND INSTALMENT Friday, October 30th, 2026
Notice of such taxes due shall be sent by first class mail (or e-mail if requested) to
those persons shown as liable for the payment of taxes.
5) That the taxes shall be levied and collected as well as such other rates and/or
Special Area Rates, pursuant to the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001 and/or the
Drainage Act.
6) That a charge as a penalty of 1 and % per cent on the amount of any outstanding
taxes levied in 2026 shall be made on the first day of default and on the first day
of each calendar month thereafter in which default continues until December 315,
2026, and any such additional amounts shall be levied and collected in the same
manner as if they had been originally imposed with and formed part of the taxes
levied under this by-law. The penalty charges indicated in this section shall be
waived for those taxpayers participating in the Monthly Preauthorized Payment
Plan provided the payments are made as agreed and without default.
7) That interest of 1 and % percent on the amount of any taxes due and unpaid after
December 315, 2026, shall be charged on the first day of each calendar month
thereafter in which default continues.
This by-law shall come into effect on the date of the final passing thereof.
By-law READ a FIRST and SECOND time this 20th day of May, 2026.
By-Law READ a THIRD time and ENACTED in Open Council this 20th day of May,
2026.
Mark Peterson, Mayor
(SEAL) ;
SAN OND ete
~ Sarah Matheson, Clerk —
Township of Blandford-Blenheim
2026 Combined Taxation Levy
Tax Classes
Residential
Residential Farmland awaiting Development
Multi Residential
Multi Residential - New Construction
Commercial -Full
Vacant unit/excess land
Vacant land
Small Scale On Farm Business
Industrial - full
Industrial - New Construction
Vacant unit/excess land
Vacant land
Small Scale On Farm Business
Large Industrial
Vacant unit/excess land
Pipeline
Farmland
Managed Forest
New Construction Commercial: Full
Aggregate Extraction Taxable: Full
Assessments
950,729,600.00
4,059,500.00
1,939,000.00
66,731,900.00
589,500.00
2,293,900.00
16,600.00
8,438,500.00
428,000.00
2,460, 100.00
22,900.00
89,001,000.00
880,909, 100.00
3,559,600.00
4,666,000.00
Township
Tax Rate
0.00552881
0.00248797
0.01105762
0.00552881
0.01051469
0.00736029
0.00736029
0.00262867
0.01454077
0.01454077
0.00945150
0.00945150
0.01454077
0.01454077
0.00945150
0.00696243
0.00120362
0.00138220
0.01051469
0.01183192
Township Levy
by class
5,256,403.32
$
$ =
$ 44,888.41
$ 10,720.36
$ 701,665.24
$ 4,338.89
$ 16,883.77
$ 43.64
$ 122,702.29
$ -
$ -
$ 4,045.24
$ -
$ 35,771.75
$ 216.44
$ 619,663.23
$ 1,060,279.81
$ 4,920.08
$
$
55,207.74
County
Tax Rates
0.00550591
0.00247766
0.01101182
0.00550591
0.01047114
0.00732980
0.00732980
0.00261778
0.01448054
0.01448054
0.00941235
0.00941235
0.00362014
0.01448054
0.00941235
0.00693359
0.00119864
0.00137648
0.01047114
0.01178291
County Levy
by class
$ 5,234,631.61
$ -
$ 44,702.48
$ 10,675.96
$ 698,759.07
$ 4,320.92
$ 16,813.83
$ 43.46
$ 122,194.04
$ _
$ -
$ 4,028.49
$ =
$ 35,623.58
$ 215.54
$ 617,096.44
$ 1,055,892.88
$ 4,899.72
$
$
54,979.06
Education
Tax Rate
0.00153000
0.00068850
0.00153000
0.00153000
0.00880000
0.00880000
0.00880000
0.00220000
0.00880000
0.00880000
0.00880000
0.00880000
0.00220000
0.00880000
0.00880000
0.00880000
0.00038250
0.00038250
0.00880000
0.00511000
Education Levy
by class
1,454,616.29
6,211.04
2,966.67
587,240.72
5,187.60
20,186.32
36.52
74,258.80
3,766.40
21,648.88
201.52
783,208.80
336,947.73
1,361.55
23,843.26
"Schedule A"
Total Tax
Rate
0.01256472
0.00565413
0.02359944
0.01256472
0.02978583
0.02349009
0.02349009
0.00744645
0.03782131
0.03782131
0.02766385
0.02766385
0.02036091
0.03782131
0.02766385
0.02269602
0.00278476
0.00314118
0.02978583
0.02872483
2,015,845,200.00
$_7,937,750.21
$ 7,904,877.07
3,321,682.09
The Township of Blandford-Blenheim
2026 Summary of Tax Rates
Schedule "B"
Township County Education
Tax Class Tax Rate Tax Rates Tax Rates Totals
Residential 0.00552881 0.00550591 0.00153000 0.01256472
Residential Farmland Awaiting Development 0.00248797 0.00247766 0.00068850 0.00565413
Farmland 0.00120362 0.00119864 0.00038250 0.00278476
Multi Residential 0.01105762 0.01101182 0.00153000 0.02359944
Multi-Residential - New Construction 0.00552881 0.00550591 0.00153000 0.01256472
Commercial -Full 0.01051469 0.01047114 0.00880000 0.02978583
Vacant unit/excess land 0.00736029 0.00732980 0.00880000 0.02349009
Vacant land 0.00736029 0.00732980 0.00880000 0.02349009
Small Scale On Farm Business 0.00262867 0.00261778 0.00220000 0.00744645
Industrial - full 0.01454077 0.01448054 0.00880000 0.03782131
Industrial - New Construction 0.01454077 0.01448054 0.00880000 0.03782131
Vacant unit/excess land 0.00945150 0.00941235 0.00880000 0.02766385
Vacant land 0.00945150 0.00941235 0.00880000 0.02766385
Small Scale On Farm Business 0.01454077 0.01448054 0.00220000 0.03122131
Large Industrial 0.01454077 0.01448054 0.00880000 0.03782131
Vacant unit/excess land 0.00945150 0.00941235 0.00880000 0.02766385
Pipeline 0.00696243 0.00693359 0.00880000 0.02269602
Managed Forest 0.00138220 0.00137648 0.00038250 0.00314118
New Construction Commercial - Full 0.01051469 0.01047114 0.00880000 0.02978583
Aggregate Extraction Taxable: Full 0.01183192 0.01178291 0.00511000 0.02872483
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