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 "answer": "In the Municipality of Central Elgin, Ontario, property tax & assessment rules are set by By-law 2026-013 - 2026 Tax Rates (Schedule B), verified 2026-10-23. Due dates: Interim February 25 and May 27, 2026 Final August 27 and November 26, 2026.",
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 "municipality": "Central Elgin",
 "status_type": "Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "tax_assessment",
 "label": "Property tax & assessment",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-23",
 "official_website": "http://www.centralelgin.org/",
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   "title": "By-law 2026-013 - 2026 Tax Rates (Schedule B)",
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   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.centralelgin.org/media/rcgpxbbz/tax-rates-2026_.pdf",
   "summary": "Schedule B of By-law 2026-013 setting 2026 tax rates by property class (municipal, Elgin County, education, total; residential municipal 0.852688%). Only the one-page schedule is posted, not the by-law body.",
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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": "2026-013",
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   "facts": {
    "tax_rate": "Residential RT 1.708349%; Multi-Residential MT 3.263543%; New Multi-Residential NT 1.708349%; Commercial Occupied CT 3.427041%; Commercial New Construction XT 3.427041%; Commercial Vacant Land CX 3.427041%; Commercial Excess Land CU 3.427041%; Commercial Small Scale On-Farm Business 1 C7 0.856761%; Commercial Small Scale On-Farm Business 2 C7 0.856761%; Industrial Occupied IT 4.340809%; Industrial Vacant Land IX 4.340809%; Industrial Excess Land IU 4.340809%; Industrial New Construction JT 4.340809%; Industrial New Construction - Excess JU 4.340809%; Industrial Small Scale On-Farm Business 1 I7 1.085203%; Industrial Small Scale On-Farm Business 2 I7 1.085203%; Aggregate Extraction VT 2.451719%; Large Industrial Occupied LT 5.284438%; Pipelines PT 2.660253%; Farmlands FT 0.395930%; Farmlands Awaiting Development R1 0.854175%; Managed Forests TT 0.427087%; BIA 0.461200%",
    "due_dates": "Interim February 25 and May 27, 2026 Final August 27 and November 26, 2026"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "tax_rate": "Schedule \"B\" - 2026 Tax Rates",
    "due_dates": "Due Dates"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/central-elgin/property-tax/bylaw-2026-013/",
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   "title": "Property Tax and Tax Rates - Municipality of Central Elgin",
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   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.centralelgin.org/home-property-utilities/property-tax/",
   "summary": "2026 instalment due dates Feb 25, May 27, Aug 27, Nov 26; 1.25% monthly penalty/interest; $5.75 past-due notice fee.",
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   "discovered_at": "2026-10-15",
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   "captured_at": "2026-10-16T01:27:38+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
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 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/central-elgin/property-tax/"
}