{
 "answer": "In the Township of Champlain, Ontario, property tax & assessment rules are set by Champlain Township — Property Taxes (2026 rates, due dates, penalty), verified 2026-10-26. Penalty interest: 1.25% accrued monthly, added on the first day of each month following the due date.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001461",
 "municipality": "Champlain",
 "status_type": "Township",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "tax_assessment",
 "label": "Property tax & assessment",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-26",
 "official_website": "http://www.champlain.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Champlain Township — Property Taxes (2026 rates, due dates, penalty)",
   "category": "tax_assessment",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.champlain.ca/taxes",
   "summary": "2026 rates by class (residential total 1.437982%: municipal 0.782576%, United Counties 0.502406%, education 0.153%); interim due late March, final in two instalments late July and late September; 1.25% per month interest. 2025 and 2024 rates also listed.",
   "discovered_by": "on-proptax",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-15",
   "capture_sha256": "5687448e33b54b01817e111c9cbdf02120db029ca696cec3f26e27a76120bb2b",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-16T01:27:38+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/5687448e33b54b01817e111c9cbdf02120db029ca696cec3f26e27a76120bb2b.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "tax_rate": "2026 total rates by class: Residential/Multi-Residential/New Multi-Residential (RT/MT/NT) 1.437982%; Farmlands/Managed Forest (FT/TT) 0.359496%; Commercial-occ/Excess land/Vac/Parking Lot (CT/CU/CX/GT) 2.731658%; Small Scale on Farm (C7) 2.071658%; Industrial-occ/Excess/Vac (IT/IU/IX) 4.024212%; Large Industrial-occ/vac (LT/LU) 5.377437%; Pipeline (PT) 2.699263%; Aggregate Extraction (VT) 3.069466%. Each total comprises Municipal + Counties + School components.",
    "due_dates": "Interim bill mailed beginning of March, due toward end of March (represents half of prior year's taxes). Final bill issued beginning of July, payable in two installments: one due near end of July, one due near end of September.",
    "penalty_interest": "1.25% accrued monthly, added on the first day of each month following the due date.",
    "tax_sale": "Taxes in arrears three years: Township registers Tax Arrears Certificate; property sold unless all taxes, penalties, interest, costs paid within one year of registration."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "tax_rate": "\"2026 Rates\" table, \"Tax Categories & Class-2026\"",
    "due_dates": "\"The interim bill is mailed at the beginning of March and is due toward the end of the month\" and \"two installments--one due near the end of July, and the other near the end of September\"",
    "penalty_interest": "\"Penalties or interest at 1.25% accrued monthly are added on the first day of each month following the due date\"",
    "tax_sale": "\"Tax Sale of Properties\" section: \"When taxes are in arrears for three years, the Township registers a Tax Arrears Certificate\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/champlain/property-tax/champlain-township-property-taxes/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/champlain/property-tax/"
}