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THE CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF EAST FERRIS
BY-LAW NO. 2026-20
BEING A BY-LAW TO ADOPT THE ESTIMATE OF ALL SUMS
REQUIRED DURING THE YEAR AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE
ADOPTION OF TAX RATES FOR 2026.
WHEREAS the Council of the Municipality of East Ferris has, in accordance with Section
290(1) of the Municipal Act S.O. 2001, c. 25 as amended, considered the estimates of the
Municipality;
AND WHEREAS Section 312(2) of the Municipal Act, S.O. 2001, c. 25, as amended,
provides that the Council of a local municipality shall, after the adoption of the estimates
for the year, pass a By-law to levy a separate tax rate on the assessment in each property
class;
AND WHEREAS Section 307 and 308 of the said Act require tax rates to be established
in the same proportion as the tax ratios;
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 subject
to the appeals at present before the District Court and the Ontario Municipal Board;
AND WHEREAS Residential Assessment, Multi-Residential Assessment, Commercial
Assessment, Industrial Assessment, Aggregate Extraction Assessment, Pipeline
Assessment, Farmland Assessment and Managed Forest Assessment as defined in the
Assessment Act, R.S.O. 1990 Chapter 31, as amended, by the Fair Municipal Finance Act,
1997, and further amended by Regulations thereto have been determined on the basis of the
aforementioned property assessment rolls;
AND WHEREAS the tax ratios on the aforementioned property for the 2026 taxation
year have been set out in By-law Number 2026-03 of the Corporation of the Municipality of
East Ferris:
AND WHEREAS the tax rates on the aforementioned property classes and property sub-
classes have been calculated pursuant to the provisions of the Municipal Act and the
manner set out therein:
AND WHEREAS it is necessary for the Council of the Corporation of the Municipality of
East Ferris, to levy tax rates as prescribed by the Province of Ontario (hereinafter referred
to as the Province) pursuant to Section 257.12.1(1) of the Education Act, R.S.O. 1990 C.
E2, as amended (hereinafter referred to as the Education Act) and the Regulations passed
under the Education Act;
AND WHEREAS the notice of public budget meetings was published on the Municipal
Website, in accordance with Section 270(1) of the Municipal Act, and By-law No. 2219, being
a By-law to establish a Public Notice Policy;
NOW THEREFORE the Council of the Corporation of the Municipality of East Ferris
enacts as follows:
1. That the estimates for general purposes be adopted in the amount of $10,325,219
and the following amount be levied therefore in the manner as set out hereinafter;
General Municipal Purposes
$7,689,584
2. For the year 2026, the Corporation of the Municipality of East Ferris shall levy upon
the Residential Assessment, Multi-Residential Assessment, Commercial Assessment,
Industrial Assessment, Aggregate Extraction Assessment, Pipeline Assessment,
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Farmland Assessment and Managed Forests Assessment the rates of taxation per
current value assessment as follows:
CLASS
MUNICIPAL
RATE
EDUCATION
RATE
TOTAL
RATE
Residential/Multi Residential
0.01050436
0.00153000
0.01203436
Commercial Occupied
0.01050436
0.00880000
0.01930436
Commercial Vacant/Excess Land
0.00735305
0.00880000
0.01615305
Industrial Occupied
0.01050436
0.00880000
0.01930436
Industrial Vacant/Excess Land
0.00682783
0.00880000
0.01562783
Aggregate Extraction
0.01050436
0.00511000
0.01561436
Pipeline
0.01596243
0.00880000
0.02476243
Farmland
0.00262609
0.00038250
0.00300859
Managed Forest
0.00262609
0.00038250
0.00300859
3. The levy provided for in this By-law shall be reduced by the amount of the
interim levy for 2026.
4. For payments-in-lieu of taxes due to the Corporation of the Municipality of East
Ferris, the actual amount due shall be based on the assessment roll and the
tax rates for the year 2026.
5. For the railway rights of way, taxes due to the Corporation of the Municipality of
East Ferris, the actual amount due shall be based on the assessment roll and the
tax rates for the year 2026.
6. The taxes shall become due and payable on the 30th day of June 2026 but may be
paid in two installments:
On or before June 30th, 2026.................................. 1/2 of the tax balance
On or before July 31st, 2026.................................... the remainder.
7. The Treasurer, no later than 21 days prior to the date that the first installment is
due, shall mail or cause to be mailed to the address of the residence or place of
business of every person indicated on the last revised assessment roll, a notice
setting out the tax payments required to be made pursuant to this by-law and the
respective dates by which they are to be paid to avoid penalty, and particulars of
the penalties imposed for any late payment.
8. Taxes shall be payable to the Corporation of the Municipality of East Ferris and shall
be paid to the Treasurer at the Municipal office or by mail addressed to the
Municipal office.
9. The Treasurer is hereby empowered to accept part payment from time to time on
account of any taxes due.
10. Where the tenant of lands owned by the Crown or in which the Crown has an
interest is liable for payment of taxes and where any such tenant has been
employed either within or outside the municipality by the same employer for not
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less than 30 days, such employer shall pay over to the Treasurer on demand, out
of wages, salary or other remuneration due to such employee, the amount payable
for taxes under this By-law and such payment shall relieve the employer from any
liability to the employee for the amount so paid.
11. This By-law shall come into force and effect upon the date of final passing
thereof.
READ A FIRST AND SECOND TIME this 14th day of April, 2026.
READ A THIRD TIME AND FINALLY PASSED this 14th day of April, 2026.
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Mayor
Rick Champagne
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Clerk
Kim Rose