{
 "answer": "The Township of Essa, Ontario has 1 adopted bylaw on file: By-law 2026-09 — Adoption of Tax Rates for 2026, verified 2026-10-19.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001508",
 "municipality": "Essa",
 "status_type": "Township",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "tax_assessment",
 "label": "Property tax & assessment",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-19",
 "official_website": "http://www.essatownship.on.ca/",
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   "primary": true,
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   "title": "By-law 2026-09 — Adoption of Tax Rates for 2026",
   "category": "tax_assessment",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2026-04-15",
   "document_url": "https://www.essatownship.on.ca/media/kr3b0sru/2026-09-2026-tax-rate.pdf",
   "summary": "Township of Essa by-law adopting 2026 tax rates by property class, using County of Simcoe tax ratios by-law 7172-26 (March 24, 2026). Scanned PDF, OCR read.",
   "discovered_by": "on-proptax",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-15",
   "capture_sha256": "6792391c44f41c3c3865d53433ccb0d8a849cadc2a66f82af793bd3c5ee0a599",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-16T01:27:38+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2026-09",
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   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "due_dates": "Due date of First Final Instalment\nThree banking days before the last banking day of September\n\nDue date of Second Final Instalment\nThree banking days before the last banking day of November",
    "penalty_interest": "a penalty charge equal to one and one-quarter (1.25%) per cent of such amount on the first day of the calendar month following the due date, and on the first day of each calendar month thereafter in which default continues. After the end of the year in which the taxes are levied and are unpaid, statutory interest of one and one-quarter (1.25%) per cent per month will apply."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "due_dates": "date(s) for payment of taxes levied under the authority of this By-law",
    "penalty_interest": "penalty charge equal to one and one-quarter (1.25%) per cent"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/essa/property-tax/bylaw-2026-09/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Township of Essa — By-laws index",
   "category": "tax_assessment",
   "document_type": "bylaw_index",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "http://www.essatownship.on.ca/council-administration/by-laws/",
   "summary": "By-law index listing 2026 by-laws including 2026-09 tax rate and 2026-10 BIA tax rate.",
   "discovered_by": "on-proptax",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-15",
   "capture_sha256": "60c1b8ea6b843e72f00bc76c666d2ef64f865a149c86cd22e4b77130c162342c",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-15T04:50:23+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/60c1b8ea6b843e72f00bc76c666d2ef64f865a149c86cd22e4b77130c162342c.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/essa/noise/essa-by-laws-index/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Township of Essa — Property Taxes",
   "category": "tax_assessment",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.essatownship.on.ca/living-in-essa/property-taxes/",
   "summary": "2026 installments: March 26, June 25, September 24, November 25. Late payment charge 1.25% per month. Interim = 50% of prior year; 2026 total rates by class listed.",
   "discovered_by": "on-proptax",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-15",
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   "captured_at": "2026-10-16T01:27:38+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/e0595e0750433b421e15907aef8278142931e7ce97a716a75656cfa13baca090.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/essa/property-tax/township-of-essa-property-taxes/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
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 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/essa/property-tax/"
}