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 "answer": "In the Town of Fort Erie, Ontario, property tax & assessment rules are set by By-law 28-2026 — To Set the 2026 Tax Rates and Levy Taxes for 2026 and 1 other bylaw, verified 2026-10-23. Due dates: Due on each of June 30, 2026, and September 29, 2026; Due on each of July 31, 2026, and September 29, 2026.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001514",
 "municipality": "Fort Erie",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "tax_assessment",
 "label": "Property tax & assessment",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-23",
 "official_website": "https://www.forterie.ca/",
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  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law 28-2026 — To Set the 2026 Tax Rates and Levy Taxes for 2026",
   "category": "tax_assessment",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2026-04-27",
   "document_url": "https://www2.forterie.ca/bylaws/2026-028",
   "summary": "Town of Fort Erie by-law under Municipal Act s.312 setting 2026 tax rates by class; refers to Niagara Region tax ratios (By-law 2026-15) and region rates (2026-16); 1.25% monthly penalty/interest on default.",
   "discovered_by": "on-proptax",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-15",
   "capture_sha256": "d855649fd839778802fb15f9f6482b09a66af427050fcc357458a6ed068026e1",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-16T01:27:38+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "28-2026",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/d855649fd839778802fb15f9f6482b09a66af427050fcc357458a6ed068026e1.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "tax_rate": "Residential 1.895328%; Pipelines 3.845616%; Farmlands and Managed Forests 0.473833%; Commercial, no education (PBA) 3.022765%; Multi-residential 3.585386%; Commercial occupied 3.902765%; Commercial, excess/vacant 3.902765%; Industrial, occupied 5.462324%; Industrial, excess/vacant 5.462324%; Aggregate Extraction 4.239665%",
    "due_dates": "Due on each of June 30, 2026, and September 29, 2026; Due on each of July 31, 2026, and September 29, 2026",
    "penalty_interest": "penalty of one and one-quarter percent (1.25%) of the amount of each installment shall be imposed on the first day of default and an interest charge of one and one-quarter percent (1.25%) imposed on the first day of each calendar month thereof in which default continues until the taxes are paid as prescribed by Section 345 of the Act"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "tax_rate": "s. 5(a)-(b)",
    "due_dates": "s. 5(a)-(b)",
    "penalty_interest": "s. 8"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/fort-erie/property-tax/bylaw-28-2026/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law 3-2026 — Interim Taxes for the Year 2026",
   "category": "tax_assessment",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2026-01-26",
   "document_url": "https://www2.forterie.ca/bylaws/2026-003",
   "summary": "2026 interim levy (s.317): half due Feb 27, 2026, half due Apr 30, 2026; 1.25% penalty on first day of default and 1.25% interest each month after.",
   "discovered_by": "on-proptax",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-15",
   "capture_sha256": "cc2073b86d5587908c4d864055666081fb77a2dbfcf609a4f324078b370539d9",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-16T01:27:38+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "3-2026",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/cc2073b86d5587908c4d864055666081fb77a2dbfcf609a4f324078b370539d9.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "tax_rate": "the percentage prescribed by the Minister under Section 317(3) of the Act; or, 50%, if no percentage is prescribed",
    "due_dates": "One-half (1/2) on the 27th day of February of 2026; one-half (1/2) on the 30th day of April of 2026",
    "penalty_interest": "penalty of one and one-quarter percent (1.25%) of the amount of each installment on the first day of default; interest charge of one and one-quarter percent (1.25%) on the first day of each calendar month of continuing default"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "tax_rate": "s. 2",
    "due_dates": "s. 7(i), (ii)",
    "penalty_interest": "s. 6"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/fort-erie/property-tax/bylaw-3-2026/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Property Tax Flyer 2026",
   "category": "tax_assessment",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.forterie.ca/media/bb5mfhld/property-tax-flyer-2026-final.pdf",
   "summary": "Town flyer: 2026 residential total tax rate 1.895328%; median home $200,300 pays about $3,796; split between Town and Niagara Region.",
   "discovered_by": "on-proptax",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-15",
   "capture_sha256": "71b97d775cf2e5aa2280056a3ef1be4f6729f30103d443c698360763cc863667",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-16T01:27:38+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/71b97d775cf2e5aa2280056a3ef1be4f6729f30103d443c698360763cc863667.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/fort-erie/property-tax/property-tax-flyer-2026/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Property Taxes — Due Dates and Payment Options (2026)",
   "category": "tax_assessment",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.forterie.ca/living-in-fort-erie/property-taxes/due-dates-and-payment-options/",
   "summary": "2026 instalments for residential/farm: Feb 27, Apr 30, Jun 30, Sep 29; 1.25% per month interest after due date.",
   "discovered_by": "on-proptax",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-15",
   "capture_sha256": "201f425b197a8c04787f259ea64245a8bd6e74fc0bdcab739d75da0502e6030d",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-16T01:27:38+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/201f425b197a8c04787f259ea64245a8bd6e74fc0bdcab739d75da0502e6030d.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/fort-erie/property-tax/property-taxes-due-dates-and-payment-options/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/fort-erie/property-tax/"
}