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The Municipality of Gordon/Barrie Island
BY-LAW NO. 2026-09
Being a by-law to provide for the adoption of tax rates and to further provide for
penalty and interest in default thereof for 2026
WHEREAS Section 312 of the Municipal Act, Chapter 25, S.O. 2001, as amended,
provides that the Council of a local Municipality shall, after the adoption of estimates for
the year, pass a by-law to levy a separate tax rate on the assessment in each property
class; and
WHEREAS the levy for municipal purposes is $ 1,421,800.00
NOW THEREFORE, the Council of the Municipality of Gordon/Barrie Island
hereby enacts as follows;
1. That the Tax rates for 2026 for municipal and education purposes be hereby set as
follows:
CLASS
Municipal Rate
Education Rate
Commercial
.0101339
.00880000
Commercial Vacant .00709373
.00880000
Farmland
.00246303
.00038250
Industrial
.00604921
.00088000
Residential
.00985213
0.0015300
Managed Forest
.00246303
.00038250
Aggregate Resource .00468969
.01032
2. That all taxes shall become due and payable in one instalment on the 27th day of
August, 2026
3. The Collector is hereby authorized to mail, deliver or cause to be mailed or delivered
the notice of taxes due to the address of the residence or place of business of the person to
who such notice is required to be given.
4. Council passed resolution on May 23rd, 2020 at the Finance Committee meeting that a
2% Convenience Fee will be place on all tax bills being paid with a credit card.
5. Taxes are payable to the Municipality of Gordon/Barrie Island at the municipal office
or by mail to P.O. Box 680, Gore Bay, Ontario P0P 1H0.
6. There shall be imposed a penalty for non-payment of taxes on the due date as
specified in Clause 2(a) hereof or as specified in Clause 7 of this by-law, as the case may
be, a percentage charge or one point two five percent (1.25%) on the first day next after
the appropriate due date, which shall be the first day of default and an additional penalty
of 1.25% shall be added on the first day of each calendar month thereafter in which
default continues.
7. The Tax Collector be authorized to accept part payment from time to time on the
account of any taxes due and to give a receipt of such payment, provided that acceptance
of any such payment shall not affect the collection of any percentage charged imposed
and collectible under Clause 5 hereof.
8. The tax bill, made up from real property and business assessment roll received from
the Regional Assessment Commission and on which the 2024 taxes are levied will be
mailed or delivered approximately on May 30, 2026 and taxes due and payable on the
27th day of August, 2026
9. A minimum tax bill shall be $15.00
This bylaw shall come into force at the time of its passing by Council
READ A FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD TIME ENACTED IN OPEN COUNCIL
The 5th day of May, 2026
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REEVE
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CLERK