Property tax & assessment — Guelph, Ontario

What is the tax rate? When are taxes due? How is property assessed?

The City of Guelph, Ontario has 2 adopted bylaws on file: 2026 Final Tax Rates (PDF) — City of Guelph; Property tax rates and capping parameters — City of Guelph, verified 2026-10-19.

2026 Final Tax Rates (PDF) — City of Guelph adopted bylaw
tax rate Residential (RT, RP, RF): 1.494407%; Residential (RG): 1.341407%; New Multi-residential (NT): 1.494407%; New Multi-residential (ND): 0.153000%; Multi-residential (MT): 2.549166%; Multi-residential - Farmland 1 (M1): 1.159055%; Commercial (CT, CP, ST, GT, DT): 3.348189%; Commercial (CH): 3.570741%; Commercial - Farmland 1 (C1): 1.120805%; Commercial - Vacant Land (CX): 3.348189%; Commercial - Excess Land (CU, SU): 3.348189%; Commercial-Payment in Lieu (CF, GF): 3.570741%; Commercial-Payment in Lieu (CG, CW, CZ, DG): 2.468189%; Industrial (IT, LT): 3.837534%; Industrial (IH): 4.207534%; Industrial - Vacant Land (IX): 3.837534%; Industrial - Excess land (IU, LU): 3.837534%; Industrial-Payment in Lieu (IF, IK): 4.207534%; Industrial-Payment in Lieu (IG): 2.957534%; Pipelines (PT): 3.452148%; Farmlands (FT): 0.373602%; Managed Forests (TT): 0.373602%; BIA: 0.411964% "2026 Final Tax Rates"
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Rate table PDF, not the by-law text.

Property tax rates and capping parameters — City of Guelph adopted bylaw
tax rate Residential (RT/RP/RF): 1.494407% total (City 1.340095%, Hospital 0.001312%, Education 0.153000%); Multi-residential (MT): 2.549166%; Commercial (CT etc.): 3.348189%; Industrial (IT/LT): 3.837534%; Farmlands (FT): 0.373602%; BIA: 0.4119640% — full class breakdown in 2026 Tax Rates table "2026 Tax Rates" table
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2026 final tax rates by property class (residential total 1.494407%), plus previous years; also an official 2026 rates PDF.

Tax Bills and Due Dates — City of Guelph

Interim bill in February and final bill; four instalment due dates; pre-authorized payment options.

Machine-readable: property-tax.json · Official website: https://guelph.ca/ · Last verified 2026-10-19 · Property tax & assessment across Ontario · Property tax & assessment in other municipalities