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THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF HANOVER
BY-LAW NO. 3402-26
BEING a By-law to adopt the estimates of the sums required for the Town of
Hanover, Downtown lmprovement Area, Upper Tier County of Grey, and for
Education, for the year and to strike the rates of taxation for same and to further
provide for penalty and interest in default of payment thereof for 2026.
WHEREAS the Municipal Council of the Corporation of the Town of Hanover has,
in accordance with section 290 of The Municipal Act,2001 , S.O. 2001 , c. 25, as
amended, considered the estimates of the Town of Hanover, and the requisition
from the Upper Tier County of Grey, and for Education, and it is necessary that the
following sums be raised by means of taxation for the year 2026.
TOTAL ESTIMATES
$16,713,487
AND WHEREAS section 312 of The Municipal Act,2001, S.O. 2001 , c. 25, 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 sections 307 and 308 of the said Act require tax rates to be
established in the same proportion to tax ratios;
AND WHEREAS certain regulations require reductions in certain tax rates for
certain classes or subclasses of property;
AND WHEREAS the following is a correct statement of the taxable assessment for
the Town of Hanover, based on the roll returned December 9,2025-
Town of Hanover (Schedule'A' attached)
Downtown lmprovement Area
County of Grey
Education
CLASS OF ASSESSMENT
Residential
Multi-Residential
New Multi-Residential
Com mercial/Shoppi n g Centre
Occupied
U noccupied/Excess Land
Vacant Land
Parking Lot
lndustrial
Occupied
U noccupied/Excess Land
Vacant Land
Pipelines
Farmlands
Managed Forests
TOTAL ASSESSMENT
$10,608,600.00
$52,500.00
$3,833,368.00
$2,219,019.00
SMENT
$640,573,121
$53,368,100
$4,839,000
$1 13,558,1 80
$499,025
$3,253,400
$87,000
$10,759,074
$26,700
$355,000
$2,990,000
$2,651,600
0
832,950,200
Downtown lmprovement Area
20,224,500
NOW THEREFORE the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Hanover enacts
as follows:
That there shall be levied and collected upon the assessable real property
within the Corporation of the Town of Hanover based on the assessments
per the Assessment Roll dated December 9,2025 for taxation in the year
2026;
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b. applicable County tax rates as set by County of Grey By-law Number 5279-26.
c. applicable education tax rates for residential and business property classes for
2026 per Ministry of Finance Letter dated December 10,2025.
d. and localtax rates as set out in this by-law.
That the summary of tax rates for 2026, set out on Schedule 'B' attached hereto shall
form part of this by-law.
That the estimates be adopted and the following amounts be levied therefore in the
manner as set out hereinafter:
Town of Hanover (Schedule 'A' attached)
Downtown lmprovement Area
County of Grey
Education
$10,608,600.00
$52,500.00
$3,833,368.00
$2,219,019.00
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TOTAL ESTIMATES
$16,713,487.00
That the following local municipal tax rates are hereby adopted to be applied against the
whole of the assessment for real property in the following classes (Schedule B
attached):
TAX CLASS
TOWN OF
HANOVER
Residential
Multi-Residential
New Multi-Residential
Commercial
Occupied
Unoccupied
Vacant
Shopping Centre
Occupied
Unoccupied
Parking Lot
lndustrial
Occupied
Unoccupied
Vacant
Large lndustrial
- Occupied
- Unoccupied
Pipelines
Farmlands
Managed Forests
D.t.A.
0.01212815
0.01212815
0.01212815
0.01572900
0.01572900
0.01572900
0.01572900
0.01572900
0.01572900
0.02220664
0.02220664
0.02220664
0.02220664
0.02220664
0.01099839
0.00264394
0.00303204
0.00259586
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That every owner shall be taxed according to the tax rates in this by-law and such tax
shall become due and payable as indicated below.
a. That the interim taxes levied shall be shown as a reduction on the final tax levy
b. That the net amount of taxes levied by this by-law for residential, pipelines and
managed forests tax classes shall become due and payable on the 31't day of
August, 2026; and the balance of the final levy shall become due and payable on
the 30th day of November,2026 and non-payment of the amount, as noted, on
the dates stated in accordance with this section shall constitute default.
c. That the net amount of taxes levied by this by-law for commercial, industrial and
multi-residential, shall become due and payable on the 31st day of August, 2026;
and the balance of the final levy shall become due and payable on the 30th day of
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November,2026; and non-payment of the amount, as noted, on the date stated
in accordance with this section shall constitute default.
On all taxes of the levy, which are in default on the 1st day after the due date, a penalty
of 1 114 percent shall be added and thereafter a penalty of 1 114 percent per month will
be added on the 1st day of each and every month the default continues, until December
31st,2026.
On all taxes in default on January 1st,2027 , interest shall be added at the rale of 1 114
percent per month for each month or fraction thereof in which the default continues.
Penalties and interest added in default shall become due and payable and shall be
collected as if the same had originally been imposed and formed part of such unpaid tax
levy.
The Tax Collector is empowered to accept part payment from time to time on account of
any taxes due.
The Tax Collector may mail or cause the same to be mailed or delivered to the
residence or place of business of such person indicated on the last revised assessment
roll, a written or printed notice specifying the amount of taxes payable.
Hanover
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That taxes are payable at the Town of Hanover Municipal Office, 341 10th Street,
Hanover, Ontario, N4N 1P5.
READ A FIRST, SECOND and THIRD TIME and FINALLY PASSED this 1't day of June,
2026
Susan Patersorr, Mayor
Vicki
cDona
a2 Ontario, Canada
Schedule "A" to By-law #3402-26
2026 Levy Requirement
Per 2026 Budget
% Change
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10
-70
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8.24
$ Change
-111.500
s88,500
311.200
21,600
-135.300
210,000
-75.000
807,500
2025 Budget
-2.258.100
5.173.600
2.602.000
245,600
58.500
3.410.400
376.600
10.608.600
2025 Budget
-2.L46.600
s.s8s.000
2.290.800
224.OOO
194,800
3.200.400
452.600
9.801.000
General Government
Protective Services
Transportation
Environmenta I Services
Health Services
Recreation and Cultural Services
Plannine and Development
Total Town of Hanover
SCHEDULE'B' TO BYLAW #3402.26
TOTAL
TAX RATE
0.01803580
0.01803580
0.01803580
0.03020637
0.03020637
0.03020637
0.03390637
0.03020637
0.03020637
0.03020637
0.03902212
0.03902212
0.03902212
0.04272212
o.03902212
0.03902212
0.04272212
0.02376825
0.02476825
0.00398077
0.00450895
Education
Rate
0.00153000
0.00153000
0.00153000
0.00880000
0.00880000
0.00880000
0.01250000
0.00880000
0.00880000
0.00880000
0.00880000
0.00880000
0.00880000
0.01250000
0.00880000
0.00880000
0.01250000
0.00880000
0.00980000
0.00038250
0.00038250
Grey Gounty
Rate
0.00437765
0.00437765
0.00437765
0.00567737
0.00567737
0.00567737
0.00567737
0.00567737
0.00567737
0.00567737
0.00801548
0.00801548
0.00801548
0.00801548
0.00801548
0.00801548
0.00801548
0.00396986
0.00396986
0.00095433
0.00109441
Town of Hanover
Rate
0.01212815
0.01212815
0.01212815
0.01572900
0.01572900
0.01572900
0.01572900
0.01572900
0.01572900
0.01572900
0.02220664
0.02220664
0.02220664
0.02220664
0.02220664
0.02220664
0.02220664
0.01099839
0.01099839
0.00264394
0.00303204
0.02595861
Tax Glass
Residential
Multi-Residential
New - Multi-Residential
Gommercial:
Occupied
Unoccupied
Vacant
Pavment-ln-Lieu
Shopping Genter:
Occupied
Unoccupied
Parking Lot
lndustrial:
Occupied
Unoccupied
Vacant
Pavment-ln-Lieu
Larqe lndustrial:
Occupied
Unoccupied
Payment-ln-Lieu
Pipelines
Pavment-ln-Lieu
Farmlands
Managed Forests
D.t.A.