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 "answer": "The City of Kitchener, Ontario has 1 adopted bylaw on file: 2026 Final Tax Rates - City of Kitchener, verified 2026-08-23.",
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   "summary": "Official 2026 final property tax rate schedule for the City of Kitchener: per-class (residential, commercial, industrial, farmland, etc.) tax rates broken out by City, Region, Education and BIA (Downtown/Belmont) levy components.",
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   "title": "Property Tax Collection Policy (FIN-FEE-518)",
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   "summary": "Corporate policy (not a bylaw) describing the city's property-tax collection and tax-sale procedures, incl. the 2-year arrears certificate and 1-year redemption timeline referenced on the city's tax-sale page.",
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