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Property tax & assessment — Kitchener, Ontario: 2026 Final Tax Rates - City of Kitchener

The City of Kitchener, Ontario has 1 adopted bylaw on file: 2026 Final Tax Rates - City of Kitchener, verified 2026-10-26.

2026 Final Tax Rates - City of Kitchener adopted bylaw

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Residential Full (R T): City 0.00411164, Region 0.00841834, Education 0.00153000, Total 0.01405998; Commercial Full (C T): City 0.00801770, Region 0.01641576, Education 0.00880000, Total 0.03323346; Industrial Full (I T): City 0.00801770, Region 0.01641576, Education 0.00880000, Total 0.03323346; Multi-Residential Full (M T): Total 0.02596346; Farmlands Full (F T): Total 0.00351500; Special Charges: King St sdwk snow removal $32.53/meter; Side St sdwk snow removal $9.88/meter

"2026 FINAL TAX RATES" rate table listing City/Region/Education/Total by class

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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.

Property Tax Collection Policy (FIN-FEE-518)

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.