{
 "answer": "In the Township of Matachewan, Ontario, property tax & assessment rules are set by By-law 2025-01 - 2025 Interim Tax Levy and 2 other bylaws, verified 2026-10-26. Due dates: 50% of the interim levy due on the 27th day of February 2025; 50% of the interim levy due on the 25th day of April 2025. Tax sale: Tax arrears over two years after original notice letter: treasurer may register tax arrears certificate against title.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001623",
 "municipality": "Matachewan",
 "status_type": "Township",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "tax_assessment",
 "label": "Property tax & assessment",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-26",
 "official_website": "https://www.matachewan.com/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law 2025-01 - 2025 Interim Tax Levy",
   "category": "tax_assessment",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2025-01-08",
   "document_url": "https://www.matachewan.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/2025-01-Interim-Tax-Levy.pdf",
   "summary": "Township of Matachewan 2025 interim tax levy by-law (scanned PDF, text not machine-readable); sets first instalment dates.",
   "discovered_by": "on-proptax",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-15",
   "capture_sha256": "bf8b51cfdf57c7f1fe779630286d33b1549a99cf6065cec366bce2c4a9e64e23",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-16T01:27:38+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2025-01",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/bf8b51cfdf57c7f1fe779630286d33b1549a99cf6065cec366bce2c4a9e64e23.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "tax_rate": "Residential/Farm: 50% of 2024 municipal taxes, 50% of 2024 education taxes, 50% of 2024 taxes; Managed Forest: 50% of 2024 municipal taxes, 50% of 2024 education taxes, 50% of 2024 taxes; Commercial Occupied: 50% of 2024 municipal taxes, 50% of 2024 education taxes, 50% of 2024 taxes; Commercial Vacant: 50% of 2024 municipal taxes, 50% of 2024 education taxes, 50% of 2024 taxes; Industrial Occupied: 50% of 2024 municipal taxes, 50% of 2024 education taxes, 50% of 2024 taxes; Industrial Vacant: 50% of 2024 municipal taxes, 50% of 2024 education taxes, 50% of 2024 taxes.",
    "due_dates": "50% of the interim levy due on the 27th day of February 2025; 50% of the interim levy due on the 25th day of April 2025.",
    "penalty_interest": "one and one quarter per centum (1 % or 1.25%) penalty for non-payment, added to every tax instalment or part thereof remaining unpaid on the first day following the last day of payment of each instalment; thereafter additional one and one quarter per centum (1 % or 1.25%) on the first day of each calendar month in which default continued, up to and including December of this year."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "tax_rate": "1.",
    "due_dates": "3.",
    "penalty_interest": "4."
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/matachewan/property-tax/bylaw-2025-01/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law 2025-06 - Tax and Utility Billing Collection",
   "category": "tax_assessment",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2025-02-05",
   "document_url": "https://www.matachewan.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/2025-06-Tax-and-utility-billing-collection.pdf",
   "summary": "Township of Matachewan by-law on tax and utility billing and collection (scanned PDF).",
   "discovered_by": "on-proptax",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-15",
   "capture_sha256": "6ced62bae457e1c490204be52396a5d1412e5e58eb4c84620ace939a4e7c4697",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-16T01:27:38+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2025-06",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/6ced62bae457e1c490204be52396a5d1412e5e58eb4c84620ace939a4e7c4697.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "penalty_interest": "1.25% of taxes due and unpaid as penalty on first day of default; 1.25% each month of taxes due and unpaid beginning first day of default",
    "tax_sale": "Tax arrears over two years after original notice letter: treasurer may register tax arrears certificate against title."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "penalty_interest": "s. 4.2, s. 4.3",
    "tax_sale": "s. 12.1"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/matachewan/property-tax/bylaw-2025-06/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law 2025-41 - Adoption of Tax Rates for 2025, Penalty and Interest",
   "category": "tax_assessment",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.matachewan.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2025-41-Adoption-of-Tax-Rates-for-2025.pdf",
   "summary": "Township of Matachewan 2025 final tax rates by-law with penalty and interest in default. Final levy 50% due 28 August 2025 per text; penalty and interest 1.25% per month. Newest tax rates by-law online (2026 not posted).",
   "discovered_by": "on-proptax",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-15",
   "capture_sha256": "e6a3fd170f137dc25ca89df9eda5eb36ef2c16a6915733b431fafc1369e27a82",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-16T01:27:38+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2025-41",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/e6a3fd170f137dc25ca89df9eda5eb36ef2c16a6915733b431fafc1369e27a82.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "due_dates": "50% due August 28, 2025; 50% due October 31, 2024",
    "penalty_interest": "1.25% per annum penalty; additional 1.25% per annum each calendar month default continues"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "due_dates": "2.",
    "penalty_interest": "3."
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/matachewan/property-tax/bylaw-2025-41/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/matachewan/property-tax/"
}