What is the tax rate? When are taxes due? How is property assessed?
In the Township of Norwich, Ontario, property tax & assessment rules are set by By-law 01-2026 - Interim Tax Levy for 2026 and Penalty and Interest of 15% per annum and 1 other bylaw, verified 2026-10-23. Due dates: February 24, 2026; May 26, 2026. Penalty interest: 15% per annum; upon default, penalty of 1.25% added on the first day of each calendar month thereafter.
By-law 01-2026 - Interim Tax Levy for 2026 and Penalty and Interest of 15% per annum
adopted bylaw
tax rate
2026 Interim Tax Rate (50%): Residential/Farm RT 0.00665627; Multi-Residential MT 0.01254754; Commercial (occupied) CT 0.01560401; Commercial Vacant Units/Excess Land cu 0.01224281; Commercial Vacant Land ex 0.01224281; Commercial Small Scale on Farm Bus C7 0.01230401; Commercial Small Scale of Farm Bus co 0.01230401; Parking Lot GT 0.01560401; Industrial (occupied) IT 0.01989404; Industrial Vacant Units/Excess Land IU 0.01447112; Industrial Vacant Land IX 0.01447112; Industrial Small Scale on Farm Bus 17 0.01659404; Pipelines PT 0.01181888; Farmlands FT 0.00147378; ManaQed Forests TT 0.00166407; AQQreQate Extraction VT 0.01516260
Schedule "A"
due dates
February 24, 2026; May 26, 2026
s. 2
penalty interest
15% per annum; upon default, penalty of 1.25% added on the first day of each calendar month thereafter
Title; s. 3
scout note
Interim levy at Schedule A rates, due Feb 24 and May 26, 2026; 1.25% monthly penalty on default.
By-law 24-2026 - Adoption of the Assessment for 2026 and Levying the Rates of Taxation
adopted bylaw
tax rate
Residential/Farm RT: 0.01374453; Multi-Residential MT: 0.02595906; Commercial (occupied) CT: 0.03202959; Commercial Vacant Units/Excess Land CU: 0.02506072; Commercial Vacant Land EX: 0.02506072; Commercial Small Scale on Farm Bus C7: 0.00800740; Commerical Small Scale on Farm Bus CO: 0.00800740; Parking Lot GT: 0.03202959; Industrial (occupied) IT: 0.04092421; Industrial Vacant Units/Excess Land IU: 0.02968072; Industrial Vacant Land IX: 0.02968072; Industrial Small Scale on Farm Bus 17: 0.01023106; Pipelines PT: 0.02418175; Farmlands FT: 0.00304160; Managed Forests TT: 0.00343614; Aggregated Extraction VT: 0.03124969
Schedule "A"
due dates
August 26, 2026; October 27, 2026
s. 4
penalty interest
1.25% penalty on first day of default; further 1.25% interest on first day of each calendar month thereafter, not after December 31, 2026; after Dec 31, 2026 interest at rate set out in Municipal Act
s. 5; s. 6
scout note
Township of Norwich s.312 final 2026 tax rates by-law, covering Oxford County, education and township levies by property class; penalty 1.25% on first day of default and each month after.
Property Taxes - Township of Norwich
Interim bills due Feb and May, final bills due Aug and Oct; 1.25% monthly penalty; pre-authorized plan; links the current tax rate by-law.