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jv... THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF PICKLE LAKE
BY-LAW NO. 2026-08
Being a By-Law to provide for Interim Tax Levies for the Year 2026 for the
Corporation of the Township of Pickle Lake.
WHEREAS Section 317 of the: Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001 C.25, as amended (the Act)
authorizes a local municipality, before the adoption of the estimate for the year under Section 290,
to levy amounts on the assessment of property in the local municipality ratable for local
municipality purposes; and
WHEREAS the amount levied on a property shall not exceed the prescribed percentage, or 50
percent if no percentage is prescribed, of the total amount of taxes for municipal and school
purposes levied on the property for the previous year; and
WHEREAS the percentage established in the previous recital may be different for different
property classes but shall be the same for all properties in a property class; and
WHEREAS for the purposes of calculating the total amount of taxes for the previous year, if any
taxes for municipal and school purposes were levied on a property for only part of the previous
year because assessment was added to the tax roll during the year, an amount shall be added equal
to the additional taxes that would have been levied for the entire year; and
WHEREAS Section 342 of the Act authorizes a municipality to provide for the payment of taxes
in one amount or by installments and the date or dates in the year for which the taxes are imposed
on which the taxes or instalments are due; and
WHEREAS Section 342 of the Act authorizes a local municipality to provide for alternative
instalments and due dates in the year for which the taxes are imposed other than those established
under the previous recital to allow taxpayers to spread the payment of taxes more evenly over the
year; and
WHEREAS Section 345 of the Act authorizes a local municipality to impose late payment
charges for the non-payment of taxes or any instalment by the due date; and
WHEREAS Section 347 of the Act authorizes allocation payment received for taxes,
NOW THERFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Council for the Corporation of the
Township of Pickle Lake hereby enacts as follows:
1. THAT an interim levy of 50% based on the assessment of all properties ratable for local
municipality purposes for 2025, both municipal and school taxes, as adjusted.
2. THAT the taxes imposed by this By-Law shall be paid in two instalments upon the following
dates:
e 31% day of March 2026
e 30" day of April 2026
THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF PICKLE LAKE
BY-LAW NO. 2026-08
Being a By-Law to provide for Interim Tax Levies for the Year 2026 for the
Corporation of the Township of Pickle Lake.
THAT the amount levied under this By-Law on a property in a year shall be deducted from
any subsequent amounts levied on the property for the year that are payable to the local
municipality
THAT the Treasurer shall send a tax bill to every assessed property owner, at least 21 days
before any taxes shown on the tax bill are due. The tax bill will be sent to the assessed
property owner’s residence or place of business or to the premises in respect of which the
taxes are payable, unless the taxpayer directs the treasurer in writing to send the bill to
another address, in which case shall be sent to the address indicated.
THAT a percentage charge of 1.25% of the amount of taxes due and unpaid shall be imposed
on a penalty for the non-payment of taxes on the first day of the month following the date
the taxes were due.
THAT interest charges in the amount of 1.25% each month of the amount of taxes due and
unpaid, shall be imposed on the amount of taxes due and unpaid on the first day of each and
every month the default continues.
THAT the payment shall first be applied against late payment charges owing in respect of
those taxes according to the length of time the charges have been owing, with the charges
imposed earlier being discharged before charges imposed later.
THAT the payment shall then be applied against the taxes owing according to the length of
time they have been owing, with the taxes imposed earlier being discharged before taxes
imposed later. 2001, c.25,s. s. 347(1); 2002, c. 17, Sched. A, s.60 and
THAT if an article of this By-law is for any reason held to be invalid the remaining articles
shall remain in effect until repealed.
10. THAT this By-law comes into FORCE and takes EFFECT on the final reading.
Read a first, second and third time and finally passed on the 26 day of February 2026.
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