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 "answer": "In the Township of Rideau Lakes, Ontario, property tax & assessment rules are set by By-Law 2026-38 — Adopt the 2026 Tax Rates and Provide for Penalty and Interest, verified 2026-10-23. Due dates: February 27, 2026; September 25, 2026 (or as determined by the Treasurer); alternative due dates under preauthorized payment plan.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001732",
 "municipality": "Rideau Lakes",
 "status_type": "Township",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "tax_assessment",
 "label": "Property tax & assessment",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-23",
 "official_website": "http://www.twprideaulakes.on.ca/",
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   "title": "By-Law 2026-38 — Adopt the 2026 Tax Rates and Provide for Penalty and Interest",
   "category": "tax_assessment",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.rideaulakes.ca/town-hall/council/archived-agendas-minutes/2020/2020-community-enhancement-committees/2026-tax-rates/viewdocument/2367",
   "summary": "Township of Rideau Lakes 2026 tax rates by-law under Municipal Act s.312, with penalty and interest on default (scanned; OCR). Passed April 2026.",
   "discovered_by": "on-proptax",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-15",
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   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "tax_rate": "Residential RT: 0.00588397; Taxable Full Shared PIL RH: 0.00588397; Multi Residential MT: 0.00588397; Commercial Occupied CT: 0.00792218; Commercial Taxable Full Shared PIL CH: 0.00792218; Excess Land CU: 0,00792218; Vacant Land CX: 0.00792218; Taxable Full Shared PIL CK: 0,00792218; New Construct XT: 0.00792218; New Vacant XU: 0,00792218; Industrial Occupied IT: 0.01065823; Taxable Full Shared PIL IH: 0.01065823; Taxable Excess Land IU: .0.01065823; Excess Land IK: 0.01065823; Small Scale on Farm Bus 17: 0.00266456; New Construct JT: 0,01065823; New Vacant JU: 0,01065823; Large Industrial LT: 0.01649572; Large Industrial Excess LU: 0,01649572; Landfill (PIL) HT: 0,00792218; Aggregate Extraction VT: 0.00867268; Pipelines PT: 0.00973857; Farmlands FT: 0.00147099; Managed Forests TT: 0.00147099",
    "due_dates": "February 27, 2026; September 25, 2026 (or as determined by the Treasurer); alternative due dates under preauthorized payment plan",
    "penalty_interest": "Penalty: 1.25 per cent of taxes due and unpaid on first day of month following due date; Interest: 1.25 per cent on taxes due and unpaid on first day of each and every month default continues"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "tax_rate": "s. 1",
    "due_dates": "s. 4; s. 5",
    "penalty_interest": "s. 6; s. 7"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/rideau-lakes/property-tax/bylaw-2026-38/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
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   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Rideau Lakes Taxation / Treasury page",
   "category": "tax_assessment",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.rideaulakes.ca/town-hall/departments/taxation-treasury",
   "summary": "Lists 2026 and earlier tax rate by-laws and budgets.",
   "discovered_by": "on-proptax",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-15",
   "capture_sha256": "99d59d9aad1f4ffa05564105f680650ffde9f741a6ffc32e458a70be340c634b",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-16T01:27:38+00:00",
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   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/rideau-lakes/property-tax/rideau-lakes-taxation-treasury-page/",
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 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/rideau-lakes/property-tax/"
}