{
 "answer": "In the Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville, Ontario, property tax & assessment rules are set by Property Taxes — Whitchurch-Stouffville and 1 other bylaw, verified 2026-10-19. Due dates: Instalment 1 due date: February 20, 2026; Instalment 2 due date: April 17, 2026; Instalment 1 due date: July 17, 2026; Instalment 2 due date: September 18, 2026.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001825",
 "municipality": "Whitchurch-Stouffville",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "tax_assessment",
 "label": "Property tax & assessment",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-19",
 "official_website": "https://www.townofws.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Property Taxes — Whitchurch-Stouffville",
   "category": "tax_assessment",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.townofws.ca/live/property-taxes/",
   "summary": "Tax and water due dates for 2026 (Jan 23, Feb 20, Apr 17, June 9, July 17, Sept 18).",
   "discovered_by": "on-proptax",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-15",
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   "captured_at": "2026-10-16T01:27:38+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/dcd766898fa646c381e5eb14cfefcdce91ec8a4b5f47becdb5539f39e0512b70.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "due_dates": "Instalment 1 due date: February 20, 2026; Instalment 2 due date: April 17, 2026; Instalment 1 due date: July 17, 2026; Instalment 2 due date: September 18, 2026"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "due_dates": "Payment mailing dates and due dates"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/whitchurch-stouffville/property-tax/property-taxes-whitchurch-stouffville/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Tax Rates — Whitchurch-Stouffville 2026",
   "category": "tax_assessment",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.townofws.ca/live/property-taxes/tax-rates/",
   "summary": "2026 rates by class: e.g. residential municipal 0.309822%, York Region 0.392412%, education 0.153000%, total 0.855234%; historical 2001-2025 PDF.",
   "discovered_by": "on-proptax",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-15",
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   "captured_at": "2026-10-16T01:27:38+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/9bac580bc082039b60953b8fe9711d8b3d896d405a11872be1f1961df7f233ee.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "tax_rate": "2026 property tax rates: Residential & Farm — Municipal 0.309822%, York Region 0.392412%, Ministry of Education 0.153000%, Total 0.855234% (RT); Multi-Residential — Municipal 0.309822%, York Region 0.392412%, Ministry of Education 0.153000%, Total 0.855234% (MT); Commercial — Municipal 0.412714%, York Region 0.522732%, Ministry of Education 0.880000%, Total 1.815446% (CT/DT/GT/ST); Commercial - Excess Land — Municipal 0.412714%, York Region 0.522732%, Ministry of Education 0.880000%, Total 1.815446% (CU/DU/GU/SU); Commercial - Vacant Land — Municipal 0.412714%, York Region 0.522732%, Ministry of Education 0.880000%, Total 1.815446% (CX); Industrial - Occupied — Municipal 0.509100%, York Region 0.644811%, Ministry of Education 0.880000%, Total 2.033911% (IT/LT); Industrial - Excess Land — Municipal 0.509100%, York Region 0.644811%, Ministry of Education 0.880000%, Total 2.033911% (IU/LU); Industrial - Vacant Land — Municipal 0.509100%, York Region 0.644811%, Ministry of Education 0.880000%, Total 2.033911% (IX); Pipelines — Municipal 0.284726%, York Region 0.360627%, Ministry of Education 0.880000%, Total 1.525353% (PT); Farmland — Municipal 0.077456%, York Region 0.098103%, Ministry of Education 0.038250%, Total 0.213809% (FT/C1); Managed Forest — Municipal 0.077456%, York Region 0.098103%, Ministry of Education 0.038250%, Total 0.213809% (TT); Aggregate Extraction — Municipal 0.414257%, York Region 0.524687%, Ministry of Education 0.511000%, Total 1.449944% (VT); DCIP (Downtown Stouffville Area) - Local Improvement Charge — Total 0.133980%; AGR (Federation of Agriculture) — Total 0.0007340%"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "tax_rate": "Tax Rates"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/whitchurch-stouffville/property-tax/tax-rates-whitchurch-stouffville-2026/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
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 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/whitchurch-stouffville/property-tax/"
}