The 2023 Property Taxes were due July 14, 2023.
The Property Tax payment deadline for 2023 was July 14th at 4:00 p.m. Any current taxes outstanding at that time had a 5% penalty applied to them on July 15th. A further 5% penalty was applied to any taxes outstanding on September 2nd. This included any home owner grant portion that had not been claimed.
Any payments not received by December 31st will become taxes in arrears. Interest will start to accrue on arrears on January 1st, 2024.
Property owners are responsible for payment of property taxes regardless of whether or not a notice is received. If you do not receive one, please contact the Village Office. If you are a new home owner, please contact the office to update them with your mailing address (including PO Box #).
The Home Owner Grants and Property Tax Deferral applications are also due by July 14th. These must be completed each year.
Home Owner Grants may only be claimed on one property that is considered to be your principle residence.
As of January 1, 2021 the Province was entirely responsible for the home owner grant program; all home owners will apply directly to the Province online or over the phone. The Village is no longer able to accept any home owner grant applications.
When applying for your Home owner grant online, it asks for your Jurisdiction code and folio # to search for your property - for Lions Bay the jurisdiction code is 537. The folio # to use can be found on the tear off portion of your tax notice under BCAA Folio/Roll Number. You can also search for your property using your civic address - please use the civic address as shown on your property tax notice or use BC Assessment's website to look up format required for the folio #. https://www.bcassessment.ca/
Starting May 1, 2020, residential property owners could apply for property tax deferments on their principle residence online, quickly and easily.
The online application process is designed to lead to quicker application reviews and, for the first time, allow for automatic renewals.
Municipalities will no longer be responsible for accepting deferment applications.
The eligibility requirements for property tax deferment remain the same - any arrears owing will lead to the application being denied so please check your tax notice to make sure the account is current.
Home owners must still apply for their Home Owner Grants, by the tax due date; as of 2021, the application for Home owner grants was also be made directly through the Province.
For more information please click here.
Property Information Inquiry
BC Assessment have mailed out the 2022 property assessments. If you do not receive your assessment in the mail, please contact BC Assessment to update your mailing address either by phone at 1-888-825-8322, or on their website: https://info.bcassessment.ca/Services-products/update-your-property-information
You can also view your assessment online at : https://www.bcassessment.ca/