Property tax notices are mailed out in May each year.
Your property tax includes school and regional district taxes and other taxing authorities as well. We collect these taxes on their behalf.
Seniors receive a 10% discount.
Comparing 2025 general residential property taxes by municipality
If you have ever been curious about how Kitimat compares to other municipalities for residential property taxes, here is a quick comparison to other nearby northern municipalities.
These numbers use each community's 2025 municipal tax rates, and are based on each community's typical assessed value home, as noted by BC Assessment. Or simply, this shows what a 'typical' house would pay in residential municipal taxes using their local details. This does not include taxes that the municipality collects on behalf of other authorities.
The figure for Kitimat includes:
- Variable tax rate. (The dollar amount which applies per $1,000 of your assessed value.)
- Residential flat tax rate.
- Individual utility costs for water and waste collection which is included, but distinct, on Kitimat's residential property tax notices.
Home Owner Grants
The Home Owner Grant is a provincial government program which provides a discount for property taxes of eligible properties.
You must apply for the Home Owner Grant each year through the provincial government, not with the District of Kitimat.
- Visit www.gov.bc.ca/homeownergrant.
- Call 1-888-355-2700
- Apply in person at Service BC. 795 Lahakas Boulevard, Kitimat, BC.
Payment of your property taxes is still made directly through the District of Kitimat.
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You will receive your property tax notice in May each year. Payment of taxes can be made through:
Payment must be received by the District of Kitimat by 4:30 p.m. on the property tax due date or a 10% penalty is charged.
Don't forget to apply for your Home Owner Grant (HOG), whether you will be paying your property taxes, paying only a portion of them, or not paying them at all. See more above. |
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A limited number of municipalities in British Columbia, including the District of Kitimat, continue to use a flat tax system as part of their residential property taxation. As required, this notice provides property owners with the opportunity to review and confirm that the property information on file is accurate. Notices will be sent to property owners shortly. A Court of Revision is simply your opportunity to correct information associated with property you own. This could include correcting details about your property, adding a property that was missed, or addressing flat tax that was applied incorrectly or not applied when it should have been. WHAT DO I NEED TO DO? Please confirm that the information on the notice sent to you is correct. If the information is correct, there is nothing you need to do. If the information is not correct, please contact the District of Kitimat by 4:30 p.m. on Friday, April 24, 2026 by phone 250-632-8900 or email finance@kitimat.ca. Our Court of Revision date is: April 27, 2026 @ 7:00 p.m. For further inquiries: By phone: 250-632-8900 |
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Tax Sales |
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Each year, municipalities must have a public auction called a tax sale for properties which have unpaid property taxes from two years prior.
Here are answers to some common questions:
Q: What does the price mean on the Tax Sale notice? A: The price listed is the upset price. The upset price is the total of 3 years of unpaid taxes, plus any penalties and interest that have accrued on each of those three years of taxes unpaid, and administration fees and the Land Title registration fees. The upset price is also the starting bid or the lowest price a property can be sold for at the Tax Sale.
Q: If I am a successful bidder, what happens? A: There is very short window to pay your successful bid. Payment must be submitted to the District of Kitimat by 3:00 p.m. on the day of the tax sale.
Q: What happens if I am the successful bidder and I do not make the full amount by 3:00 p.m. on the day of the tax sale? A: The District will put the property back on the Tax Sale the following day if full payment is not received from the successful bidder by 3:00 p.m. on the day of the tax sale.
Q: Do I get access to the property immediately? A: No. Even if you are the successful bidder the property owner still has one full calendar year to pay off their outstanding taxes and interest. If that happens, the money you have paid, plus interest, is returned to you.
Q: What happens once the year passes? A: If the year passes and the taxes are still not paid by the original owner, title of the property is then transferred to the successful bidder. The previous owner is then entitled to any surplus from the sale (funds collected at the tax sale over and above the upset price and any additional costs that may be allowed), which they must claim from the municipality within nine months.
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