Final property tax bills are in the mail

Mark your calendars for July 29, Aug. 27 and Sept. 28

Vaughan property owners: check your mailboxes. The City of Vaughan has issued the 2026 final residential and non-residential property tax bills. Payment due dates are as follows:

• First instalment – Wednesday, July 29

• Second instalment – Thursday, Aug. 27

• Third instalment – Monday, Sept. 28

The City levy portion on the tax bill goes to the City of Vaughan for its services. It is the same amount as 2025. Vaughan Council passed a 0% tax increase for 2026 at the local level with no service cuts. With this, Vaughan continues to maintain one of the lowest and most competitive tax rates in the Greater Toronto Area. 

How to pay your tax bill

As all City facilities are cashless, here are easy and convenient ways property owners can pay their property tax bills:

• Pre-authorized payment plans, including a six-instalment or a 10-instalment option.

• Post-dated cheques made payable to the City of Vaughan with the amounts, roll number and due dates printed on the tax stubs.

• Financial institutions, either in person, through the bank machine, online or via telephone. 

• At Vaughan City Hall, placed in marked drop-off boxes at each entrance.

• By mail, with a cheque payable to the City of Vaughan and sent in the return envelope enclosed with the tax bill.

Learn more about the payment options at vaughan.ca/PropertyTax.

Didn’t receive your bill? 

If you do not receive your tax bill in the mail, contact the City immediately by phone at 905-832-2281 or by email at service@vaughan.ca. Failure to receive a tax bill does not exempt you from paying property taxes – late payment penalties will be added. 

Looking for tax relief programs? 

The City continues to operate tax relief programs for residents. The deadline for the Elderly Home-Owners Tax Assistance Program closed on March 31. Applications for the Seniors and Low-Income Disabled Persons Property Tax Deferral program (PDF) will be accepted until Wednesday, Sept. 30. 

Avoid unexpected charges on your tax bill

Unpaid water bills may be added to your property tax account, along with extra fees. To prevent this, consider staying as the water account holder or ask your tenant to add you as a guest on the account for online access. For details, contact Alectra Utilities. 

Want to know how property taxes are used?

The property tax bill may come in a City envelope, but only less than 30 cents of every dollar stay with the City to provide all municipal programs and services. 

Here is a breakdown of how residential property taxes are allocated:

• 53 cents to York Region

• 27 cents to the City 

• 20 cents to local school boards (Province of Ontario for education purposes)

Municipal services in Vaughan are provided by two tiers of government – the City and York Region. The City retains approximately $1,936 of an average $7,113 annual property tax bill (on a home with an assessed value of $950,000) to support critical services that residents rely on each day, including fire and rescue service; public works and road services; waste management; infrastructure replacement; maintenance of City facilities; city planning and development; Building Code enforcement; and by-law and compliance.

Visit vaughan.ca/PropertyTax to learn more.

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