Vaughan’s 2026 interim property tax bills are in the mail

Due dates are March 27, April 28 and May 27

Vaughan property owners, check your mailboxes. The City of Vaughan’s 2026 interim residential and non-residential property tax bills have been issued.

Payment due dates are as follows:

• First instalment – Friday, March 27

• Second instalment – Tuesday, April 28

• Third instalment – Wednesday, May 27

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.

Final property tax bills for residential and non-residential properties will be mailed out in June. Dates will also be posted to vaughan.ca/PropertyTax.

As all City facilities are cashless, here are five 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 a 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.

Looking for tax relief programs? 

The City continues to operate tax relief programs for residents, including the Elderly Home-Owners Tax Assistance Program (PDF) – a tax rebate provided by the City to residents 65 years of age or older who are in receipt of the Guaranteed Income Supplement and have owned their home in Vaughan for more than one year. Submit the application form (PDF) for 2026 by Tuesday, March 31. Apply for the Seniors and Low-Income Disabled Persons Property Tax Deferral program (PDF) by Wednesday, Sept. 30. The period to apply for the City’s Elderly Home-Owners Tax Assistance is closed for the 2025 tax year. 

Avoid unexpected charges on your tax bill

Unpaid water bills may be added to your property tax account, along with additional 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 of Vaughan
• 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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