Property Taxes

Visit the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC) About My Property webpage to learn more about

• your assessed value
• to see what information MPAC has on file
• to compare your property to others in your neighbourhood

Login using the roll number and special access key that is provided on your assessment notice.

Learn more about How MPAC Assess Property.

Properties are assigned a tax class depending on the use or purpose of each property.

The annual tax rates are set according to the annual budget and applied to each tax class. The assessed value of a property multiplied by the tax rate determines the taxes for each property.

MPAC's How Your Property Tax is Calculated video illustrates this process. 

If you have questions about your assessment, please contact MPAC directly at 1-866-296-6722 (TTY 1-877-889-6722).

When you review your property assessment, confirm the assessed value by considering if you could have sold your property for that amount on January 1, 2016.

If the answer is no, you can appeal your assessment by filing a Request for Reconsideration (RfR) to MPAC. When an assessment notice is issued, the deadline to file an RfR is 120 days after the date on the assessment notice. For subsequent years, the deadline is March 31st.

As a farmland owner in Ontario, you may be eligible to apply for a property tax reduction through the Farm Property Class Tax Rate Program from Agricorp.

Visit the Agricorp Farm Property Class Tax Rate Program webpage for more information or call them at 1-888-247-4999.

A supplementary or omitted tax bill is a bill issued by the Municipality of Kincardine and reflects any additions or improvements made to a property.

Owners of new construction, residential or commercial, will receive a land only tax bill until such time as the value of the construction/addition is determined by MPAC. Following assessment, the supplementary tax bill will be issued and is effective from the date of occupancy.

It can take time for a property to be assessed. Supplementary billings can occur anytime during the year and taxes for the entire waiting period could be billed all within the same year and come due at the same time. For this reason, you are encouraged to start setting aside funds immediately following your construction for the future supplementary tax bills.

To avoid a delay, you can also phone the MPAC office at 1-866-296-6722 to request an inspection of your property.

Tax adjustments can be requested if one of the following has affected you or your property:

• A building destroyed by fire
• Demolition or otherwise
• Mobile home unit removed
• Sickness or extreme poverty
• Gross or manifest clerical/factual error
• Building damaged and substantially unusable
• Ceases to be liable at tax rate it was taxed
• Exemption due to renovations preventing normal use (minimum 3 months)

Fill out a Section 357/358 Form and return to the Municipal Administration Office to request a tax adjustment.

The deadline for a Section 357 is the last day in February of the year following the taxation year to which the application applies. The deadline for a Section 358 is December 31st of the current year.

The County of Bruce has established a tax rebate program for eligible charities.

Information on eligibility and application forms can be viewed as part of the County's by-law. Please return the form to the Municipal Administration Office.

The deadline is the last day of February of the year following the taxation year to which the application applies.

If you wish to request any changes to property class, assessed value, etc. please fill out an MPAC Request for Reconsideration Form. The deadline is March 31 of the taxation year to which the application applies.

The County of Bruce has established a program to provide tax relief to eligible seniors and disabled.

Information on eligibility can be viewed as part of the County's by-law. Please return the application form to the Municipal Administration Office.