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Property Taxes

Common Property Tax Information

You will receive two tax bills each year. The interim tax bill is 50% of your previous year's property taxes, as per the Returned Assessment Roll. The second bill is issued upon the approval of the current year's budget for the Township of Alnwick/Haldimand and once the Province of Ontario provides us with a tax rate.

  • You must notify the Township if you change your mailing address. Complete our Change of Address Form to update your information with the Township.

    It is the taxpayer's responsibility to inform the Township of Alnwick/Haldimand Finance Department of a change of mailing address.

    It is the responsibility of the property owner to seek out their taxes, whether a tax bill has been received or not. Failure to receive a tax bill does not relieve a taxpayer from payment of taxes, nor from liability of penalty charges for late payment.

    If there is a change in ownership, please submit a change of address form.

  • What you need to know:

    • If the property has been sold, please forward the tax bill to the new owner, or return it to our Finance department immediately.

    • The existing Property tax account number stays with the property.

    • We recommend a property tax certificate, which indicates the amount of taxes owing by the previous owner in order to adjust the existing tax account.

    • We need written authorization accompanied by the transfer deed to update ownership of a property.

  • The Township of Alnwick/Haldimand does not determine the property value assessments. Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC) administers a uniform, province wide property assessment system. This system determines current values and classifications for all properties in Ontario.

    Every four years, MPAC evaluates properties to determine their value for taxation purposes. They use market value to determine property value. We use the assessed value of your property as the basis for calculating your property taxes.

    If you disagree with MPAC's determination of your property value, you can ask MPAC to review your assessment through the request for reconsideration process.

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  • Tax certificates show the amount of money owing against a property. If you are buying a new property you can order a certificate to be sure there is not an outstanding amount owing when you take ownership. Your lawyer must write a letter requesting a certificate along with a $75.00 fee payable to the Township of Alnwick/Haldimand.

    To get a tax certificate, please contact the Township of Alnwick/Haldimand's Tax Administrator by email or telephone at or 905-349-2822, ext. 31.

  • Exact tax due dates change each year but are in the months of February, April, June, and September.

  • Taxes are calculated based on your property assessment as determined by the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC). To establish your property's assessed values MPAC uses a system called Current Value Assessment. It analyzes sales of comparable properties in the area.

    Keep your final tax bill for income tax purposes to avoid paying the $10.00 fee for a copy.

    2026 Tax Rates are available here.

    To request historic tax rates, please contact the Township.

Payment Methods

For information on how to pay your taxes, including information on the Pre-Authorization Payment program, please visit the Paying Your Property Taxes webpage.

Contact Us

Finance Administrator – Tax & Revenues
10836 County Road #2, Grafton
Ontario, Canada K0K 2G0
T. 905-349-2822 x 31
Email the Tax Administrator