Muncipalities auction properties for the amount in property taxes owed (with a minimum tender bid) and will advertise sales in local and government media

Rural Municipalities of Alberta says it’s well-known in the oil and gas sector that municipalities are powerless to compel payment of unpaid property taxes

While small business owners have mixed emotions about the tax holiday, some working parents were grateful for the beneficial break on goods and services

Alberta is not paying its municipalities the full cost of property taxes for its provincial properties and local ratepayers are shouldering the extra costs

A hundred thousand tax assessments were reversed in 2023, but the City of Toronto has taken concrete steps to revamp the VHT regime for the 2024 tax year

Numerous factors including inflation, limited housing, a weaker dollar, and global political tensions, continue to play a significant role in affordability

Small business owners in towns like Vankleek Hill, Ontario are critical of the federal sales tax holiday, questioning its value and criticizing its rollout

Ontario makes material change to fund OPP costs in 2025 but municipalities wonder what will happen in 2026 and beyond to offset potential property tax hikes

Danny Whalen, president of the Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities, says the Ontario government must take back responsibility for OPP costing

A review of recent CRA changes of note affecting Saskatchewan residents, including farmers, such as electronic filing, correspondence and automatic filing

Queen's Park is doling out $77-million to help ease sticker shock in municipalities provincewide from Ontario Provincial Police increased contract costs

The municipality of Willow Creek has requested provincial support to “rat out bad actors” in collecting unpaid taxes from delinquent oil and gas companies