The District of Kitimat annual budget has been approved.

The budget sets a property tax rate increase of 4%.

The District of Kitimat has also set this year’s Flat Tax rate at $723.

In terms of how property tax revenues are split among property classes, residential properties contribute 14.03% of property tax revenue. Business and Commercial contributes 8.10% while major industry’s portion is 75.64%.

The municipality’s overall budget for 2024 is $62,410,979.

All budget documents can be viewed on our website at www.kitimat.ca/budget.

Property tax notices are being prepared and will be mailed to property owners soon. Property taxes are due by July 2, 2024, at 11:59 p.m. That day our municipal office hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Please note that our municipal offices will be closed on Monday, July 1 for Canada Day.

Remember, property tax bills include taxes on behalf of other taxing authorities as well. Those include the regional district, the school district, North West Hospital District, BC Transit, BC Assessment, and Municipal Finance Authority. The District of Kitimat collects those taxes on their behalf and remits payments to these authorities.

Example change to residential property

Using BC Assessment’s typical assessed value for a single-family home in Kitimat for 2023 and 2024, here’s an example of how a typical property’s municipal taxes change:

House value	Mill rate	Flat Tax rate	Total
$345,000 (2023)	$1.73347 / per $1,000	$695	$1,293.04
$344,000 (2024)	$1.82403 / per $1,000	$723	$1,350.47 (+57.43)

The District of Kitimat also collects curbside waste collection (“garbage tax”) and water services (“water tax”) as a flat cost on property tax notices. Your property tax notice will reflect these charges of $164 and $146.

Homeowner Grants

Applications for the Home Owner Grant is made directly to the Province of B.C. To apply for the grant, click here.

You will be required to provide the Jurisdiction and Roll Number, found on your property tax notice.

Additional information is also on our website at www.kitimat.ca/taxes.

Viewing your property taxes online

Property tax notices will be mailed, but did you know you can refer to your property tax balance online?

Visit www.kitimat.ca/taxes and click the drop-down toggle for “View Your Property Taxes Online” and follow the steps. If it is your first time registering you will need the roll number and password from your property tax notice.