By Staff
April 16th, 2025
BURLINGTON, ON
Burlington City Council approved the 2025 Tax Levy Bylaw at a special meeting of Council today.
Approval of the bylaw is an annual requirement to set tax rates for each year. The bylaw allows the City to bill 2025 property taxes and set payment due dates for final tax bills on June 21 and Sept. 21, 2025.
Final tax bills will be mailed out in May for the 2025 billing cycle.
The City of Burlington collects taxes for the City, Halton Region, and the Halton district school boards.
For each residential dollar collected, 51.4 per cent stays in the City, 32.9 per cent goes to Halton Region, and 15.7 per cent goes to the Halton district school boards.
Interesting that the media release does not spell out just how much your tax bill is going to amount to.
The Gazette turned to Jim Portside for the skinny on just much of your money they expect. Portside has become a bit of an expert on how the city taxes its residents.
On April 15, 2025 council approved the 2025 Tax Levy By-law (FIN-07-25). The report presented to the council contains this table:
Followed by this statement:
The overall combined 2025 urban residential taxes, for Burlington residents, increased by $53.44 or 5.82% per $100,000 of CVA. Rural residential property taxes will increase by $49.52 or 5.79% per $100,000 of CVA.
With the approval of this By-law, it’s now official: The total tax bill will increase by 5.82% for urban residents and 5.79% for rural residents.
The report also states:
“The tax rates for the City and Region are based on the 2025 budget requirements, while the tax rates for education are provided by the Province.”
What do the increases look like for the city, region, police, and education?
Tax payment options
Property tax payments can be made:
- At financial institutions
- Through online banking
- By setting up pre-authorized payment plans by month or due date, to help spread out the payments throughout the year. This also helps ensure on-time payment. For more information, visit burlington.ca/propertytax, or email pap@burlington.ca.
- In-person by cheque or debit at the Service Burlington counter inside City Hall, 426 Brant St.
- By placing a cheque and remittance stub in an envelope marked “Attention: Property Tax Department” in the depository box located at the Locust St. entrance to City Hall
Property tax assistance programs
The City provides several property tax assistance programs for:
- Charities
- Heritage property owners
- Older Adults – Tax Deferral Program
- Low-income seniors and persons with disabilities who own homes
For more information and eligibility details, go to burlington.ca/propertytax.
Quick Facts
The City of Burlington collects property taxes for the City, Halton Region, and the Halton district school boards.
The total combined tax levy for all three entities is approximately $553.9 million.
The City’s levy is $264.7 million and it collects $170.1 million on behalf of Halton Region and $119.1 million on behalf of the Halton district school boards. The taxes levied for Halton Region and the Halton district school boards are remitted to them.
Another Quick Fact
How are taxpayers faring?
We can see that 3% of taxpayers have outstanding tax bills, the highest level in 5 years.
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