Understanding how the city collects property taxes: payment frequency

By Gazette Staff

December 29th, 2025

BURLINGTON, ON

Details on the property taxes you are going to pay in 2026 are not what you want to hear about at this point in the year.

Given the rate at which taxes increase, you might want to understand just when the tax increase the city passed earlier in December will kick in.

Based on the following information from the City website:

The City sends out two bills outlining four payments for the year.

Interim Bill

The interim bill is sent at the beginning of the year and includes two payment stubs:

• February payment due date
• April payment due date

This bill is based on last year’s levy and does not include the budget or assessment changes.

Final Bill

The final tax bill is sent in the spring and includes two payment stubs:

• June payment due date
• September payment due date

The final bill reflects budget changes and applicable property assessment changes.

So you won’t be seeing the increase until June – halfway through the year.