Property taxes are a key source of revenue for the Township. This revenue helps fund services such as infrastructure upgrades, parks, facilities and library services. There are two billings per year; spring and fall. We provide a variety of payment options for your convenience.
Attention farm business property owners
You qualify for a tax rate of 25% of the municipal residential tax rate. When registered, all farm businesses in Ontario that gross $7,000 or more annually are required by law to register with Agricorp. The deadline to register is March 1 of each calendar year.
Taxation Rate
The Township of Leeds and the Thousand Islands offers one of the lowest tax rates in the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville. Your property taxes are based on the assessed value of your property as determined by Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC). A Digital Toolkit provides information on the relationship between property assessment and taxation.
As a response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Province of Ontario decided to postpone a province-wide property assessment update that would have taken effect for the 2021 taxation year. 2023 will represent the third straight year of frozen property assessment. As a result, existing property assessments for the 2023 taxation year will continue to be based on the current legislated valuation date of January 1, 2016 (i.e., the same value date in use for the 2020 taxation year).
School Support
As a property owner in Ontario, you are required to support a school system, even if you do not have children or your children are not currently attending school. This information can be found on your Property Assessment Notice provided by MPAC.
There are four different school support designations in the Township of Leeds and the Thousand Islands:
- English public
- French public
- English separate (Catholic)
- French separate (Catholic)
As per legislation, your school support defaults to the English Public school board. However, you may be able to change your school support.
You can view and update your school support designation online via an online portal if you are a residential property owner or a tenant registered with MPAC.
To get started, visit the portal at School Support Designation | MPAC