Assessment and Property Taxes
- Police and fire protection
- Road maintenance and snow clearing
- Parks and swimming pools
- Public transit
- Utility infrastructure (water, sewer, etc.)
Each year, City Council approves the total amount of money required to support City services. Other sources of revenue including license fees, user fees and provincial grants, are subtracted from this amount. The remaining balance is the amount the City must collect through property taxes. The total tax budget is then distributed amongst all property owners throughout the city.
Your property assessment is used to determine your share of the total taxes collected.
Your property assessment is used to determine your share of the total taxes collected.
Property taxes are collected to fund essential public services, infrastructure, and amenities.
Important dates
| February 28 |
Property Assessment values available on Assessment Map |
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| March 6 |
Assessment Notices mailed Assessors will be available to respond to questions or concerns with your Property Assessment |
| May 5 |
City Council sets tax rate |
| May 13 |
Assessment Complaint Deadline All completed forms and complaint fees must be received by the Clerk of the Assessment Review Board |
| May 21 |
Property Tax Notices mailed |
| June 30 |
Property Taxes due Last day to sign up for the Tax Instalment Payment Plan for 2025 |
| mid-October |
Supplementary Assessment Notices mailed All completed forms and complaint fees must be received by the Clerk of the Assessment Review Board |
| December 31 |
School Support Declaration deadline to be included on next year's tax notice |
Current Tax Rates
Bylaw 4816 to set the 2024 tax rates was read a third time and passed by City Council on April 22, 2024.
| 2024 Tax Rates | Municipal | Education | Cypress View | Total Rate (expressed in mills) |
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| Single Family and Vacant Residential | 6.7838 | 2.4940 | 0.1256 | 9.4034 |
| Multi-Family | 7.7542 | 2.4940 | 0.1256 | 10.3738 |
| Farm Land | 17.2889 | 2.4940 | 0.1256 | 19.9085 |
| Non-Residential | 16.1707 | 3.6122 | 0.1256 | 19.9085 |
Property owner change of name or mailing address
It is the property owner's responsibility to keep the Land Titles record accurate, as the City of Medicine Hat source of property ownership and mailing address information for assessment notices and tax bills is each property's Certificate of Title as registered with the Province of Alberta Land Titles Office.
Under the Municipal Government Act Section 337, once mailed, a tax bill is considered to have been received after seven days. Non-receipt of your property tax bill does not exempt you from late payment penalties.
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Property owner name changes |
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All ownership changes to a title, including changes due to marriage, divorce, death, legal name change, spelling corrections or adding/removing an owner must be made in writing using the appropriate forms with the Province of Alberta Land Titles Office. Changes made to your land title are received electronically by the City of Medicine Hat from the Province of Alberta Land Titles Office. |
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Property owner mailing address changes |
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Mailing address changes must be made in writing with the Province of Alberta Land Titles Office using the Province's Notice of Change Address for Service form. Changes made to your land title are received electronically by The City of Medicine Hat from the Province of Alberta Land Titles Office. Province of Alberta Land Titles Office will not take change requests over the phone. |
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Manufactured Homes |
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As manufactures homes are not registered with the Province of Alberta Land Titles Office, submit your ownership and mailing address change information using a Manufactured Home Information form. Forms are also available from manufactured home park managers. |