Assessment & Property Taxes | City of Medicine Hat

Collecting residential and non-residential property taxes is one of the various ways the City of Medicine Hat funds municipal services.

Your property taxes fund services like:

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 Assessment

Property taxes are collected to fund essential public services, infrastructure, and amenities.

Property Tax

Important Dates

February 28 Property Assessment values available on Assessment Map

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 4848 to set the 2025 tax rates was read a third time and passed by City Council on April 22, 2025.

2025 Tax Rates
2025 Tax Rates	Municipal	Education	Cypress View	Total Rate (expressed in mills)
Single Family and Vacant Residential	6.9063	2.6493	0.1191	9.6747
Multi-Family	7.75625	2.6493	0.1191	10.5309
Farm Land	17.7094	2.6493	0.1191	20.4778
Non-Residential	16.3120	4.0467	0.1191	20.4778

Property owner change of name or mailing address

The City’s source of property ownership and mailing address information for assessment notices and tax notices is the Certificate of Title as registered with the Province of Alberta Land Titles Office.

It is the property owner’s responsibility to keep the Land Title up to date. Changes made to your land title are received electronically by the City of Medicine Hat from 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.

Property owner name changes

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.

Province of Alberta Land Titles

Property owner mailing address changes

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.

Manufactured Homes

Manufactured homes are not registered with the Province of Alberta Land Titles Office.

Owner name changes: If you have recently purchased or sold a manufactured home, please fill out the Manufactured/Site Built Declaration.

To change your mailing address, email tax@medicinehat.ca or call 403-529-8111.