Finance and Taxes
Questions? Call Jennifer Muoka at 613-257-6218 or email her at jmuoka@carletonplace.ca
Useful Forms and Documents
- Pre-authorized Payment Form
- Electronic Billing Form
- Property Tax Rebate Application Registered Charities
- 2021 -2030 Long Term Financial Plan
2024 Budget
Council has approved a 3% tax rate increase for 2024 which represents an average increase to residential taxes of $67.07, or $5.59 per month.
After the 2024 Draft Budget deliberations, Council initially proposed a 2.25% increase. This was deferred and reevaluated after the Town was made aware of a loss in Provincial grant funding of approximately $171,000 annually, which will have implications for asset management planning for the next 10 years.
The discussion around the 3% increase can be viewed online and starts around the 30-minute mark of this video - https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?ref=watch_permalink&v=3651055721846347
Questions? Please email Treasurer Trisa McConkey at tmcconkey@carletonplace.ca
View the Treasurer’s budget presentation!
- 2024-2033 Asset Management Plan
- 2024-2033 Strategic & Growth Plan
- 2024 Capital Plan by Department
- All-Day Department Presentations Meeting Video
Due Dates
Taxes
First business day of the following months:
March
June
September
November
How to Pay your Taxes:
- Directly at your bank
- Use online or telephone banking (ask how at your bank or credit union)
- Drop your payment off in the mail slot at the police station (15 Coleman Street)
- Pay in person at the Town Hall (175 Bridge Street)
- Online using Virtual Town Hall
Tax Certificates
A tax certificate to be issued as a rush, within 24 hours, is a $100.00 fee.
Financial Statements
- 2022 Audited Financial Statements
- 2021 Audited Financial Statements
- 2020 Audited Financial Statements
- 2019 Audited Financial Statements
- 2018 Audited Financial Statements
- 2017 Audited Financial Statements
Tax Rate By-Laws
- By-Law 43-2020 - Establish 2020 Tax Rate
- By-Law 82-2021 - Establish 2021 Tax Rate
- By-Law 24-2022 - Establish 2022 Tax Rate
- By-Law 53-2023 - Establish 2023 Tax Rate
Discontinuation of Vacant Unit Tax Rebate Program
In 2017, the Province announced that municipal rebates for vacant commercial and industrial properties and excess commercial and industrial land are no longer mandatory. In 2019, Lanark County Treasurers asked Lanark County to begin the process to apply to the Province to eliminate these rebates throughout Lanark County. County Council supported this action on September 4, 2019.
On November 10, 2020, Lanark County received notification from the Ministry of Finance that instead of preparing the regulations to implement the County’s requested changes to eliminate the exemptions, the Provincial Government would be enacting changes to the Municipal Act that would enable municipalities to modify the vacancy rebate and reduction programs at the local level through municipal by-law. These changes to The Act received Royal Assent on December 8, 2020.
Property owners submitting applications in 2020 (for rebates of 2019 taxes) we informed verbally that the program would be unavailable in 2021 (for rebates of 2020 taxes).
On Tuesday, March 23rd, 2021 By-law No. 43-2021 to discontinue the Vacant Unit Tax Rebate Program for owners of vacant commercial / industrial property or portions thereof was passed.
Significant Policies and Documents
Asset Management Plan
Municipal Property Assessment Corporation - Property Taxation & Assessment 101 Video
The property taxation and assessment system involves critical roles from both MPAC and municipalities when it comes to determining property tax amounts. To help provide clarity for property owners on how these taxes are calculated, including the link between property assessment, municipal service costs and required property taxes, watch MPAC’s helpful and informative new video.