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
2023 Budget
A public meeting on the proposed 2023 budget was held on Tuesday, February 7th, 2023 during the Committee of the Whole meeting. Council proposed a 2.29% levy increase which represents an increase of $46.99, or $3.92 per month, based on a home assessed at $289,000 which is the median home value in Carleton Place for 2022. The public had the opportunity to provide input on the proposed levy increase until Tuesday, February 14th, 2023.
On Tuesday, February 21st, 2023, Council approved the 2023 budget which includes a levy of $13,831,043 from taxation for 2023, a 9.62% increase over the 2022 tax levy of $12,616,877. Of the $1,214,166 increase, $925,240 will be covered by growth leaving a real tax increase of 2.29% on the Town portion the tax bill. This does not take into account increases by the County of Lanark or the Province related to the education component of the tax bill.
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
Budget Documents and Notices
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
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
- 2021 Statement of Development Charges Reserve Funds
- 2020 Development Charges Background Study
- IT and Digital Master Plan Summary
- Lanark County Housing Assistance Program
- 2022 Statement of Development Charges Reserve Funds
Asset Management Plan
Service Delivery Review of Carleton Place Child Care Services
Several recommendations are offered and related directly to the scope of the Service Delivery Review and the long-term financial sustainability of the program.
One Human Service Network (OneHSN) was engaged by the Town of Carleton Place through an RFP issued in October 2021 to conduct a service delivery review of Carleton Place Child care Services. The service delivery review provides an opportunity for Council, staff, and other key stakeholders to understand the services provided by Carleton Place Child Care in the surrounding area and as part of the service system, currently and in the future. The recommendations put forward in this report offer options, strategies and considerations aimed toward financial stability and sustainability, over the long-term. As a municipally operated program, the analysis and report findings considered the governance model as a public entity, the impact of the last 21 months of operation over the duration of the pandemic and the potential that may exist should the Province of Ontario sign an agreement with the Federal government for $10 per day child care that would infuse new funding and increase demand for child care.
OneHSN has provided several recommendations categorized in five key areas:
- Financial
- Governance and Organizational
- Efficiency through better use of resources
- Digitization to streamline administration and improve customer service
- Service delivery improvements
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.
