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The Municipality of South Bruce is responsible for billing and collecting property taxes for the municipality and on behalf of the County and school boards.
We issue two tax bills each year – an interim bill and a final bill. The exact due dates for your property tax payments will vary each year and will be indicated on your tax bill.
Your interim tax bill payments are due:
Your final tax bill payments are due:
To avoid late penalties or interest charges, we need to receive your property tax payment on or before the due date.
Penalties are applied on the first day after your property tax payment is due and again on the first day of each month until we receive the payment. The penalty is 1.25% per month up to a maximum of 15% per year. Our staff cannot waive late penalties for property tax payments.
Request a Property Tax Adjustment
To request a tax adjustment section 357/358 form, please contact us.
Municipality of South Bruce
21 Gordon St. E.
PO Box 540
Teeswater ON, N0G 2S0
You may be eligible to request a tax adjustment if:
There are a variety of options available to pay your property taxes in the Municipality of South Bruce. Please make sure that you pay your property taxes on time to avoid late penalties.
A pre-authorized payment plan can help you avoid missing your property tax payment deadline by automatically withdrawing from your bank account.
Choose from one of the following options:
Plan 1: Monthly plan withdrawn on 15 day of each month
Plan 2: Due date plan withdraws amount stated on the tax bill on the instalment due date
Please complete the Pre-Authorized Payment Plan form and indicate what plan type you want. Submit the application with a void cheque or a bank pre-authorized form showing your banking information by mail or drop off at the Municipal Office:
Municipality of South Bruce
21 Gordon St. E.
PO Box 540
Teeswater ON, N0G 2S0
Change Your Banking Information on an Existing Pre-Authorized Payment Plan
If you are already set up for a pre-authorized payment plan and need to change your banking information, you need to fill out the Pre-Authorized Payment Banking Change Information form. You’ll need to include a void cheque or bank account information form from your bank.
Submit by email, mail or drop off at the Municipal Office:
Municipality of South Bruce
21 Gordon St. E.
PO Box 540
Teeswater ON, N0G 2S0
Cancelling Your Pre-Authorized Payment Plan
If you’d like to cancel your pre-authorized payment plan, please complete the Pre-Authorized Payment Plan Cancellation Form and submit it by email, mail or drop it off at the Municipal Office to:
Municipality of South Bruce
21 Gordon St. E.
PO Box 540
Teeswater ON, N0G 2S0
You need to submit the cancellation notice at least 10 days before your next tax payment date.
You can pay your property taxes through your bank. Visit your bank to find out how you can pay your taxes through:
Send payment early to avoid mail deliver delay. To pay your property taxes by mail, please make cheques payable to the Municipality of South Bruce and mail your payment and tax bill stubs to:
Municipality of South Bruce
21 Gordon St. E.
PO Box 540
Teeswater ON, N0G 2S0
You can pay in person by dropping your payment off to the Municipal Office located at 21 Gordon St. E. in Teeswater. Please make your payment Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
We accept payments in cash, debit and cheque. Please make your cheque payable to the Municipality of South Bruce.
You can pay your property taxes through your mortgage payments. To set this up, you will need to speak with your mortgage company.
When the municipal office is closed, you can drop your payment off at one of our drop boxes:
If your property is classified as agricultural farmland, you may be eligible for a reduced farm tax rate. Agricorp offers the Farm Property Class Tax Rate Program for residents in the Municipality of South Bruce.
Visit Agricorp Farm Property Class Tax Rate Program Eligibility
Learn more about eligibility and how to apply for the Conservation Land Tax Exemption Program offered through the Province of Ontario.
Conservation Land Tax Exemption Program Province of Ontario Website
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