Payments

Property Tax Payment Options
Water Utility Payments

Property Tax Payment Options

Property taxes are payable by the due date printed on the tax notice.  If your payment is late a ten percent (10%) penalty is applied to unpaid current year taxes, including unclaimed Home Owner Grants. Please remember:

·      To avoid penalty, your payment and Home Owner Grant application must be     received by the penalty date.

·      The Home Owner Grant must be applied for each year.

·      It is not necessary to make a payment in order to claim the grant.

There are eight ways to pay your property taxes:

1. Municipal Hall Tax Office:

8:30am - 4:30pm Monday to Friday
2167 Oak Bay Avenue

Interac is accepted at the Municipal Hall; however, credit cards are not accepted.  

2. After Hours Drop Box:

Located at the front entrance doors of Municipal Hall. The locked drop box is cleared daily.

3. Mail:

Mail remittances to 2167 Oak Bay Ave, Victoria, BC, V8R 1G2. Payment must be received at the Oak Bay Municipal Hall by the tax due date or, if mailed within Canada, with a legible postmark dated prior to the date shown on the back of the tax notice, to avoid penalty. Please note if this option is chosen, mail lost by the Post Office will be subject to penalties.

4. Banks \ Credit Unions:

You can pay your property taxes at most financial institutions. Remember to complete and sign your Home Owner Grant application. Payment must be made by the tax due date to avoid penalty.

5. Pay By Phone or Internet Banking:

Most financial institutions offer payments by these methods. If you are paying by one of these methods and you are eligible for the Home Owner Grant, you must complete your Home Owner Grant application and mail or deliver it to the Oak Bay Municipal Office.  Home Owner Grants may not be claimed electronically. Applications must be received by the tax due date to avoid penalty.

                6. Automated Bank Machine (ATM):

You can pay your property taxes at most Automated Bank Machines (ATM’s). Remember to complete and sign your Home Owner Grant application. Payment must be made by the tax due date to avoid penalty.

7. Pre-Authorized Withdrawal Plan:

The Property Tax Pre-Authorization Plan is an optional payment plan that allows taxpayers to make up to 10 equal monthly payments between August 1 to May 1 by authorizing automatic withdrawals from your chequing account.  The amount of pre-payment may be up to 95% of the previous year’s net property taxes, after any applicable Home Owner Grant is deducted.  This plan also offers interest from Jan 1 through July 1. The interest rate is set each December 15th for the following year.

For those taxpayers on the Property Tax Pre-authorized Withdrawal Plan, the residual tax balance must be made by the tax due date, using the above payment options. Please be reminded that, if eligible, Home Owner Grants must be applied for annually.

You can start your payments at any time by completing and submitting an application form. Please click here for the application form.

8. Prepayments:

You may make prepayments up to 95% of the previous year’s net property taxes, after any applicable Home Owner Grant is deducted. If you prepay your taxes in full or in part, your account will be credited with interest from the prepayment date, or January 1, whichever is later, through to the tax due date. The interest rate is set each December 15th for the following year. You can only prepay your taxes if you have no unpaid taxes from the previous years.

Warning Regarding Automated Bank Machine (ATM), Pay By Phone and Internet Banking payments:
These  will be subject to penalties if rejected by your financial institution or if you pay AFTER your financial institution’s local cut off time on the due date, in which case they will be processed with a “payment date” equal to the next business day.

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Water Utility Payments

Utility bills may be paid by cash, cheque or bank debit card at the Municipal Hall, or by electronic transfer by telephone if you deal with a financial institution that supports this type of bill payment.  Check with your financial institution for further details if you wish to use the last option.  The District also offers a direct debit service whereby the outstanding balance is directly paid on the due date. 

If you are interested in this plan, please click here: Automatic Debit Program Form . For more information about the direct debit option please contact the Utility Clerk at 598-3311.

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