Tax Rates and Rebates

Tax rates determine how much property tax you pay, based on the assessed value of your property. The rate varies depending on the class of property you own.

How property taxes are calculated

Property taxes are calculated by multiplying the value of your property (assessed independently by the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation by the tax rate.

The tax rate is established by Haldimand County annually in June through the tax policy report. The tax rate changes each year based on the value of all properties and how much funding is needed to provide services.

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For example: In 2024 the residential tax rate is 0.01306904%. For an average home (valued at $284,640) in Haldimand, this works out to about $3,719.97 per year in property taxes.

2025 final tax rates

The total tax rate for Haldimand County includes both the Haldimand tax portion and the Education tax portion. The Province of Ontario establishes the Education tax rate.

2025 property tax rates
Property class	Tax class	County	Education	Total
Residential/Farm	RT (RF, RG, RH, RP)	0.01206726	0.00153000	0.01359726
Residential Farmlands Awaiting Development	R1P	0.00905044	0.00114750	0.01019794
Multi-Residential	MT	0.02413451	0.00153000	0.02566451
Multi-Residential (New Construction)	NT	0.01206726	0.00153000	0.01359726
Commercial (Occupied)	CT, ST, GT, (CG, CP, DP)	0.02042866	0.00880000	0.02922866
Commercial (Occupied – PIL Education Retained)	(CF, CJ, CH, GF)	0.02042866	0.01163509	0.03206375
Landfill	HT (HF)	0.02042866	0.00880000	0.02922866
Commercial Excess Lands/Vacant Lands	CU, SU, CX (CR, CZ)	0.02042866	0.00880000	0.02922866
Commercial Excess Lands/ Vacant Lands (PIL Education Retained)	(CJ)	0.02042866	0.01163509	0.03206375
Commercial (New Construction)	XT (XP)	0.02042866	000880000	0.02922866
Commercial (New Construction – Vacant Lands)	XU	0.02042866	0.00880000	0.02922866
Commercial Small-Scale On-Farm Subclass	C7, C0	0.00510716	0.00220000	0.00730716
Industrial (Occupied)	IT, LT (IP)	0.02808533	0.00880000	0.03688533
Industrial (Occupied – PIL Education Retained)	(IH, II, LH, LI, LN, LS)	0.02808533	0.01250000	0.04058533
Industrial Excess Lands/Vacant Lands	IU, LU, IX (IZ)	0.02808533	0.00880000	0.03688533
Industrial Excess Lands/Vacant Lands (PIL Education Retained)	(IJ, IK, LK)	0.02808533	0.01250000	0.04058533
Industrial Farmland Pending Development	I1N	0.00905044	0.00114750	0.01019794
Industrial (New Construction)	JT (JP)	0.02808533	0.00880000	0.03688533
Industrial (New Construction – PIL Education Retained)	(JH)	0.02808533	0.00980000	0.03788533
Industrial Excess Lands/Vacant Lands (New Construction)	JU	0.02808533	0.00880000	0.03688533
Industrial Excess Lands/Vacant Lands (New Construction – PIL Education Retained)	(JK)	0.02808533	0.00980000	0.03788533
Industrial Small-Scale On-Farm Subclass	I7, I0	0.00702133	0.00220000	0.00922133
Aggregate Extraction	VT	0.02285321	0.00511000	0.02796321
Pipelines	PT	0.01797297	0.00880000	0.02677297
Farmlands	FT (FP)	0.00301681	0.00038250	0.00339931
Managed Forests	TT	0.00301681	0.00038250	0.00339931

Past tax rates

2024

2024 final tax rates

The total tax rate for Haldimand County includes both the Haldimand tax portion and the Education tax portion. The Province of Ontario establishes the Education tax rate.

2024 property tax rates
Property class	Tax class	County	Education	Total
Residential/Farm	RT (RF, RG, RH, RP)	0.01153904	0.00153000	0.01306904
Residential Farmlands Awaiting Development	R1P	0.00865428	0.00114750	0.00980178
Multi-Residential	MT	0.02307808	0.00153000	0.02460808
Multi-Residential (New Construction)	NT	0.01153904	0.00153000	0.01306904
Commercial (Occupied)	CT, ST, GT, (CG, CP, DP)	0.01953444	0.00880000	0.02833444
Commercial (Occupied – PIL Education Retained)	(CF, CJ, CH, GF)	0.01953444	0.01163509	0.03116953
Landfill	HT (HF)	0.01953444	0.00880000	0.02833444
Commercial Excess Lands/Vacant Lands	CU, SU, CX (CR, CZ)	0.01953444	0.00880000	0.02833444
Commercial Excess Lands/ Vacant Lands (PIL Education Retained)	(CJ)	0.01953444	0.01163509	0.03116953
Commercial (New Construction)	XT (XP)	0.01953444	0.00880000	0.02833444
Commercial (New Construction – Vacant Lands)	XU	0.01953444	0.00880000	0.02833444
Commercial Small-Scale On-Farm Subclass	C7, C0	0.00488361	0.00220000	0.00708361
Industrial (Occupied)	IT, LT (IP)	0.02685596	0.00880000	0.03565596
Industrial (Occupied – PIL Education Retained)	(IH, II, LH, LI, LN, LS)	0.02685596	0.01250000	0.03935596
Industrial Excess Lands/Vacant Lands	IU, LU, IX (IZ)	0.02685596	0.00880000	0.03565596
Industrial Excess Lands/Vacant Lands (PIL Education Retained)	(IJ, IK, LK)	0.02685596	0.01250000	0.03935596
Industrial Farmland Pending Development	I1N	0.00865428	0.00114750	0.00980178
Industrial (New Construction)	JT (JP)	0.02685596	0.00880000	0.03565596
Industrial (New Construction – PIL Education Retained)	(JH)	0.02685596	0.00980000	0.03665596
Industrial Excess Lands/Vacant Lands (New Construction)	JU	0.02685596	0.00880000	0.03565596
Industrial Excess Lands/Vacant Lands (New Construction – PIL Education Retained)	(JK)	0.02685596	0.00980000	0.03565596
Industrial Small-Scale On-Farm Subclass	I7, I0	0.00671399	0.00220000	0.00891399
Pipelines	PT	0.01718624	0.00880000	0.02598624
Farmlands	FT (FP)	0.00288476	0.00038250	0.00326726
Managed Forests	TT	0.00288476	0.00038250	0.00326726

2023

2023 Tax Rates (PDF)

2022

2022 Tax Rates (PDF)

2021

2021 Tax Rates (PDF)

For earlier tax rates, contact our tax team.

Tax rebates

Rebates for seniors and people with disabilities

Seniors who receive the Guaranteed Income Supplement and people who receive support through the Ontario Disability Support program can apply for a property tax deferral.

Apply for Property Tax Deferral

Tax appeals: cancellation, reduction or refund

We accept applications to cancel or reduce property taxes in these circumstances:

A property could not be used for its normal use because of repairs or renovations for at least three months a year.
The use of a non-residential property has changed since the return of the last revised assessment roll.
A property has exempt status after the return of the last revised assessment roll.
There has been a fire or demolition in a building.
There is a gross or manifest error in the assessment.

To make an appeal, to learn about eligibility, and to learn about the deadlines, visit the tax appeal application form.

Learn more about the steps of the appeal process on the MPAC website.

Charitable organization rebate

Eligible charities occupying commercial or industrial property in Haldimand County may apply for a tax rebate.

Along with the Charitable Rebate Application form, you must also provide proof of:

status as an eligible organization (e.g. letters patent or confirmation from Revenue Canada of charitable status)
lease payments that include a portion of property taxes or additional payments made to the landlord for a proportionate share of property taxes.

Applications must be received by Haldimand County by the last day of February of the year following the taxation year.