Property Taxes
Tax Installment Due Dates
The 2026 due dates for property taxes are as follows:
Interim Tax Levy
Installment One: March 31, 2026
Installment Two: June 30, 2026
Final Tax Levy
Installment One: August 31, 2026
Installment Two: October 30, 2026
Understanding Your Property Assessment & Taxation
All property owners in the Town of Aylmer should have received their Property Assessment Notice for the 2017 – 2020 property tax years from MPAC. If you have not received your notice and would like to know what your new assessment is please contact MPAC.
This notice provides you with your property assessment as of January 2016. If this is an increase over your previous assessment as of January 1, 2012 the difference will be phased in over 4 years. If the difference is a decrease, the decrease takes effect immediately.
For further information about property assessment, please visit the MPAC site.
School Support Designation
Whether you own or rent your home, your property is linked to a school board – even if you don’t have children or your children aren’t currently attending school. While you’re not required to make a designation, you do have the option to choose which school board you support. If you don’t make a choice, your support will default to the English-Public school board.
How to update school support designation
Property owners can change their school support designation online using MPAC’s AboutMyProperty or MPAC’s online portal for tenants.
Your tax bill has several components:
- Roll number
- Mailing Address
- Legal Property Description
- Assessment from MPAC (under Assessment Value)
- Town Tax Portion (Under Municipal Levy Amount)
- County Tax Portion (Under County Levy Amount)
- Education Tax Portion (Under Education Levy Amount)
- Installment Due Dates
- Payment Stubs
Property owners are responsible for ensuring their mailing address and contact information are current and accurate on the assessment roll.
Keeping this information up to date helps ensure you receive important notices, tax bills, and property-related correspondence in a timely manner.
The Property Assessment Roll is available for review by the public at our office. The Roll provides roll numbers, legal descriptions and owners information, at the time of printing.
Verbal information will not be provided.
For your convenience, a listing cross referencing the municipal address with the roll number is provided.
Please note that the Town of Aylmer makes no representation or warranties with respect to the accuracy of the information on the provided listing. Please verify with Land Registry or MPAC should there be any discrepancies.
Sign Up for Email Tax Notices
Go paperless! The Town of Aylmer offers optional email delivery of property tax notices. Sign up for e-billing, a fast and convenient way to have your tax bills sent to your email.
Paying Your Property Taxes
Failure to receive a tax bill does not excuse the taxpayer from the responsibility for payment of taxes and penalties which have accrued.
Visa and Mastercard Credit Cards – Online Only
The Town of Aylmer offers online payment of property taxes by Visa and Mastercard credit cards*
Visit www.aylmer.ca/pay to access the payment portal.
- Enter your Tax Roll Number found on the upper right portion of your tax bill as the account number.
- Enter the numbers following “3411”.
- Do not include dashes.
*Please note that transaction fees will apply.
Telephone Banking and Internet Banking
Telephone banking is offered by the Bank of Montreal, Royal Bank, Toronto Dominion Bank, Canada Trust, CIBC and Scotia Bank in Aylmer.
Interac (Debit)
The Town is pleased to be able to offer this payment option, however the Town does not provide back cash advances.
Payment By Mail
Taxes may be paid by mail addressed to Town of Aylmer, 46 Talbot Street West, Aylmer, Ontario N5H 1J7.
If you require a receipt, please enclose the complete bill and a self-addressed stamped envelope.
When mailing the remittance, the ratepayer assumes responsibility for late payment charges if not received by due date.
Pre-Authorized Payment Plan
A Pre-Authorized Payment (PAP) plan allows property owners to have property tax payments automatically withdrawn from their bank account on scheduled dates.
The Town of Aylmer offers both quarterly and monthly pre-authorized payment (PAP) plans for property taxes.
Under the quarterly plan, payments are withdrawn on the tax due dates shown on your tax bill.
Under the monthly plan, payments are withdrawn on the first business day of each month from January to October (10 months).
You will still receive a tax bill if you sign up for a PAP plan which will be indicated on the bill.
Tax Pre-Authorized Payment Form – Subscribe
Tax Pre-Authorized Payment Form – Unsubscribe
After Hours Mail Slot
Payment may be made by cheque after office hours in the mail slot at Town Hall. Please do not deposit cash in the mail slot.
Post-Dated Cheques
Many ratepayers find it convenient to leave post-dated cheques at the Town office during office hours.
Returned Payment Fee
The municipality will charge a fee of $35.00 to the tax account to cover the processing of any returned payment.
Property tax bills are sent to all property owners regardless of who pays the taxes. If a mortgage company is listed on the account as paying the taxes, a listing is also provided to the mortgage company.
Property owners are responsible for ensuring taxes are paid by the due date. If you renew your mortgage with a different company, it is important to confirm that the correct mortgage company information is on file. If the mortgage company listed on your tax bill is incorrect, you are responsible for either paying the taxes directly or forwarding the bill to your current mortgage company to ensure payment is received on time.
Set Up Online Bank Payments
Paying your property taxes through online banking is a convenient and secure payment option. View the information below to learn how to add your tax account as a payee through your financial institution’s online banking system.
Sign Up for Pre-Authorized Payments
We offer Pre-Authorized Payment Plans to make it easier to pay your municipal tax bills, and to help avoid late fees. If you pay by PAP Plan, you still will receive two tax bills. These are statements for your records.
Tax Bills, Records & Certificates
Purchasing an Existing Home
If you purchased an existing home, the amount of taxes you are responsible for, at the time of closing, is shown on the ‘Statement of Adjustments’ prepared by the lawyers to close the sale/purchase of the property.
Your lawyer should provide you with a tax certificate from our office which also states any future installments due from previous billings.
If you have not received a tax certificate, it is advisable to contact the Finance Department to confirm the outstanding amount and due date of the taxes and to verify that our records reflect the new ownership. All outstanding taxes are payable to the Town of Aylmer.
Purchasing Property to Build a Home
If you purchased a new property, and are building a home, refer to the Statement of Adjustments prepared by your lawyer. This statement will indicate the amount of taxes you are responsible for, at the time of closing – for the land only. On the next scheduled mailing of tax bills, you should receive a bill for the current year’s taxes on the land only.
When the house is complete, and has been assessed, you will receive a supplementary tax bill for the amount of taxes owing for the ‘house’ portion of the total assessment. It is advisable to plan ahead and budget for this supplementary bill to avoid an unexpected additional expense.
We are available to assist you with any property tax-related matters you might have while building a new home and can help you estimate the amount of taxes that will be due when your home is complete.
Please note that you should contact the tax office if you have any concern about taxes due subsequent to the closing of your transaction.
Tax bill reprints for the current year’s taxes are available free of charge.
Reprints of previous years’ tax bills are available at a cost of $10 per year requested.
A Tax Certificate can be requested. See the Town of Aylmer’s User Fees for current rates.
This certificate provides all the information available in the Property Assessment Roll as well as current owner and taxation information.
Please provide a minimum notice of five business days when requesting Tax Certificates, to allow sufficient time for staff to process and reply to your requests. Verbals will not be provided and fax requests will not be processed until funds are received.
Payments can be made:
- Online with Visa or Mastercard credit card
- In person using cash, debit, or cheque
- By mail to Town of Aylmer 46 Talbot Street West, Aylmer, ON N5H 1J7
You can also sign up for propertyline via the MPAC website to obtain information on individual properties.
Appeals, Adjustments & Rebates
There are a number of ways to appeal your property assessment:
Form 357/358
This form may be used to request tax assessment relief if your property:
- ceased to be liable to be taxed at the current tax rate,
- became exempt,
- has been razed or damaged by fire/demolition/otherwise, sickness or extreme poverty,
- has removed a mobile unit or,
- repairs/renovations prevent normal use for a period of 3 months.
A form 357/358 must be obtained and filed with municipal staff by February 28th in the year following the reason for application.
Request For Reconsideration (RFR)
All appeals must be submitted by filing a Request for Reconsideration to MPAC by the deadline listed on the assessment notice.
By submitting an RFR the resident is asking MPAC to review their property assessment. There is no fee for an RFR.
Further information regarding Requests For Reconsideration may be obtained from MPAC.
Resolving Assessment Concerns:
Visit Your Assessment on MPAC’s website.
Assessment Review Board Complaints (ARB)
To be able to file a complaint with the Assessment Review Board, a property owner must have previously submitted a Request for Reconsideration to MPAC by the notice deadline.
Further information regarding assessment appeals may be obtained from Tribunals Ontario.
Low Income Seniors and Low Income Persons with Disabilities
Tax relief is available for Low Income Seniors or Low Income Persons with Disabilities in the form of a cancellation of the annual increase in taxes over $200. Low Income Seniors or Low Income Persons with Disabilities who qualify are responsible for the first $200 of a tax increase per year.
Applications must be submitted with proof of qualification by April 30 of the current year for which you are applying for the rebate.
- Low Income Seniors & Low Income Persons with Disabilities By-Law
- Low Income Seniors & Low Income Persons with Disabilities Application Form
Property Tax Rebate Program for Eligible Charities
Tax relief is available for Eligible Charities within the County of Elgin. Applications must be submitted with proof of eligibility by December 1 of the previous year for which you are applying for the rebate, to your local municipal office.
Tax Arrears, Collections & Property Sales
The Municipal Tax Sales Act allows municipalities to recover unpaid property taxes through the sale of land by public tender. Properties with outstanding tax arrears for a specified period may be eligible for tax sale proceedings in accordance with provincial legislation.
Information about properties currently being offered for sale by public tender, including tender packages, submission requirements, and important deadlines, will be posted on the linked page when applicable.
The Town of Aylmer mails out tax bills twice a year to each property roll number. The Finance Department takes every reasonable step to ensure that the property owners at the time of mailing receive a tax bill.
It is the responsibility of the property owner to have knowledge of the amount of the taxes on the property and the due dates of the payments.
A penalty and interest charge of 1.25% is applied on the first day of each month to all overdue property tax accounts in accordance with municipal policy and applicable legislation.