Property tax notices are mailed out at the end of May and are due at the end of June each year. Failure to receive your tax notice does not exempt you from late payment penalties. The City of Airdrie offers a number of convenient options for you to pay your property taxes.
The Monthly Tax Payment Plan (MTPP) is a convenient way to pay your property taxes. The plan divides your annual property taxes into monthly sums which are automatically withdrawn from your bank account.
There are no fees or interest charged when enrolling in the MTPP.
Airdrie property tax payments are accepted at most financial institutions via in-branch banking, ATM and Internet banking. Select Airdrie Taxes and use your tax roll number from your current tax notice as your account number.
Make payable to: City of Airdrie
Mail to: City of Airdrie, 400 Main Street SE, Airdrie, AB T4B 3C3
Please include the remittance portion of the notice with your payment.
Courier to: City of Airdrie, 15 East Lake Hill NE, Airdrie, AB T4A 2K3
Please include the remittance portion of the notice with your payment.
A drop box is available at City Hall where you can drop off your cheque payment. Be sure to include the remittance portion of the notice.
The City of Airdrie Tax Penalty Bylaw provides for the imposition of penalties on unpaid taxes as follows:
| TAX | DATE | PENALTY |
|---|---|---|
| Current tax | July 1 | 5% |
| Sept 1 | 5% | |
| Nov 1 | 5% | |
| Tax arrears | Jan 1 | 9% |
| April 1 | 9% |
Application forms and program details are available online at www.seniors.alberta.ca/seniors/propertytax-deferral.html or by contacting the Alberta Supports Contact Centre toll free at 1.877.644.9992.
Purpose
The tax recovery process is a process that all municipalities in Alberta are legislated to follow.
Tax Arrears
Although the municipality's goal is to not have any properties that qualify for the tax recovery process, the onus is on the property owner(s) to ensure all property taxes are paid in full. For those properties that do have tax arrears, if they are two years in tax arrears the property will be placed in the tax recovery process. The municipality is required to register a tax notification for tax recovery purposes on the property's land title, and begin a process that can have the property put up for public auction the following year after placing the tax notification on the property.
Public Auction
The municipality's goal is to not have any properties subject to public auction. The Municipal Government Act provides municipalities some options to assist property owners in keeping the properties out of the public auction process while outstanding property tax arrears are being paid up. If you would like to discuss entering into a Tax Agreement to avoid the public auction process please contact our office.
Removal from the Process
The property is removed from the tax recovery process once there are no tax arrears on the account. The tax notification will then be removed from certificate of title.