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Property Taxes

How Are My Taxes Determined?

Your property taxes are the product of your portioned assessment and the school and municipal mill rates.  Portioned assessment represents the portion of the assessed value of your property that is subject to taxation.

Portioned Assessment   X   (Municipal + School mill rates)   =   Property Tax                                                                                                              1,000

 

Mill Rate

The mill rate is determined by a series of calculations.  Council plans their budget for the fiscal year, deciding which projects they wish to see completed.  Once they have determined how much it will cost to complete the projects and provide services for the municipality, they subtract the revenue and grants they will take in and divide the remainder by the total assessment of the municipality’s land and buildings.

The 2026 residential mill rate for the municipality is 27.635. 


Rebates
Homeowners Affordability Tax Credit (HATC)

For the 2026 tax year, the maximum HATC amount increased from $1,500 to $1,600. The HATC applies to principal residences only. It does not apply to other properties (rental properties, secondary residences/cottages, commercial properties, etc.).

In order to receive the HATC as an advance on your property tax statement, you must self-declare your principal residence by contacting the Town office. Homeowners who have not previously self-declared their principal residence are encouraged to do so as soon as possible to help ensure that the HATC is applied to their property tax statement.


Manitoba School Tax Rebate

 The School Tax Rebate, which provided a 50% rebate on school taxes for residential and farm properties, and a 10% rebate on school taxes for other properties, was eliminated for all properties except farm properties. Farm properties will continue to receive the 50% rebate.

For more information visit: https://www.gov.mb.ca/finance/tao/hatc.html


Payment Information

Deadline for payment 

  • Property taxes are due October 31st
  • Penalties of 1.25% per month will be added to outstanding taxes November 1st and on the 1st of each month thereafter, until paid.  

How to pay your property taxes

  1.  In person at the town office, 79 Main St., Melita, Monday to Friday, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm (now open during the lunch hour).  We accept cash, cheque or debit.  PLEASE NOTE CREDIT CARDS ARE NOT ACCEPTED.
  2. Online banking, allow 3-5 business days for posting.  The date the Town receives the payment is the date considered paid.  Payee information is Melita (Town): Property Tax; the account number is your property tax roll number.
  3. Drop-off a post-dated cheque at any time prior to the due date.
  4. 24-hour drop box located on the front entrance door at the town office.
  5. By mail to Box 364, Melita, Manitoba, R0M 1L0, ensuring we receive your payment by cheque or money order on or before the due date.  Postmarks will not be accepted as proof of payment.  Please reference your tax roll number.

Tax arrears

Any amount shown as arrears represents the balance owing as of May 31st of the taxation year.  An arrears balance on your tax bill could exist for a variety of reasons.  For example, prior year’s taxes have not been paid in full, an outstanding utility charge has been applied to taxes or the prior year tax payment was received late and monthly penalties are outstanding.  Please ensure your payments include the monthly penalty on the arrears portion of your tax bill up to October 1st.  Contact the Town office for a current balance if you are unsure.

Address changes

Please notify the town office of any changes for utilities, property assessment, and taxation purposes.  Failure to receive a tax bill does not relieve the owner from the obligation to pay taxes when due.