City council in Brockville, Ont. is calling on the government of Ontario to resume property tax assessments, which have not been done since 2016.
“Charging the same property assessment as 2016 is just resulting in a very difficult time during our budget process,” said Brockville city councillor Katherine Hobbs., which is responsible for assessing the value of all properties across Ontario. The corporation operates under regulations set by the Government of Ontario.
The province takes care of both residential and commercial property assessments and then gives the information to the municipalities, who collect the tax money.“It doesn't take into account how much money that business earned last year, how their employees are doing," said Gage Haudrich, a director with the Canadian Taxpayers Federation. "And it doesn't take into account any sort of thing that measures the health of the business.
"In order to maintain stability for taxpayers, the province-wide property reassessment will continue to be deferred until this work is complete. As the May long weekend nears, several tow truck companies in Ontario are planning to withdraw some services in protest the lack of protection many drivers face.'Most of the city is evacuating': Gridlock on Alberta highway after evacuation order in Fort McMurraySpencer//Butcher Group willing to pay millions to revive Windsor arena
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