Permissive Tax Exemptions

A municipal Permissive Tax Exemption also relieves the designated property from Provincial school and other agency taxes. That tax burden is then shifted to the remainder of the municipal tax base.

Exemptions from property taxation are granted through the Community Charter in two ways:

1. statutory exemptions (Part 7, Division 6, Section 220 (1)
2. permissive exemptions (Part 7, Division 7, Sections 224 to 227)

The Community Charter grants a statutory exemption to certain properties automatically. The British Columbia Assessment Authority administers the statute, and the exemption is applied automatically to the tax roll without any action by Council.

Statutory exemptions applying to places of public worship only exempt the buildings and land directly beneath those structures. To receive a tax exemption for the surrounding lands and auxiliary buildings, a Permissive Tax Exemption must be applied for.

Owners of other properties used for charitable purposes ( e.g. buildings that are not places of public worship) that do not qualify for statutory exemptions may apply for a Permissive Tax Exemption.

Application form

1. Fill out the application form and save the file
2. Scan all supporting documents
3. Email the electronic application form & supporting documents to: [email protected] by May 1, 2022, for the 2023 taxation year.