PROPERTY TAX - INFORMATION
Understanding Your Property Taxes
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What is property assessment?
Property assessment is the process used to assign a value to all property. Consistent guidelines and techniques allow property assessors to ensure that similar kinds of property are assessed the same way, and that assessed values for each property are fair and equitable.
Only land and improvements include buildings, mobile units, pipelines, works and transmission lines are assessed. Personal property such as jewelry, cars, televisions and other personal possessions are not assessed.
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Understanding Property Assessments & Property Taxes
Property assessments are about determining HOW property taxes are distributed. BC Assessment provides local governments and other taxing authorities with accurate and independent assessment information. Local governments and other taxing authorities use that information to determine funding for important services used every day in communities all over British Columbia.
Learn more about the relationship between property assessments & property taxes by viewing the video below:
What is property taxation?
A system of taxation that requires lessees, owners or occupiers of land and buildings to pay an amount of money based on the value of their land and buildings. Everyone who owns or occupies property, including individuals, businesses and industry pays property tax.
Why do we pay property tax?
Like most other taxes, property tax is imposed by the government to generate money for a public purpose, and is compulsory and enforceable by law.
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Where do your taxes go?
The Village of Telkwa provides a broad range of services that are essential to our health, safety and well-being as a community.
Approximately 50% of your property taxes fund municipal services and 50% are remitted to the following organizations to deliver other services:
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Regional District of Bulkley Nechako
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Northwest Regional Hospital District
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BC Assessment
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Municipal Finance Authority
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Province of BC for School and Policing
The Village of Telkwa Council and Staff continues to work in reducing the impact of inflation to the overall tax bill by setting reasonable tax rates without compromising service levels and the sustainability of the community. The Village is 92% residential property tax funded and remains to be mainly reliant on grants to address infrastructure maintenance and developments. The Village continues to monitor and cautiously allocate funding in consideration of these challenges. Council remains cognizant of its duty to wise stewardship of public funds, the importance of asset management, and ensuring not only short-term needs but also the long-term sustainability of the community is addressed in an ever-evolving world economy.
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