Calgary Taxes

• Mayor Gondek defends tax hike, menorah decision in year-end interview

  Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek sat down for a year-end interview covering a number of topics including taxes, crime and her decision to not attend the annual menorah lighting.

  Canada

  Dec 28, 2023
  
• Calgary city council passes budget increases to address safety, housing, infrastructure

  Council also approved a shift of the city's overall tax burden towards residential properties, a shift that will continue by one per cent per year for the next three years.

  Canada

  Nov 22, 2023
  
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• Calgary’s mayor calls for shift of tax burden away from businesses

  Gondek said the tax mix in other cities is around 40 per cent business and 60 per cent residential. Calgary currently has a 48-52 mix.

  Canada

  Oct 26, 2023
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• Calgary councillors narrowly opt for status-quo tax share for another year

  Right now, residential properties in Calgary pay 52 per cent of property taxes, with business and commercial properties paying the other 48 per cent.

  Canada

  Feb 15, 2023
• Calgary city council dips into surpluses to bolster ‘tight budget’

  City council has passed its next four-year budget after a week of deliberations and amid inflationary pressures and calls from Calgarians to invest further in several initiatives.

  Canada

  Nov 25, 2022
• Calgary city council caps property tax revenue increase for upcoming 4-year budget

  According to administration, the City of Calgary needs the average revenue generated by property taxes to increase 3.65 per cent annually over the next four years.

  Canada

  Jul 7, 2022
• Calgary city council finalizes 3.61% overall property tax increase

  The increase to property taxes means residential homeowners of a median-priced, single-detached home of $485,000 will pay 5.21 per cent more this year.

  Politics

  Mar 30, 2022
• Advocates pleased with social spending in Calgary budget amid concerns of tax hike

  The adjustments to the 2022 budget includes more than $172 million in new spending across several departments within the City of Calgary.

  Canada

  Nov 25, 2021
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• A third zero property tax increase could threaten City of Calgary services: CFO

  Trying for a third year of zero property tax increases in a row could lead to cuts to City of Calgary services that are in higher demand, a committee heard Tuesday.

  Canada

  May 18, 2021
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• Calgary city councillors seek further tax relief for businesses in 2021

  The proposal from Ward 11 councillor Jeromy Farkas would see $44 million pulled from reserves to cap non-residential property tax hikes at zero per cent.

  Politics

  Feb 17, 2021