Vancouver property tax

• Unrest grows among B.C. businesses over rising commercial property taxes

  Business groups say they're being hit by the perfect storm, including the end of a COVID-19 property tax subsidy, increasing property tax rates and soaring land values.

  Economy

  Jun 23, 2021
  
• End of pandemic property tax break ‘insensitive’ to small businesses, Vancouver restaurateur says

  Nguyet Dang says her East Vancouver bistro is facing a 45 per cent property tax hike this year, after a one-year school tax break implemented as COVID-19 relief last year expired.

  Economy

  Jun 17, 2021
  
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• ‘Trade offs’ required to keep Vancouver property tax hike under 12%: city report

  Staff are recommending transferring up to $57 million from the city's reserves in order to hold the tax hike to 5 per cent or less.

  Economy

  Nov 1, 2020
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• Vancouver property taxes are highest in Canada, report says

  The report says single-family homeowners paid an average of just over $6,200 in property taxes this past year.

  Politics

  Sep 29, 2020
• Vancouver passes budget with 7% property tax hike after divisive meeting

  The 2020 budget includes funding for 35 new police hires and 30 new firefighters.

  Dec 18, 2019
• Vancouver councillors send budget with 8.2% tax hike back to the drawing board

  "We're hearing loud and clear that the increase is too high," said NPA Coun. Sarah Kirby-Yung.

  Dec 10, 2019
• Tax, fee hikes in Vancouver’s $1.6B proposed budget under the microscope

  A $1.6 billion draft budget, including a 9.3 per cent combined hike in taxes and fees, is under the microscope at Vancouver City Hall this week.

  Economy

  Dec 3, 2019
• Vancouver to hike empty homes tax by 25%

  Keeping a home empty in Vancouver is about to get more expensive.

  Nov 28, 2019
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• City of Vancouver proposes 9.3% hike in fees, property tax for 2020

  The figure is included in the city's Draft 2020 Budget and Five-Year Financial Plan, set to be considered on Dec. 3.

  Nov 25, 2019
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• ‘A huge amount of stress’: Vancouver businesses say property taxes have them at the brink

  With the property tax deadline arriving in Vancouver, a group of businesses says they're being stretched to the limit.

  Jul 3, 2019