The Town of Kingsville offers a 40% tax rebate to eligible owners of designated heritage properties. The Kingsville Municipal Heritage Advisory Committee handles the property designation process. You must submit the Heritage Rebate forms to the Legislative Services Department starting on the first business day in January and no later than the last business day in February.

Apply for the Heritage Property Tax Rebate

Registered charities occupying commercial or industrial properties may be eligible for a tax rebate of 40%. The charity must submit a letter including:

• Charity name
• Charity registration number
• Address, legal description of the property and the roll number
• If you are occupying a portion of the building, include the full square footage of the building, and the amount you occupy

You must submit the letter by the last day of February of the following taxation year for which the application is made.

Low-income seniors who receive support through the Guaranteed Income Supplement and low-income people with disabilities who receive support through the Ontario Disability Support Program can apply for a property tax rebate. To be eligible, the owner must also meet the following requirements:

• The tax increase must exceed $50.00 for the residential property portion of the assessment for any single year, and
• The eligible property must be the principle residence of the owner or spouse of such owner, or both

The deadline for application is the last day of August in the year to which the application applies.

Under section 357 of the Municipal Act, 2001, Property owners may apply to adjust property taxes due to the following changes in their property:

• Changes in how you use the property, which may change the tax classification
• Changes in how you use the property so the lands have become exempt from taxes
• Fire or demolition has razed structures
• Structures are unusable for at least three months due to repairs or renovations

You must submit Section 357 applications by the last Town business day in February of the year following the change.

Under section 358 of the Municipal Act, 2001, you may also apply to adjust taxes for the two years preceding the current year if there was a clerical or factual error in the assessment. This does not apply to errors in judgement when assessing your property. You must submit these applications between March 1 and December 31 of the current year.