2019 Tax Structure

PROPERTY TAX

• Residential (minimum $400.00) - 9.5mils

• Vacant Land - (min. $100.00) - 9.5 mils 

• Wharf & Stages - (min. $30.00) - 9.5 mils

• Commercial (minimum $400.00) - 10.5 mils

• Seal Processing Plant - 15.5 mils

POLL TAX (NON-PROPERTY OWNER)

• $300.00

WATER AND SEWER RATES

• Residential Water and Sewer                                         - $35.00/month or $420.00/year

• Residential Water Only                                                    - $26.00/month or $312.00/year

• Residential Sewer Only                                                    - $15.00/month or $180.00/year

• Commercial Water & Sewer                                            - $47.00/month or $564.00/year

• Commercial Water Only                                                  - $32.00/month or $384.00/year

• Commercial Sewer Only                                                  - $150.00/month or $1800.00/year

• Water/Sewer (Schools)                                                     - $215.00/month or $2,580.00/year

• Water/Sewer (Personal Care Homes)                            - $165.00/month or $1,980.00/year

• Vacant Property with a Dwelling (more than 1 year)  - $100.00/year

BUSINESS TAX (minimum $350.00 per year)

• Class I - Pharmaceutical & General Store Combined, Professional Services, Insurance Companies. 36 mils 

• Class II - Construction Companies, Salvage Companies, Plumbing & Electrical, Sawmills. 18.25 mils 

• Class III - Personal Care Homes. 5 mils 

• Class IV - Grocery & Hardware Stores Combined, Lounges, Novelty Shops.13.50 mils 

• Class V - Service (Gas) Stations, Body shops, Clothing Stores, Home Furnishing Stores, Restaurants, Take-outs, Auto Supplies, Cleaning Supplies, Auto Sales. 13 mils 

• Class VI - Convenience Stores, Hair Salons, Meat Cutting, Daycare Facilities, Flea Markets, Bed & Breakfast Units, Storage Units. 12.50 mils 

• Class VII - Funeral Homes. 30 mils 

• Class VIII - Financial Institutions. 50 mils 

• Class IX - Hotels. 12 mils 

• Class X - Fish Processing Plants. 50 mils

• Class XI - All other businesses.  12 mils

Business with no property to assess - 5% of Gross Revenue or $500.00 whichever is greater. 

Utilities/Cable Companies - 2.5% of Gross Revenue

All Property, Business and Poll Tax payable by May 31, 2019. 

All Property, Business and Poll Tax are due and payable in Full on or before May 31, 2019.  All taxes not paid will be subject to compound interest of 2% per month.

Deadline for application for exemption from Poll Tax is June 30, 2019.

Water & Sewer must be paid quarterly if not interest is Applicable.

BUILDING PERMIT AND LICENSES

• FENCING (NEW) - $10.00

• PATIO - $10.00

• LANDSCAPING - $10.00

• RENOVATING OR REPAIRS TO EXISTING BUILDING - $10.00

• PAVING DRIVEWAYS - $10.00

• DEMOLITION ($100.00 DEPOSIT REQUIRED) - $10.00

• STORAGE SHED - $10.00

• RELOCATION OF BUILDING - $20.00

• NEW HOUSING UNITS AND MOBILE HOMES - $50.00

• EXTENSION TO HOUSES AND MOBILE HOMES - $20.00

• NEW COMMERCIAL BUILDING - $100.00

• EXTENSION TO COMMERCIAL BUILDING - $75.00

• RENOVATIONS TO COMMERCIAL BUILDING - $50.00

• NEW COMMERCIAL LICENSES - $20.00

• VENDORS LICENSE - $20.00

• WATER RECONNECTION FEE (AFTER HOURS) - ACTUAL COST

• WATER RECONNECTION FEE (NON-PAYMENT OF TAXES) - $50.00

• TAX CERTIFICATE - $50.00

• NSF CHEQUES - $50.00

• ALL PERMITS EXPIRE AFTER 1 YEAR WITH THE EXCEPTION OF #9 and #11 WHICH EXPIRE IN 2 YEARS.

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ALL PERMITS EXPIRE AFTER 1 YEAR WITH THE EXCEPTION OF #9 and #11 WHICH EXPIRE IN 2 YEARS.