Property taxes help fund the programs and services provided by the County of Newell. These taxes change annually based on two key factors:

• The assessed market value of your property
• Adjustments to the County’s annual budget requirements

These factors determine the amount needed to support municipal operations and services.

Click on the link for a listing of tax rates since 2017, with an explanation of how taxes are calculated in the County > Historical Tax Rates

Tax Payment Incentives & Penalties:

In recognition of the current economic challenges, Council passed a Tax Penalties & Incentive Bylaw (2008-21) that replaces the previous tax penalty bylaw. This new bylaw provides for:

• a discount of 2.5% applied to all current municipal taxes paid by June 15th
• a penalty of 8% applied to current year taxes outstanding as of November 15th
• a penalty of 12% applied to all taxes in arrears as of March 1st of each year

The discount is applied only to the taxes that are retained by the County of Newell. The School and Newell Foundation taxes are collected by the County, but then forwarded on to those respective parties. The 2.5% discount is applied only to the taxes listed under the Tax "Municipal” Category on your tax notice.

Tax Recovery Arrears Lists

As per the Municipal Government Act (Section 412(1)), a municipality must annually prepare a tax arrears list showing the parcels of land in the municipality in respect of which there are tax arrears for more than one year. This document must be posted in a place that is accessible to the public:

Tax Recovery Arrears List (Eligible for Sale in 2024) 

Tax Recovery Arrears List (Eligible for Sale in 2025).

Designated Manufactured Homes Lists

In accordance with the Municipal Government Act (Section 436.03(1)), municipalities are required to annually prepare a Designated Manufactured Home List. This list includes designated manufactured homes within the municipality that have tax arrears exceeding one year. It may also include homes with tax arrears of less than one year.

This document must be publicly accessible and posted in a designated location.

Designated Manufactured Home Tax Recovery Arrears List (Eligible for Sale in 2024)

Designated Manufactured Home Tax Recovery Arrears List (Eligible for sale in 2025).

Property Assessment

Do you have questions about your property assessment? Wondering why your assessment value is more than your purchase price? Do you disagree with your property assessment? What is a "tax rate”? For answers to these and many more questions regarding your property assessment, please click on the link(s) below.

Answers About Your Property Assessment

Assessment & Tax Information

Senior Property Tax Deferral Program
Education Property Tax Facts & Information
Back Page of Tax Notice - Information on payment options and terms, arrears, and assessment inquiries

Questions or Concerns?

Have questions or concerns about your property assessment but unsure what to do next? For step-by-step guidelines on how to address your property assessment inquiries, visit Assessment Appeals Guideline

To access the Municipal Affairs website for forms and general information regarding assessment complaints,  visit Property Assessment Complaints & Appeals

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