Property Tax & Assessment

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.

Understand how the bylaw is reflected in the tax notice > Tax Rate Bylaw to Tax Notice

Back Page of Tax Notice – This is the back of your tax notice and contains information on payment options and terms, arrears, and assessment inquiries.

Property Assessment & Appeals

Answers About Your Property Assessment – What does Assessment work and where the values come from?

Senior Property Tax Deferral Program – Eligible senior homeowners can defer all or part of their municipal property taxes with a low-interest home equity loan. This is administered by Government of Alberta.

Education Property Tax Facts & Information – How the education property tax is calculated, collected and used to support education funding.

Assessment Appeals Guideline - Follow this guide on what to do if the value of the assessment on the tax notice is not what you expected.

Property Assessment Complaints & Appeals – Access the Municipal Affairs website for forms and general information regarding assessment complaints.

Appeals with payment must be received by the clerk on or before the deadline of July 14, 2025.

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 2025)

Tax Recovery Arrears List (Eligible for sale in 2026)

Tax Recovery - 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 2025)

Designated Manufactured Home Tax Recovery Arrears List (Eligible for sale in 2026)

Non-Residential Municipal Tax Incentive

The County's Non-Residential Municipal Tax Incentive Bylaw > Bylaw No. 2045-23 encourages investment in new non-residential developments, expansions, and machinery and equipment upgrades within the County. This program offers eligible properties a municipal property tax exemption based on the increase in assessed value resulting from new construction or significant renovations.

Key Features of the Program:

Eligibility: Non-residential properties and machinery and equipment that undergo new development or substantial renovations, leading to an increased assessment value, may qualify for the tax exemption.
Tax Exemption Details: The exemption applies to the municipal portion of property taxes attributable to the difference between the property's assessment before and after the development or renovation.
Application Process: Property owners must submit a complete application, including the required fee and supporting documentation, to be considered for the program.

This initiative aims to grow the county's property tax base and create employment opportunities by attracting and supporting significant non-residential investments.

Access the application form > Non-Residential Municipal Tax Incentive