{"title":"Chilliwack property tax due date and late penalty","question":"When are property taxes due in Chilliwack?","slug":"property-tax-due-date","place":{"path":"ca/bc/chilliwack","name":"Chilliwack","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"category":{"slug":"property-taxes-and-utilities","name":"Property taxes and utility bills"},"owner":"municipal","owner_label":"Municipal","owner_body":{"name":"City of Chilliwack","url":"https://www.chilliwack.com"},"short_answer":"Chilliwack property taxes are billed once a year and are due on the first working day after July 1, which was July 2 in 2026. Notices are mailed in May. A 5% penalty is added to unpaid taxes after the due date and another 5% after August 4 (2026 dates).","aliases":["property tax deadline chilliwack","when are taxes due chilliwack","tax notice chilliwack"],"cost":"A 5% penalty is added after the due date and another 5% after August 4 (2026 dates).","how_long":"One bill per calendar year, due in early July.","where":[{"type":"phone","label":"Tax Department","value":"604-792-9498","note":"Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m."},{"type":"email","label":"Tax Department","value":"taxes@chilliwack.com"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Your Current Tax Notice","url":"https://www.chilliwack.com/main/page.cfm?id=2528"},{"title":"Property Tax FAQ's","url":"https://www.chilliwack.com/main/page.cfm?id=2522"},{"title":"Tax Payment Options","url":"https://www.chilliwack.com/main/page.cfm?id=2524"},{"title":"Property Tax Prepayment Plan","url":"https://www.chilliwack.com/main/page.cfm?id=1026"}],"related":[],"nearby":[],"topic":null,"facts":{"due_date":{"label":"Due date","value":"The first working day after July 1 each year; July 2 in 2026. The annual Rates Bylaw names the exact date (July 2 in 2024).","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.chilliwack.com/main/page.cfm?id=2522","title":"Property Tax FAQ's, City of Chilliwack","section":"As a new home owner what do I need to know about paying taxes?","quotes":["Property Tax notices are mailed annually at the end of May and are due the first working day after July 1 of every calendar year.","A 5% late payment penalty is applied for taxes outstanding after July 2, 2026."]},{"url":"https://www.chilliwack.com/main/attachments/attachView.cfm?attachID=2574","title":"Rates Bylaw 2024, No. 5393 (PDF), City of Chilliwack","section":"s. 3 (2024 bylaw)","quotes":["shall be payable to the Collector at City Hall of the City of Chilliwack on or before midnight on July 2, 2024."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-05"}},"penalty":{"label":"Late penalty","value":"In 2026, 5% is added to taxes still unpaid after July 2, and a further 5% after August 4. Unclaimed Home Owner Grant amounts are treated as unpaid taxes. Amounts unpaid on December 31 bear interest at the provincially set rate (bylaw, s. 5).","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.chilliwack.com/main/page.cfm?id=2522","title":"Property Tax FAQ's, City of Chilliwack","section":"Are there late payment penalties?","quotes":["A 5% late payment penalty is applied for taxes outstanding after July 2, 2026.","An additional 5% late payment penalty is applied for taxes outstanding after August 4, 2026.","Taxes that remain outstanding after these dates (including any unclaimed Provincial Home Owner Grant amount) are subject to penalty"]},{"url":"https://www.chilliwack.com/main/attachments/attachView.cfm?attachID=2574","title":"Rates Bylaw 2024, No. 5393 (PDF), City of Chilliwack","section":"ss. 4-5 (2024 bylaw)","quotes":["an additional amount of 5% shall be added to the current year’s tax amounts that remain unpaid"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-05"}},"notices_sent":{"label":"When notices are sent","value":"Mailed once a year. The City gives May 20, 2026 as the anticipated 2026 mailing date and says notices are mailed at the end of May. Owners who have not received a notice by the second week of June should call.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.chilliwack.com/main/page.cfm?id=2528","title":"Your Current Tax Notice, City of Chilliwack","section":"Property Tax Notice","quotes":["Anticipated Date: May 20, 2026"]},{"url":"https://www.chilliwack.com/main/page.cfm?id=2522","title":"Property Tax FAQ's, City of Chilliwack","section":"As a new home owner what do I need to know about paying taxes?","quotes":["Property owners who have not received their tax notice by the second week of June should contact the Tax Department at 604-792-9498."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-05"},"sources_differ":"The Current Tax Notice page gives May 20, 2026; the FAQ says notices are mailed at the end of May. No bylaw sets a mailing date."},"how_to_pay":{"label":"How to pay","value":"Online banking or telephone banking through your financial institution, in person at a financial institution (no Home Owner Grants accepted there), by mail to 8550 Young Road, in person at City Hall (cash, cheque or Interac, Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.), through a 24-hour drop box at the Young Road and Southlands Drive entrances, or through your mortgage company. Credit cards are not accepted for property taxes. No fee for any method is stated.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.chilliwack.com/main/page.cfm?id=2524","title":"Tax Payment Options, City of Chilliwack","section":"In Person at City Hall; Drop Box; Mail","quotes":["Payment can be made using cash, cheque or interac Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., excluding statutory holidays.","The City does not accept credit cards for payment of property taxes or utilities.","Available 24 hours located at both main entrances on Young Road and Southlands Drive.","Payment must be received by the tax due date to avoid late payment penalties.","Financial institutions DO NOT accept Home Owner Grants."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-05"}},"prepayment":{"label":"Prepayment plan","value":"Yes. The Property Tax Prepayment Plan takes monthly withdrawals on the 15th from your bank account (minimum $25 a month, rounded to $5). Payments start June 15 but you can join any time, provided your taxes are up to date. Cancel by the 5th of the month.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.chilliwack.com/main/page.cfm?id=1026","title":"Property Tax Prepayment Plan, City of Chilliwack","section":"Property Tax Prepayment Plan","quotes":["Once you are enrolled, payments will be withdrawn from your bank account automatically on the 15th of each month.","you can join the plan at any time during the year and if equal payments do not suit your needs, your prepayment amount can be as low as $25/month.","in order to sign up for this program your taxes must be up-to-date.","To cancel prepayments, contact the City's tax office by the 5th of the month."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-05"}},"grant":{"label":"Home owner grant","value":"Apply directly to the Province at gov.bc.ca/homeownergrant, best after you receive your notice and before the due date. The grant counts as a payment: to avoid the 5% penalties on its portion you must apply by July 2 and August 4 (2026). It can be claimed online until December 31 of the tax year; after that, interest of 7.45% is charged on the unclaimed amount from January 1 and a retroactive application is needed.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.chilliwack.com/main/page.cfm?id=847","title":"Claim Your Home Owner Grant, City of Chilliwack","section":"Claim Your Home Owner Grant","quotes":["Your Home Owner Grant (\"HOG\") is considered a form of payment and may be claimed online up until December 31st, of the same property tax year.","If a HOG is not claimed by December 31st, interest will be charged on the unclaimed amount at the provincially legislated rate (currently 7.45%) beginning January 1st of the following year.","you MUST submit your completed HOG application by July 2, 2026"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-12"}},"contact":{"label":"Contact","value":"Tax Department, Finance Department: 604-792-9498 (Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.), taxes@chilliwack.com.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.chilliwack.com/main/page.cfm?id=1026","title":"Property Tax Prepayment Plan, City of Chilliwack","section":"Property Tax Prepayment Plan","quotes":["If you have any questions please call the tax department at (604) 792-9498,","Monday - Friday, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, or email taxes@chilliwack.com"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-05"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Rates Bylaw 2024, No. 5393 is the latest annual rates bylaw posted; it sets that year's due date and the two 5% additions. Prepayment: Tax Prepayment Plan Bylaw 1991, No. 1576.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.chilliwack.com/main/attachments/attachView.cfm?attachID=2574","title":"Rates Bylaw 2024, No. 5393 (PDF), City of Chilliwack","section":"s. 1","quotes":["This bylaw may be cited for all purposes as the"]},{"url":"https://www.chilliwack.com/main/attachments/attachView.cfm?attachID=440","title":"Tax Prepayment Plan Bylaw 1576 (PDF) (consolidated to December 16, 1996), City of Chilliwack","section":"Part 1, s. 1","quotes":["This bylaw may be cited as \"Tax Prepayment Plan Bylaw 1991, No. 1576\"."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-05"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":8,"stated":8,"matched":8,"none":0,"unknown":0},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nThe City of Chilliwack sends one property tax notice a year to the registered owner. The notice covers January to December and also includes tax collected for other bodies, such as School District 33 and the Fraser Valley Regional District. The due date is set each year by the City's Rates Bylaw (July 2 in 2024 and 2026).\n\n## Good to know\n\n- If you have not received a notice by the second week of June, call the Tax Department at 604-792-9498. You are still responsible for paying on time.\n- A new owner must pay by the due date whether or not a notice arrives.\n- Pay through online or telephone banking, by mail, at a financial institution, at City Hall (cash, cheque or Interac), or in the 24-hour drop boxes. Credit cards are not accepted.\n- Home Owner Grant: apply to the Province at gov.bc.ca/homeownergrant. It counts as a payment, so apply by the due date to avoid the 5% penalty on its portion.\n- The Property Tax Prepayment Plan withdraws monthly from your bank account on the 15th (minimum $25), and you can join any time if your taxes are up to date.\n- Utility bills are separate from the tax notice.","sources":[{"url":"https://www.chilliwack.com/main/page.cfm?id=2528","title":"Your Current Tax Notice, City of Chilliwack","accessed":"2026-11-11"},{"url":"https://www.chilliwack.com/main/page.cfm?id=2522","title":"Property Tax FAQ's, City of Chilliwack","accessed":"2026-11-11"},{"url":"https://www.chilliwack.com/main/page.cfm?id=2524","title":"Tax Payment Options, City of Chilliwack","accessed":"2026-11-11"},{"url":"https://www.chilliwack.com/main/page.cfm?id=1026","title":"Property Tax Prepayment Plan, City of Chilliwack","accessed":"2026-11-11"},{"url":"https://www.chilliwack.com/main/page.cfm?id=847","title":"Claim Your Home Owner Grant, City of Chilliwack","accessed":"2026-11-11"},{"url":"https://www.chilliwack.com/main/attachments/attachView.cfm?attachID=2574","title":"Rates Bylaw 2024, No. 5393 (PDF), City of Chilliwack","accessed":"2026-11-11"},{"url":"https://www.chilliwack.com/main/attachments/attachView.cfm?attachID=440","title":"Tax Prepayment Plan Bylaw 1576 (PDF) (consolidated to December 16, 1996), City of Chilliwack","accessed":"2026-11-11"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-11","review":{"status":"machine_checked","badge":"Checked against official text","label":"Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 8 of 8 facts was matched to the official text."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/chilliwack/property-tax-due-date/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/chilliwack/property-tax-due-date.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/chilliwack/property-tax-due-date.json"}}