Property Information & Taxes

The City of Hamilton is committed to keeping residents informed on property tax issues. To promote greater understanding of the subject, the City offers a variety of tax tools and information to help you:

• understand your tax bill 
• know your payment options 
• use the online calculator to see a personalized summary of where your property tax dollars are spent
• the tax impact mapping tool provides property tax and assessment information for specific areas and properties across the city
• learn about tax assistance programs

Receiving your property tax bill

There are two ways to receive your property tax bill:

By mail

• An interim tax bill is mailed out in early February with instalments due the:
  • Last business day of February and April
• A final tax bill is mailed out in early June with instalments due the:
  • Last business day of June and September

Electronically through ePost

The City of Hamilton and Canada Post have teamed up to offer electronic delivery of property tax bills through ePost.

The benefits of receiving your tax bill electronically are:

• It is free
• It is environmentally friendly
• It is secure and private
• Bills can be stored and retrieved for up to seven years
• You have access anywhere, anytime, to your tax bills

Sign up online at your bank or www.epost.ca to receive future tax bills electronically.