Annual tax statements are usually mailed out about two months before the payment deadline. If you own property in the City of Thompson and have not received a current year’s tax bill by mid-August, contact the Tax Clerk at 204-677-7910 or by email at taxes@thompson.ca. Failure to receive a tax notice or an assessment notice is not grounds for non-payment of taxes by the due date. Annual taxes are due October 1.

Taxes can be paid in person by cheque, cash or debit. Taxes can be paid by mailing a cheque with the tear-off stub from the statement. Taxes can be paid online by electronic fund transfer and through Telpay. The City is set up with all major banks and credit union central. Taxes can also be paid by pre-authorized debit through the Tax Installment Payment Program. Contact the Tax Clerk to obtain the required form and to determine what your monthly payments should be in order to have the majority of the taxes paid by October 1. Debits are processed on the 15th day of the month. If you are using this program and change your bank account, you must give the City two weeks' notice of the change in account. Taxes can also be paid by providing a series of post-dated cheques. Penalties on any unpaid balance after October 31, 2024 will be calculated at the rate of 1.25% monthly.

 

Properties in Manitoba are assessed every two years to ensure that assessment values keep pace with assessed market values. Improvements such as the addition of a deck or a garage will increase the assessment. Depreciation of a property that has not been maintained or renovated may cause a reduction in assessment. Detailed information concerning assessment can be found on the Municipal and Northern Relations Department page of the Province of Manitoba website. You may also call the local office at 204-677-6693.

 

Taxes

City Council annually determines the municipal budget for the coming year. After revenues such as grants from other levels of government and industry and user fees are taken into account, the balance of the budget must come from property taxes. Property taxes are determined using a mill rate. City Council sets the municipal mill rates required to raise the revenue needed to provide for City services. "Mill” means "thousand,” and is the tax rate for every $1,000 of portioned assessment. If the mill rate is 19.630, a property owner pays $19.63 for every $1,000 of the taxable portion of the property’s assessed value.

The School District of Mystery Lake sets its mill rate to cover costs not funded by other revenues. These taxes are collected on behalf of the School District by the City. The Education Support Levy is determined by the Province of Manitoba annually and is levied on commercial properties only. The Education Property Tax Credit Advance (50% of school district taxes in 2024) is applied to any residence that is occupied by the registered owner on January 1 of the year. (An owner can receive the credit on one property in Manitoba only.)

Supplementary tax statements are processed throughout the year to applicable properties. There is a 30-day period to appeal the supplementary assessment following which there are 60 days before the supplementary taxes are due.

Special Levy

The 2024 tax bill includes a Special Levy that covers the Storm, Sewer and Water Service Line maintenance fee and is a 5-year levy. The special levy covers service line repairs that are greater than one metre from a residential structure. The 2024 Special Levy amount, based on the actual cost of 2023 repairs, is $91.91 per residential property.