Property Taxes

Address Updates

To notify us of any changes to your address, please complete and submit the Change of Address Form.

 Change of Adress Form

Failure to receive your property tax bill does not mean you do not have to pay property taxes.  You are responsible for any amounts that come due and any penalty and interest charged on these amounts.

Property Tax Payments

Interim property tax notices are mailed March 1, 2026, and payments are due April 1, 2026. Interim payments are equal to your 50% of your 2025 property taxes, plus any arrears. 

Final property tax notices are mailed July 1, 2026, and emailed to the distribution list. Payments are due August 1, 2026.

Taxes that are not paid by the due date shall incur a penalty of 10% and interest at 1.25% per month, not to exceed 15% per year, until paid or recovered.

Taxes must be paid:

  • by online banking payment, by adding “Chippewas of Georgina Island First Nation Taxes” (not Georgina taxes or Chippewas of Georgina Island Land Lease – payments sent to the wrong department may not be credited to your account) as a payee on your TD, BNS, BMO RBC and CIBC online banking web site (account number is the 15 digit roll number)
  • by pre­authorized debit payment, by downloading, signing and returning the pre­authorized debit form 
  • by mail to the Chippewas of Georgina Island First Nation Tax Administrator, Box N13, RR2 Sutton West, Georgina Island, ON L0E 1R0 by certified cheque or money order; or
  • at the office of the First Nation located at 879 Chief Joseph Snake Road, Georgina Island during normal business hours, by certified cheque or money order.

Certified cheques or money orders shall be made payable to the Chippewas of Georgina Island First Nation.

Preauthorized debit payments will be automatically debited three business days before August 1, 2025.

The filing of an assessment appeal does not remove the obligation to pay taxes by the due date.

Reminder: If you have signed up for the pre-authorized debit payments for your property taxes, you do not need to make additional payments. The account that you indicated will be debited approximately 3 business days before the tax due date.

Annual Property Tax Rates and Local Service Expenditures

A two-week comment period on the local services budget and the draft annual laws will be held from March 2-13, 2026. Council will review any written comments received before the annual property tax rates law and annual expenditure law are enacted in May 2026.  

Property Assessment Notices

The Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC) has produced the GIFN assessment roll for the 2025 property tax year and issued property tax notices. As in the rest of Ontario, interests in land continue to be valued as of January 1, 2016.  The next province-wide general reassessment in has been postponed and the 2016 valuation date will continue to apply for the 2026 property tax year.

GIFN 2026 Assessment Roll [PDF/1.3MB]

Assessments & GIFN Assessment Review Board

MPAC is contracted by GIFN to conduct property assessments in accordance with our assessment law and Ontario property assessment rules and procedures. MPAC is an independent, not-for-profit corporation responsible for assessing and classifying more than five million properties across the province. MPAC’s assessors are trained experts in the field of valuation and apply appraisal industry standards and best practices. If you have questions about your property assessment, you may contact MPAC at 1-877-254-4670 or email GIFN@mpac.ca.

Request for Reconsideration:

If you disagree with the assessed value, classification, or tax status of the property, or if there is an error or omission on your Property Assessment Notice, you have the option to file a Request for Reconsideration (RfR) with MPAC, free of charge.

The deadline for filing a RfR is indicated on your assessment notice.

Link to FAQs and Request for Reconsideration Form [PDF/608KB]

If you have questions about the RfR process or would like more information about your property assessment, you may contact MPAC at 1 877 254-4670 or email GIFN@mpac.ca

GIFN Property Tax Administration Email Contact List

GIFN Property Tax Administration maintains an email contact list to be able to provide email communications in addition to postal, website and other communication methods.  This list will only be used for property tax administration purposes and will not be disclosed, sold or licensed to third parties. If you would like to be added to the GIFN Property Tax Administration Email Contact List, please send an email with your contact information to stephanie.bigcanoe@georginaisland.com

GIFN Property Tax and Assessment Laws

The Chippewas of Georgina Island First Nation Property Taxation Law, 2018 and the Chippewas of Georgina Island First Nation Property Assessment Law, 2018 have been approved by the First Nations Tax Commission (FNTC) on July 12, 2018 and came into force July 13, 2018.  GIFN laws are also available on the First Nations Gazette web site www.fng.ca.

GIFN Taxpayer Communication Policy

Introduction to GIFN Property Tax

Calculating Property Taxes

Property taxes are calculated by multiplying the assessed value of your property by the property tax rate.  GIFN property tax rates are established each year in the GIFN annual rates law. 

GIFN Property Tax Administration Calendar – Key Dates

GIFN Property Tax Key Dates 2026

  • November 2025 – Assessment Notice 2026 mailed by MPAC
  • February 10 – Tax Arrears Certificates re unpaid 2025 property taxes to be mailed
  • March 1 – Interim property tax notices to be mailed
  • March 2 to March 13 – Notice period for 2026 annual rates and expenditure laws
  • April 1 – Interim property tax payment due
  • May 15 – Council to enact Annual Rates and Expenditure Laws
  • May – FNTC Review and Approval of Annual Rates and Expenditure Laws
  • July 1 – Final property tax notice mailed
  • August 1 – Final property tax payment due
  • September – Tax Arrears Notices mailed
  • November 2025 – Assessment Notice for 2026 mailed by MPAC – due date for RfRs is 30 days after assessment notice is mailed

Property Tax Administrator

If you have questions about GIFN property tax administration, contact Stephanie Big Canoe at stephanie.bigcanoe@georginaisland.com or (705) 437-1337 ext. 2235 at the GIFN band office.

External Links

First Nations Tax Commission www.fntc.ca
First Nations Gazette www.fng.ca