Property taxes in Alberta
Alberta municipalities assess property themselves, every year, at market value as of July 1 of the previous year (with the property's condition as of December 31). Your assessment notice opens a review period of at least 60 days from the notice date to file a complaint with the local assessment review board, and the province runs a Seniors Property Tax Deferral Program — a home-equity loan for owners 65 and older with at least 25% equity — alongside monthly instalment plans like Calgary's TIPP.
- Valuation date (of the prior year) for each roll
- July 1
- Minimum complaint window from the notice date
- 60 days
- Age for the provincial seniors' tax deferral loan
- 65+
Valuation date (of the prior year) for each roll
Minimum complaint window from the notice date
Age for the provincial seniors' tax deferral loan
Alberta's annual assessment and complaint process
Alberta is one of the provinces where the municipality itself does the assessing — Calgary and Edmonton run large in-house assessment departments — under provincial rules that fix the valuation date at July 1 of the year before the tax year and the condition date at December 31. Your notice starts a customer review period of at least 60 days; the complaint deadline is printed on the notice, and complaints go to the local or regional assessment review board with a filing fee set by the municipality (many refund it if your complaint succeeds).
Most cities encourage a call to the assessor before a formal complaint, and it's genuinely worth doing inside the review period — factual corrections often get made without a hearing, and the conversation tells you whether the city's comparable sales actually support your number before you pay the filing fee.
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Property taxes in Alberta — FAQ
Property taxes in other provinces
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