About Your Property Taxes

Property Taxes are due each year on the first working day after July 1^st.

Approximately half of your overall tax notice consists of funds collected for use by the City of Courtenay to provide a wide range of municipal services such as police protection, fire protection, parks and trails, recreation, roads and storm drainage infrastructure, bylaw enforcement, building inspection, planning and development services, recreation, and cultural facilities.

The other portion of your notice consists of taxes collected for other authorities including the Vancouver Island Regional Library, Regional Hospital District of Comox-Strathcona, Comox Valley Regional District, as well as school taxes.  Although these amounts are shown on your tax notice, the City does not retain any of these funds.

• 2024 Parcel Tax Roll [PDF - 9 MB]
• Schedule of Property Tax Rates [PDF - 95 KB]

Based on public input, Courtenay Council lowered the 2024 property tax increase from 9.7% to 7.47%, while maintaining a balanced budget. Courtenay’s taxes remain on the low end compared to communities of similar populations across BC, supporting a wide range of essential municipal services as well as those that contribute to our community’s quality of life.

How 2024 Taxes are Allocated

The City provides services such as policing, fire, bylaw enforcement, roads and storm drainage infrastructure, parks and trails, building inspection, planning and development services, recreation, and cultural facilities.

To learn more, visit www.courtenay.ca/financialplan.