Property Taxes

Transmitting information by e-mail has a number of risks that residents should be aware of. These include, but are not limited to, the following:

• E-mail can be circulated, forwarded, and stored in numerous paper and electronic files.
• E-mail can be immediately broadcast worldwide and be received by many intended and unintended recipients.
• E-mail senders can easily misaddress an email.
• E-mail is easier to falsify than handwritten or signed documents.
• Backup copies of e-mail may exist even after the sender or the recipient has deleted their copy.
• E-mail can be intercepted, altered, forwarded, or used without authorization or detection.
• E-mail can be used to introduce viruses into computer systems.
• E-mail can be used as evidence in court.

The Township of Gillies will use reasonable means to protect the security and confidentiality of e-mail information sent and received. However, because of the risks outlined above, the municipality cannot guarantee the security and confidentiality of e-mail communication and will not be liable for improper disclosure of confidential information. For this reason, the customer must consent to the use of e-mail for delivery of municipal notices. Examples of the e-notices are tax bills, past due notices, customer letters, brochures, or other information that would normally be sent out in a tax notice.

• Not receiving an e-mailed municipal notice does not exempt me from the responsibility to pay the charges specified on the notice, or any penalties incurred by late payment.

• I will promptly inform the Township of Gillies of any changes to my email address to ensure that I receive all notifications without interruption.

• I can opt out of email delivery anytime by emailing gillies@gilliestownship.com requesting the removal of my email address. Future notices will then be sent by regular mail.

You may remove your email address by requesting the removal in writing by:

• email to gillies@gilliestownship.com.
• regular mail: Township of Gillies, 1092 Highway 595, Kakabeka Falls, ON P0T 1W0.

Cash payments may be made in person at the office. However, the preferred method of payment is by mailing a cheque or money order, or through online banking.

Cheques and Money Orders can be mailed to the following address:

Township of Gillies

1092 Highway 595

Kakabeka Falls, ON P0T 1W0

Cheques are applied to tax accounts as they are received in the mail. To avoid late fees please mail your cheque with enough time for the office to receive the payment before the due date. Do not send cash through the mail.

Penalty interest is charged at a rate of 1.25% per month on the unpaid tax balance. Tax arrears notices are sent each month to property owners that have overdue balances. The notice shows the amount of tax and penalty owing. When you make a payment, you pay the penalty interest first, and the rest of the payment is applied to the tax balance. If property taxes are older than two years, the property is eligible for tax registration.

Tax accounts in arrears for more than one year may sent to a Collections Agency.

A copy of your tax bill can be sent to another person by filling out an authorization form.

Property Tax Access Authorization Form