The City of Gatineau has proposed a 2.9% increase in property tax rates for 2023, which the city has described as reasonable. For a median residence assessed at a value of $256,000, the property tax will increase by $89 compared to last year.
The city has also proposed increasing the non-residential sector property tax rate by 3.9%, and the rate for buildings with six or more units will be 1.01 times that of the residential rate. Also, this year's tax bill will have an additional $11.01 for the execution of the 2023-2029 Residual Materials Management Plan. The city tabled its budget of $744.4 million in December 2022.
The City of Gatineau is located along the Ottawa River and Gatineau River in the Outaouais Region and is home to over 291K residents. Gatineau‘s real estate market consists of a variety of property types, including single-family detached houses, low-rise condominiums, apartments, semi-detached houses, bungalows, townhouses, and mansions. Single-family detached house prices in Gatineau have increased by 10% from July 2021 to July 2022 and the median price for a single-family detached house in Gatineau is $531K. During this same time period, condominium prices in Gatineau have increased by 13% to a median price of $328K. Gatineau has the 15th highest property tax rate in Quebec out of all municipalities with a population greater than 20K.
Gatineau property tax is based on the assessed value of your home. Properties in Quebec are assessed by their regional county municipality or municipalité régionale de comté (MRC) every three years. Gatineau's MRCs deal primarily with land use such as establishing plans for waste management and preparing evaluation rolls. Each MRC conducts assessments and releases the assessment rolls independently. Most properties are assessed using a market value-based approach.
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City | Final Tax Rate |
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Blainville | 0.582400 % |
Laval | 0.846200 % |
Montreal | 0.673600 % |
Westmount | 0.848300 % |
Property tax is a tax based on the assessed value of a property. If you own a property or parcel of land, you will have to pay property tax. It is used to pay for city services such as police, the fire department, and public transit as well as elementary and secondary education.
There are two main parts to property taxes in Québec:
Residential Property Tax Rate for Gatineau from 2010 to 2022 | |||
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Year | Municipal Rate | Educational Rate | Final Tax Rate |
2022 | 0.868300% | 0.102400% | 0.970700% |
2021 | 0.870200% | 0.105400% | 0.975600% |
2020 | 0.872004% | 0.105400% | 0.977404% |
2019 | 0.851200% | 0.136940% | 0.988140% |
2018 | 0.834200% | 0.259310% | 1.093510% |
2017 | 0.814900% | 0.247420% | 1.062320% |
2016 | 0.773600% | 0.252690% | 1.026290% |
2015 | 0.786100% | 0.248980% | 1.035080% |
2014 | 0.802600% | 0.237480% | 1.040080% |
2013 | 0.817100% | 0.222910% | 1.040010% |
2012 | 0.845700% | Not Available | Not Available |
2011 | 0.858700% | Not Available | Not Available |
2010 | 0.853700% | Not Available | Not Available |
For any questions or inquiries about your property tax rate or property tax bill, you can reach out to the city of Gatineau's property tax department through the following methods:
Phone number | General (within municipality limits): 311 General (outside municipality limits): 819-595-2002 |
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Contact Form | Gatineau Property Tax Department Information |
For any questions or inquiries about your property tax rate or property tax bill, you can reach out to the city of Gatineau's property tax department through the following methods:
Phone number |
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General (within municipality limits): 311 General (outside municipality limits): 819-595-2002 |
Contact Form |
Gatineau Property Tax Department Information |
Gatineau at a Glance | |
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Province | Québec |
Settled Year | 1683 |
Established Year | 1927 |
Incorporated Year | 1975 |
Population | 276245 |
City Area | 381.30 km 2 (147.22 sq mi) |
Official Website | Gatineau Official Website |
Properties in Quebec are assessed by their regional county municipality or municipalité régionale de comté (MRC) every three years. MRCs are political entities that were established in 1979 to deal primarily with land use such as establishing plans for waste management and preparing evaluation rolls. Each MRC conducts assessments and releases the assessment rolls independently. Most properties are assessed using a market value-based approach. There are three ways that uses to determine a property’s market value:
Residential properties are valued under this approach. This compares the sales of similar properties in the assessment year to determine a valuation for the property. The assessed value may not equal the actual market value or sale value of a property.
Unique and rarely traded properties are valued under this approach. This uses the cost of the property if someone were to rebuild it to determine a valuation for the property minus depreciation due to age or other factors. This includes the price of the land and the price of all improvements (e.g. buildings) on top of it. While this takes into account the market value of the land, it does not consider the market value of the property as a whole.
For properties that are dedicated to generating income like rental properties or offices, an income-based approach is used. This approach uses the income generated by the property as well as the sales price to determine its assessed value.