City of Ottawa extends March deadline for property tax bill
Posted Mar 18, 2020 02:26:00 PM.
The City of Ottawa is extending the deadline on its interim tax bill until April 15, and is taking other tax measures to help local businesses.
The interim tax bill, which represents 50 per cent of the previous year’s tax bill is usually payable on the third Thursday in March – that would be this Thursday, March 19.
The city's tax department confirmed Wednesday, that it is extending the deadline for local property owners.
1/3 We heard it loud and clear. We must do everything we can as a City to help our residents and small businesses get through these challenging times. I'm grateful for our Finance staff's quick turnaround on this proposal that I will be bringing to Council on March 25.
— Jim Watson (@JimWatsonOttawa) March 18, 2020
3/3 I'm asking property owners that house restaurants and businesses to share these tax deferral benefits with their tenants. Tens of thousands of workers in our city depend on them to feed their families. Let’s share the burden and get through this together as a community.
— Jim Watson (@JimWatsonOttawa) March 18, 2020
For more City of Ottawa property tax information, click here.
Update, March 18, 2:30 p.m.: The city is looking to launch further tax deferral programming to help residents deal with the new economic climate caused by COVID-19.
