Average Calgary homeowner to see $350 property tax hike in 2025

The City of Calgary is out with its 2025 property tax rates after receiving final input from the provincial budget.

The city says the typical homeowner will see a property tax increase of about $29 a month.

For a home assessed at $697,000, the municipal tax increase will be $11 more a month ($134 annually) and the provincial portion will be $18 more a month ($218 annually).

The final numbers come after the city got information from the Alberta government on how much property tax revenue they will be taking. Council heard Tuesday that the provincial portion taken as part of last month’s budget has been increased by $154 million, representing a 17.5 per cent increase.

In total, Calgary will remit over $1 billion in property tax to the province. It’s the highest amount on a per capita basis out of any Alberta municipality classified as a city.

Property owners will receive their tax bills the week of May 12, and payments are due by June 30.

Tax changes vary depending on property value and type. Residents can get an estimate of their bill on the city’s website.

Calgary votes to invoice province for tax collection

Calgary city council has voted unanimously to invoice the province for collecting their portion of the property taxes the city collects on their behalf.

According to city administration, that invoice would be about $10 million.

“We are doing their invoicing for them, they are taking 37 per cent of the taxes that we are collecting from residential properties,” says Mayor Jyoti Gondek. “They should be contributing 37 per cent to the cost of providing that service.”

The idea came up while council was discussing passing the 2025 municipal and provincial property tax rates.

OC: Calgary is set to collect over $1 billion in property taxes for the province, a 17.5 per cent increase from the previous year, drawing the ire of Coun. Peter Demong.

“I’ve been doing this for 14 years and this is the most egregious situation I’ve ever come across,” he says. “It’s absolutely laughable.”

Several members of council asked city administration if they could refuse to collect the provincial portion, with administration saying that is not possible.

In a statement to CityNews, the province is calling council’s move a “distraction,” adding “if the city can’t manage collecting the taxes we’re sure someone will step forward in October’s election that can.”

The statement went on to say that the province has announced 18 news schools for the Calgary area as part of this year’s budget.