Property Taxes

Some residents may notice that their 2026 property tax increase is higher or lower than the County’s 4.14 per cent municipal tax revenue increase. This is because property taxes are influenced by more than one factor.

Your 2026 property tax bill is based on three main factors:

• Your property’s assessed value
• The County tax rate, which increased by 4.14 per cent this year
• Provincial education taxes, which increased by 17 per cent, and seniors housing requisitions, which remained at 1 per cent
• Because property assessments are updated each year based on market conditions, the amount you pay can change depending on your property’s assessed value and how that value has changed.

Property assessments are determined annually based on market conditions as of July 1 of the previous year, while tax rates are set by Council through the annual budget process.

Residents with questions about their assessment or tax notice are encouraged to contact Rocky View County:

• Tax Services
  403-230-1401
  tax@rockyview.ca
  rockyview.ca/property-taxes
• Assessment Services
  403-230-1401
• assessment@rockyview.ca 
  rockyview.ca/services/property-taxes/property-assessment

• Tax rates are set each year in April by Council.
• Tax notices are mailed out by the middle of May.
• Taxes are due on or before June 30. There are several payment options.
• Late taxes incur a 4% penalty on July 1, September 1 and November 1.

If you have not received your notice by the end of May, contact the Tax Section at 403.230.1401 or by email at tax@rockyview.ca. Late tax penalties still apply even if you did not receive a notice.

Late Tax Penalties

• Current Taxes
  A 4% penalty will be applied July 1 to current taxes not paid on or before June 30. A further 4% penalty will be applied on September 1 and November 1 to taxes that remain unpaid.
• Arrears Taxes
  A further penalty of 12% will be applied on January 1 to the total taxes and penalties not paid on or before December 31.

Please note: Payments received after the payment deadline will receive a 12% penalty unless written proof from Canada Post or a financial institution is provided.

In addition to your assessment information, you will see two tax sections on your notice:

Municipal Taxes

The section on the left is Municipal Taxes. These tax amounts are set by Rocky View County Council. They include:

• Municipal Levy: Generates the annual revenue required to support delivery of County services.
• Emergency Services: Generates the annual revenue required to support delivery of emergency services.
• Provincial Policing: Generates the annual revenue required to support the provincial policing strategy.

Langdon residents will also see:

• Langdon Special Tax Levy: Generates revenue to support recreational services in the hamlet of Langdon. Only properties within Langdon are subject to this tax.

School Taxes / Other Requisitions

The section on the right side is School Taxes / Other Requisitions. These tax amounts are set by the Province of Alberta, the Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Authority, and the Rocky View Seniors’ Foundation. They include:

• Rocky View Foundation: Generates the amount of annual revenue required to support the annual requisition from the Seniors Foundation.
• School/Education: Generates revenue to support the annual requisition from the Government of Alberta. The Province sets the education tax rates on behalf of the Alberta School Foundation Fund (ASFF) and Roman Catholic School District (RCSD).

Property owners currently enrolled in the Tax Installment Payment Plan (TIPP) do not have to make any payments beyond what is automatically withdrawn from their bank account on a monthly basis. TIPP information is available on the bottom right-hand corner of your tax notice, if applicable.

Learn more about the TIPP Program