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By-law No. 7240/12
Being a By-law to Establish the 2012 Final Property Taxes
and Due Date for the Commercial, Industrial and
Multi-Residential Tax Classes
Whereas it is necessary for the Council of The Corporation of the City of Pickering,
pursuant to the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c.25 as amended, to pass a By-law to
levy a separate tax rate on the assessment in each property class; and,
Whereas the property classes have been prescribed by the Minister of Finance under
the Assessment Act, R.S.O. 1990, ch.A.31, as amended and its Regulations; and,
Whereas it is necessary for the Council of The Corporation of the City of Pickering,
pursuant to the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c.25, to levy on the whole rateable
property according to the last revised assessment roll for The Corporation of the City of
Pickering; and,
Whereas the Regional Municipality of Durham has passed By-law No. 07-2012 to
establish tax ratios and By-law No. 09-2012 to adopt estimates of all sums required by
The Regional Municipality of Durham for the purposes of the Durham Region Transit
Commission and By-law No. 08-2012 to set and levy rates of taxation for Regional Solid
Waste Management and By-law No. 10-2012 to set and levy rates of taxation for
Regional General Purposes and set tax rates on Area Municipalities; and,
Whereas it is necessary for the Council of The Corporation of the City of Pickering
pursuant to the Municipal Act, to levy on the whole rateable property according to the
last revised assessment roll for The Corporation of the City of Pickering for the current
year; and,
Whereas an interim levy was made by the Council of The Corporation of the City of
Pickering (pursuant to By-law No. 7186/12) before the adoption of the estimates for the
current year; and,
Whereas sub section 342 (2) of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c.25 as amended,
permits the issuance of separate tax bills for separate classes of real property for year
2012.
Now therefore the Council of the Corporation of the City of Pickering hereby enacts as
follows:
1. For the year 2012, The Corporation of the City of Pickering (the "City") shall levy
upon all Property Classes (Residential, Commercial, Industrial and Multi-
residential) as set out in By-law No. 7216/12 of Schedule A, the rates of taxation,
for the City of Pickering, the Region of Durham and for Education purposes on
the current value assessment.
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2. Where applicable, taxes shall be adjusted in accordance with Bill 140, as amended
and its Regulations.
3. The levy provided for shall be reduced by the amount of the interim levy for 2012.
4. The 2012 final tax calculations for the industrial, commercial and multi-residential
realty tax classes is based on a freeze date of June 4, 2012.
5. The 2012 taxes owed for the commercial, industrial and multi-residential assessed
properties shall be due in one instalment on October 12, 2012, or as adjusted by
the Treasurer.
6. Except in the case of taxes payable under Section 33 and 34 of the Assessment
Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.A31, as amended, the percentage charge as a penalty for non-
payment of taxes and monies payable as taxes shall be added to every tax or
assessment, rent or rate of any instalment or part thereof remaining unpaid on the
first day of default and on the first day of each calendar month thereafter in which
such default continues pursuant to subsections 345 (1), (2) and (3) of the Municipal
Act 2001, S.O. c.25 as amended. The Treasurer shall collect by distress or
otherwise under the provisions of the applicable statutes all such taxes,
assessments, rents, rates or instalments or parts thereof as shall not have been
paid on or before the several dates named as aforesaid, together with the said
percentage charges as they are incurred pursuant to sections 349, 350 and 351 of
the Municipal Act 2001, S.O. c.25 as amended.
7. If any section or portion of this By-law is found by a court of competent jurisdiction
to be invalid, it is the intent of Council for The Corporation of the City of Pickering
that all remaining sections and portions of this By-law continue in force and effect.
8. Taxes shall be payable to the Treasurer, City of Pickering.
9. This By-law comes into force on the date of its final passing.
By-law passed this 18th day of September 2012.
David Ryan,
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Debbie Shields, City Clerk