The Town of The Pas levies taxes in order to provide services to the community.  The Town collects taxes on behalf of provincial schools and also on behalf of Kelsey School Division No. 45. 

Tax notices are sent out in June of each year and are due August 31st in each year.  Taxes paid in August cover a period from January to December of that year. 

There is a 1.25% per month penalty added to taxes that are not paid by August 31st. 

 

Town of The Pas Residential Mill Rate Comparison 

 

	2012	2011	2010	2009
General Municipal Levy	37.80	37.80	38.08	38.88
Local Improvement Levy	3.69	3.69	2.41	2.70
Total Municipal Levies	41.49	41.49	40.49	41.58
School Levy
Kelsey Local No, 745	22.60	22.60	22.60	26.78
Total Mill Rate	64.09	64.09	63.09	68.36
Commercial Mill Rate Comparisons	75.45	76.42	75.42	84.44

 

Mill Rate

- 1 Mill = 1/1000^th of a dollar
- Total taxable assessments in 2012 = $143,830,140
- 1 Mill increase raises $143,830.14 in revenue
- 1 Mill increase = to $50.00 increase on average residential property (valued at $110,000)
- 1 Mill increase = to $60.00 increase on average commercial property (valued at $90,000)