Tax Rebates and Relief
You or your organization may be eligible for tax rebates or relief under certain programs.
Charity Rebates
Registered charities may be eligible for property tax reduction. Please complete our Charity Rebate Application and submit it to our municipal office to apply.
Charity rebate application forms must be received at the Municipal Office by the last day of February of the year following the taxation year (for example, a 2025 rebate application is due by February 28, 2026).
Farmland Classification
As a farmland owner in Ontario, you may be eligible to apply for a property tax reduction through the Farm Property Class Tax Rate Program from Agricorp. The telephone number for Agricorp is 1-888-247-4999.
Learn more about the program.
Tax Relief by Assessment Adjustment
You may also be eligible to receive tax relief by requesting adjustments to your property assessment.
Adjustments could be made for:
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A building destroyed by fire, demolition or otherwise
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Mobile home unit is removed
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Sickness or extreme poverty
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Gross or manifest clerical/factual error
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A building is damaged and unusable
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Your property ceases to be liable at the tax rate it was taxed
To request a tax adjustment please email propertytax@saugeenshores.ca for further information.
Contact Us
Property Taxes
600 Tomlinson Drive, P.O. Box 820
Port Elgin, ON N0H 2C0
Phone 519-832-2008 Ext. 128
Email