Taxation

Municipal Tax Rates:

Each year Town Council approves the budget needed to support Town services. Unlike the Federal and Provincial governments, municipalities are legislatively required to pass balanced operating budgets. To get the amount of revenue required from property tax, the Town takes the overall cost to operate the town and subtracts all other sources of revenue such as license fees, permits, user fees and provincial grants. The balance is the amount to be raised through municipal property taxes.

To calculate property tax, tax rates (sometimes referred to as mill rates) are established. The rates reflect the amount of tax to be paid for every $1 of assessed value.

The Municipal tax rate equals the total property tax revenue required by the Town of Crossfield divided by the total assessment.

Education Tax Rates:

Each year, the Government of Alberta will determine the total amount of revenue to be drawn from property taxes from across the province to pay for the K-12 education system. All property owners, whether they have children or not, are required to pay education taxes. The province bills each municipality for its share of the education property tax requirement. This is known as the “education property tax requisition” or “education tax.” 

While the Town of Crossfield, like other municipalities, collects education taxes on behalf of the Alberta School Foundation Fund, it has no jurisdiction over setting the tax rate for school taxes. 

For more information on Provincial Education Taxes call 780-422-7125 or visit Education property tax | Alberta.ca.

Seniors Foundation Rates:

This tax is a mandatory, separate line item used by municipalities to collect funds for local housing management bodies. These funds support the operation, maintenance and deficits of the affordable seniors’ lodges and housing facilities, as authorized by the Alberta Housing Act. 

In Crossfield, the Rocky View Foundation is the management body that determines each municipality’s; Airdrie, Beiseker, Crossfield, Cochrane and Rocky View County’s, share. It helps to provide affordable housing options to independent seniors living in the Rocky View County region.

For more information, visit Rocky View Foundation | Affordable Housing, Lasting Impact

2025 Tax Mill Rates

Residential Tax Rates

Non-Residential Tax Rates