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Interim tax bills issued

Due dates

Interim tax bills have been mailed and the instalment due dates are March 8 and May 8.   

More than 8,500 properties in our community receive interim tax bills. If we don't receive your property tax payment by the due date, a late payment penalty of 1.25% will be applied on the day after the due date. An additional 1.25% interest will be charged on the first day of each month that you fail to pay your property taxes.

If you haven’t received a tax bill by Friday, February 3, please contact us and we can help. Property owners are liable for property taxes and late penalties, even if you didn’t receive a tax bill. If your mailing address has changed, it is your responsibility to advise the Township in writing.  An address change form is available below and on our Changing your Address page. 

Request a mailing address change

You can register to receive your property tax bill electronically. Once registered, you will no longer receive a paper copy of your property tax bill in the mail.

Register for electronic billing

Paying your property taxes

You can pay your property taxes in a variety of ways.

Online and telephone banking

You can pay your property taxes through online banking at most Canadian banks. You will need to add your property taxes to your online banking.

Please note that as of 2023, you must use the 19-digit roll number found on your tax bill (numbers only, no hyphens or spaces) and select Township of Severn or Severn Township as the payee.

We recommend doing a keyword search for Severn.
By mail

You can pay your taxes by mail. Please make your cheque payable to Township of Severn and mail to:

Township of Severn
PO Box 159
Orillia, Ontario
L3V 6J3

We accept post-dated cheques for future payment due dates.
In person
You can pay your taxes in person at the Administration Office located at 1024 Hurlwood Lane in Severn. We are open Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. We accept payments by cash, debit or cheque. This includes post-dated cheques for future payment due dates. Please make your cheque payable to Township of Severn. We don't accept credit card payments. You can also place your property tax payment in the after-hours drop box located outside the front of the Administration Office.
At your bank
Property taxes can be paid at your bank simply by visiting your bank with your property tax bill.

Pre-authorized payment plan

Pre-authorized payment plans allow you to set up automatic withdrawals from your account in order to pay your property taxes. 

Options include:

  • 10-month payment plan
  • Monthly payment plan
  • Regular instalment payment plan

Complete the Pre-authorized Payment Plan Application

Services for your tax dollars

Interim property taxes help fund municipal services until the final tax bill is collected later in the year. We work to ensure that the portion of your taxes that goes to the Township is put toward important services and infrastructure that help keep Severn a wonderful place to live, work, and play.

This includes services such as:

  • parks and recreation
  • planning and development
  • roads and bridge maintenance
  • public library
  • protection to persons and property
  • general government operations

For more information about your municipal property tax bill and payment options visit our Paying Your Property Taxes page. 

Look for the Severn Bulletin in your tax bill

Your bill will include a copy of Severn's January Bulletin. 

This issue contains:

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Staff contact

Patti Detta
Taxation Officer
Phone: 705-325-2315 x225
Email Patti