Property Taxes
If you own a property in Severn, you need to pay annual property taxes. Learn how to request a tax certificate, view your property assessment, change your address and explore the available tax incentives and rebates.
Tax sale properties
According to the Municipal Act, if property taxes aren't paid for two years, we can issue a tax arrears certificate. This certificate states that we can sell the property if taxes, penalties, interest and legal costs aren't paid within one year of registering the certificate.
View current tax sale properties
Letter of authorization
As a property owner, you'll need a letter of authorization if you'd like us to release your property tax information to a third party, such as a spouse or family member not named as the property owner.
Complete the Letter of Authorization
If you prefer, you can print your completed Letter of Authorization and drop it off at the Administration Office located at 1024 Hurlwood Lane in Severn from Monday to Friday between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. You can also mail the completed form to:
Township of Severn
PO Box 159
Orillia, Ontario
L3V 6J3
2020 tax rates
We use the assessment and classification of properties to set municipal tax rates and collect property taxes.
Property class | Township | Police | County | Education | Total |
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Residential or farm | 0.00323779 | 0.00072458 | 0.00273571 | 0.00153 | 0.00822808 |
Residential or undeveloped farmland | 0.00242834 | 0.00054344 | 0.00205178 | 0.0011475 | 0.00617106 |
Multi-residential | 0.00323779 | 0.00072458 | 0.00273571 | 0.00153 | 0.00822808 |
Occupied commercial, shopping centre and new commercial | 0.00405404 | 0.00090725 | 0.00342538 | 0.0098 | 0.01818667 |
Vacant commercial, shopping centre and new commercial | 0.00283783 | 0.00063507 | 0.00239777 | 0.0098 | 0.01567067 |
Occupied industrial | 0.00405404 | 0.00090725 | 0.00342538 | 0.0125 | 0.02088667 |
Vacant industrial | 0.00283783 | 0.00063507 | 0.00239777 | 0.0125 | 0.01837067 |
Occupied industrial new construction | 0.00405404 | 0.00090725 | 0.00342538 | 0.0098 | 0.01818667 |
Vacant industrial new construction | 0.00283783 | 0.00063507 | 0.00239777 | 0.0098 | 0.01567067 |
Pipelines | 0.00419812 | 0.00093949 | 0.00354712 | 0.01237518 | 0.02105991 |
Farm and managed tax incentive program | 0.00080945 | 0.00018115 | 0.00068393 | 0.0003825 | 0.00205703 |
Railway row | 110/acre | n/a | n/a | 74.12/acre | 184.12/acre |
Utility transmissions | 19.94/acre | n/a | n/a | 34.39/acre | 54.33/acre |