The City is offering a Property Tax Deferral Program for St Catharines non-residential property owners who have been financially affected as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The program will defer the property tax deadlines of July 31 and Oct. 30 to Nov. 30, 2020.
Please use this form to request deferral of non-residential property taxes to Nov. 30, 2020.
This application must be completed by the owner(s) of the property.
Applications must be completed in full to be considered.
Applications must be received in our office on or before Oct. 30, 2020, to be considered.
Please note: Applicants are encouraged to make any possible payments towards your tax accounts. Where any portion of property taxes remain unpaid after Nov. 30, 2020 (excluding any supplementary or omitted taxes that may have been levied for the year and which are not yet due), any late payment penalty or interest charges incurred will remain due and payable on the account.
The Non-Residential Property Tax Deferral Program is subject to the following criteria:
Please provide documents with your application that demonstrate extreme financial hardship related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Types of acceptable documentation include:.
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Please provide the following information.
By submitting this application, I acknowledge the City of St. Catharines will take steps it deems are reasonable and necessary to verify that the information I am submitting satisfies program eligibility requirements. I acknowledge that my application will automatically be denied if false, inaccurate or insufficient information is provided. I acknowledge that the City Treasurer’s determinations with respect to eligibility shall be final.