Taxation and Collection

For 2020, the property tax rates for each building category, per $100 of assessed value, are as follows:

* The Residual category consists mainly of residential buildings with fewer than six units, cottages and mobile homes.

In Vaudreuil-Dorion, the general property tax includes all services, such as garbage and recycling pickup, wastewater treatment, and the Sûreté du Québec. Only water tax is not included.

Your municipal tax bill is payable in three instalments by the deadlines indicated below:

• 1^st INSTALMENT: no later than Thursday, March 19, 2020
• 2^nd INSTALMENT: no later than Monday, June 22, 2020
• 3^rd INSTALMENT: no later than Monday, September 21, 2020

It's important to note these dates, since no reminders will be sent. Any payment made after the due date will entail additional interest of 13%. The City of Vaudreuil-Dorion is not responsible for delays or omissions in mail delivery, regardless of the means used.

In addition to the annual tax bill, you may receive one or more additional invoices during the year. These invoices result from adjusting the value of your property, for example, after renovations, or any other circumstances that may affect the value of your property. Each supplementary invoice has its own due dates.

*In March, the City of Vaudreuil-Dorion announced the suspension of the interest rate on unpaid taxes until May 31, due to the pandemic. At its last meeting, City Council renewed this measure until the due date for the second instalment, June 22. As of June 23, the interest rate applied to all unpaid debts will be 5% until September 21, 2020. As of September 22, the interest rate on unpaid municipal taxes and transfer duties will be set at 8%, plus a penalty of 0.417% per month. For any questions on this subject, citizens are invited to contact the Finance and Treasury Department at 450 455-3371, option 7.

Regardless of the method used, allow sufficient time (2-3 days) to avoid interests fees, since the payment will be recorded on the day of its receipt by the City.

• Online: Offered by most financial institutions. Be sure to indicate your dossier number, shown in the upper right corner of the payment stub. This number is identical on each payment stub. Enter the 18-digit number with no dashes or spaces, then select “Ville Vaudreuil-Dorion’ from the list of providers. If you own more than one property, you must enter a dossier number for each property for which you're making a payment.
• At your financial institution: You can make your payment at the counter of most Caisses Desjardins or banks. Make sure the number you enter matches the dossier number, without hyphens, in the upper right hand corner of the remittance slip.
• By mail: By cheque payable to the "Ville de Vaudreuil-Dorion" with the dossier number, as shown on the payment stubs, written on the front. Include the payment stubs in the envelope. A fee of $20 will be charged for any payment refused by a financial institution.
• At the Finance and Treasury Department, located on the ground floor of City Hall. Accepted methods of payment are cash, cheque and debit card. Bring your payment stub. If you're paying by debit card, check the daily limit with your financial institution before you come to the counter.

N.B.: The school tax is not payable to the City, but to the Commission scolaire des Trois-Lacs or the Comité de gestion de la taxe scolaire de l'île de Montréal.

To make a change of address, please complete the form "Change of address", which you will have downloaded and saved on your computer. Send it by Email (The Adobe Acrobat Reader PDF reader is required). Paper forms are also available at the reception desk of the Finance and Treasury Department, located at City Hall.

Details on property taxes can be consulted free of charge in the assessment roll section of our online services website. Notaries, legal representatives and financial institutions who sign up for the AccèsCité service portal can, for a fee, access the assessment roll to confirm the amount of tax on a property, including the statement of account.

All municipalities must collect duties on the transfer of immovables from the purchaser of a property. This tax is billed separately from the property tax and must be paid in a single payment within 30 days of the billing date.

Comparative factor

If taxes are assessed on the basis of the market value at the time of the transfer, multiply the value on the assessment roll by the comparative factor for the fiscal year corresponding to the date of the transfer. Comparative factors for the City of Vaudreuil-Dorion are as follows:

Tax brackets

Since January 1, 2018, the threshold for tax brackets provided for in the Act respecting duties on transfers of immovables is subject to annual indexation corresponding to the rate of increase of the consumer price index for Quebec.

Immovables not registered in the land register

For transfers of immovables that have not been registered in the land register, purchasers are required to pay property transfer duties and must disclose, within 90 days of the transaction, the information pertaining to the property transfer. You should use the form “Divulgation transferts d'immeubles non inscrits au registre foncier” (Disclosure of property transfers of immovables not registered in the land register). The completed form must be sent to the City of Vaudreuil-Dorion, accompanied by an authenticated copy of the notarial deed or a certified copy of the original of a private deed. A property transfer duties bill will be issued by the City. Accepted modes of transmission are by mail, email or fax. If you opt for a digital format, documents must be in pdf format.

Forms:

• Disclosure of transfers of immovables not registered in the land register of Québec (In French)
• Disclosure applicable when conditions for exemption are not met (In French)

If you have any questions about property tax or property transfer duties, please contact the Finance and Treasury Department at 450-455-3371, option 7, or at financestresorerie@ville.vaudreuil-dorion.qc.ca.

This program is administered by Revenu Québec, not by the City of Vaudreuil-Dorion.

Since January 1, 2016, a provincial grant has been available for seniors relating to municipal tax increases in order to partially offset the increase in municipal taxes payable on a residence as a result of a significant increase in its value.

Conditions for the program

The grant may be requested at the time of filing your income tax return if all conditions are met. To learn more: 

• Revenu Québec website
• 514 864-6299

If, depending on the increase in the property assessment, a resident is eligible for the grant, the City of Vaudreuil-Dorion will send them, shortly after sending the annual municipal tax bill, the form entitled “Potential grant to offset an increase in municipal taxes” to inform them of the amount of the potential grant they may be entitled to.

Residents who do not receive the form entitled “Potential grant to offset an increase in municipal taxes” are not eligible for the program.

If you purchased a property in Vaudreuil-Dorion during the year, you won't receive a tax bill in your name. The bill is produced at the beginning of the year and remains in effect for the year. It's linked to the property and not to the owner.

As of the purchase date, you, the buyer, become responsible for all future tax payments, and not receiving a tax bill in no way reduces your obligation to make the payments by the deadlines set by the City. When you sign the deed of sale, the notary will inform you about the taxes payable. To avoid incurring interest charges, please contact the Finance and Treasury Department to get a copy of the tax account statement or to find out the amount payable.

In the event of non-payment or if there is an unpaid balance, the City will always contact the last registered owner.

The Cities and Towns Act (R.S.Q., c. C-19) provides that municipalities have the right to sell a property for unpaid municipal taxes.

Following the order of the council, the clerk must, by registered mail, notify each person whose property is to be sold and shall give public notice of the day, hour and place where the sale by auction will be held. A second public notice will be published at least 15 days before the day of the sale.

To prevent the auction sale of a property, its owner must pay all amounts owed in full before the day of the sale.