Tax Certificates
A tax certificate is a statement of outstanding property taxes, which is usually requested by lawyers at the closing of a real estate transaction. The vendors' or purchasers' lawyer can apply for a Tax Certificate from the City's Taxation & Revenue Division. The tax certificate fee is $57.70 (Effective Jan. 1, 2012).
The City of Kingston's fees and charges Bylaw 2005-10 provides for yearly increases equal to the consumer price index (CPI).
TAX CERTIFICATE REQUESTS
- By mail: Letters requesting a tax certificate must include the fee. Mail to the Taxation Office, City Hall, 216 Ontario Street, Kingston, ON K7L 2Z3
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By fax or email: You must subscribe to the City's fax-back service in order to
request tax certificates by fax or email. Requests for Tax Certificates by email or fax
will save you time and postage and may reduce your banking fees. Tax Certificates will be
provided by fax-back within 48 hours of the request (excluding weekends and holidays).
Generally, the fax back is within 24 hours.
To subscribe to this service, you must set up a pre-paid account. The Tax Certificate fee will be deducted from the pre-paid account upon issuance of the Tax Certificate. To set-up your account, please provide a cheque payable to the City of Kingston in the amount you choose. For more information, contact the Taxation Office at City Hall, telephone 613-546-4291, ext. 2015.
Fax: 613-546-6995
Email: taxcertificates@cityofkingston.ca
OTHER INFORMATION
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Look up a tax roll number and get the current tax levies (not account balances) online.
[SEE THE PROPERTY ASSESSMENT AND TAX LEVY LOOKUP TOOL] - For verbal confirmation of tax roll numbers, assessed owners' names and current tax levies (not account balances), please call our customer service centre at 613-546-0000 during office hours from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday.
- New owner updates to the tax roll are completed upon the tax office receiving copies of registered transfers confirming new ownership.
