The main source of revenue for the Regional District is Property Tax which is also referred to as the tax requisition. The tax requisition is calculated as part of the annual budget process. This amount is then converted into a tax rate per $1000 of assessed residential value using values determined by BC Assessment. Learn More about assessed property value.
Taxes are billed and collected on behalf of the Regional Districts by the Surveyor of Taxes.
The Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine is not a taxing authority therefore we cannot issue Property Tax notices nor can we accept property tax payments.
Your property is considered to be in a rural area if it is not located in a city, town, district or village. When you own property or lease Crown land in a rural area, you will receive your property tax notice from the province's Surveyor of Taxes Office every June. You pay your property taxes to the Province.
Rural Property Tax applies to land outside cities, towns, district and village boundaries in British Columbia. You pay Rural Property Tax if you own land or occupy Crown Land outside a municipal boundary. Both the land and any improvements on it, including residences, manufactured homes, and commercial or industrial buildings.