Calgary mails 2026 property tax bills: due June 30

On May 22, 2026, the City of Calgary mailed approximately 600,000 property tax bills to residential and non-residential owners. These are the first bills to include the higher provincial education tax set out in the 2026 provincial budget.

Where each residential property tax dollar goes

Key dates

• June 1: if you have not received your bill by this date, contact 311 for a statement of account.
• June 30: payment deadline for owners who pay once a year.
• July 1: a 7% late payment penalty applies to any unpaid amount, including for owners who did not receive a bill.

Ways to pay

The most popular option is the monthly Tax Instalment Payment Plan (TIPP). The June 30 deadline does not apply to owners enrolled in TIPP by June 30. Owners can view their current bill and four previous years at calgary.ca/mytax.

Where the money goes

The City collects property tax for the Government of Alberta as well. About 42% of each residential tax dollar goes to the Province, and 58% supports City services such as police, fire, transit, roads, parks and housing.

Buying or selling now? Property tax is adjusted between buyer and seller on the possession date. We make sure the adjustment is correct in every deal.

Why this year’s bill is higher

Estimated 2026 tax increase for a typical single-family home (assessed at $706,000)

Three inputs set each bill. First, the City budget: in November, Council cut the proposed 3.6% municipal tax increase to 1.6%. Second, assessments: notices went out in January, and owners had until March 23 to question their value. Third, the provincial budget, which sets the education property tax. For 2026 the provincial portion rose by $212 million, or 20.4%, and Calgary will send more than $1.2 billion in property tax to the Province.

The City estimated that a typical single-family home assessed at $706,000 will pay about $49 more per year for City services (1.8%) and about $338 more for the provincial portion (21%). Together that is about $387 more than in 2025. In January, before the provincial budget was released, the City had estimated a 60/40 split between the City and the Province; the final split is 58/42.

The provincial education tax

Alberta’s 2026 budget raised education property tax rates. The residential rate is $2.84 per $1,000 of equalized assessment, and the total requisition is expected to reach $3.6 billion in 2026-27. Calgary’s share is 35% of the provincial total. The Province says the money is pooled and distributed to public and separate school boards on an equal per-student basis.

Assessments: houses up, condos down

The total 2026 assessment roll was $457 billion, $15 billion more than last year, and the typical market value change was a 1% increase. The City stresses that assessment changes are revenue neutral: they do not change the total tax collected, only each owner’s share.

The 2026 median single residential assessment was $706,000, up from $697,000, while the median condominium assessment fell from $359,000 to $347,000. Because tax is shared according to assessed value, condo owners whose value fell may see a smaller change than owners of houses. Every bill still depends on the individual property.

What owners, buyers and sellers should do

• Check your bill: no bill by June 1? Contact 311. The penalty applies even if the bill did not arrive.
• Consider TIPP: paying monthly spreads the higher bill over the year, and the June 30 deadline does not apply once you are enrolled.
• Buying or selling: the tax is adjusted on the possession date. If possession is before June 30 and the seller has not paid yet, make sure the adjustment reflects the full 2026 bill and who will pay it.
• Budgeting for a purchase: use the City’s tax calculator to estimate the tax for the homes you are considering.