Property Taxes

New May 2025! The City of Vernon now accepts credit cards online through your MyCity Account. If you have not registered yet, please do so using the below button. Credit card payments are subject to a surcharge of 2.4%.

Pay online, by phone or in person at your financial institution. Please contact your local financial institution for information on the availability of these payment options. 

• When paying your property taxes through your financial institution please follow these instructions: 
• Login to your online banking
• Search for payee “Vernon”
• Select “Vernon, City of (Taxes or Property Taxes) or similar
• Enter your folio number from the front of your property tax notice 
  • Examples on how to enter your folio as an account number are as follows. If your folio found on your property tax notice is 01234.567, you could try entering the account number:
    • As is (example: 01234.567) 
    • By removing the decimal (example: 01234567)
    • By removing the decimal and adding one zero (example: 001234567)
    • By removing the decimal and adding two zeros (example: 0001234567)
    • By removing the decimal and adding three zeros (example: 00001234567)
  • If the above suggestions do not work, please contact your financial institution. 
• Allow enough time for your payment to be received by the city of Vernon by the due date. 
• Allow 3-5 business days for the city of Vernon to process the online payment and then check your MyCity account to confirm that the payment has been received. 

Note: Folio numbers are attached to the property and not to the owner. If you have recently purchased or sold a property you need to update your banking records with your new folio number.

Sign up for the City’s Property Tax Prepayment Plan and the City will automatically withdraw monthly prepayments from your bank account. For more information and copies of the authorization form click here or visit City Hall (3400 30 St Vernon, BC V1T 5E6).

Mail your payment and the bottom portion of the property tax notice to: 
City of Vernon
Property Tax Department
3400 30 ST
Vernon, BC V1T 5E6
 

• Use the secure drop box located outside City Hall front entrance.
• Pay in person at City Hall (3400 30 St Vernon, BC V1T 5E6). 

If your taxes are paid through your mortgage, you must still claim your home owner grant; if eligible.

BC’s property tax deferment program is offered by the Province of BC. Eligible BC residents can now apply online for the program. Property owners will still make outstanding utility payments to the municipality.

Note: If your application is denied, withdrawn or cancelled and the tax due date has passed, you will be required to pay a late penalty charge and interest (if applicable)

If your taxes are paid through deferment, you must still claim your homeowner grant; if eligible. 
 

The City of Vernon prepares and mails over 20,000 property tax notices annually.  All property tax notices are mailed at the end of May.

You can make a payment to your property tax account at any time. You do not need to have received your property tax notice in order to pay your property taxes.  You are responsible for paying your taxes even if you have not received your notice.  Property owners who have not received their tax notice by the second week of June should check their MyCity account or contact the Property Tax Department at 250-550-3636.

Property taxes are due the first working day in July. 

• Please allow ample time for delivery if you are sending payment by mail or online through a financial institution.
• Postmarks on mailed remittances will not be considered as date of payment. 
• Payments options are listed in the above section

A 10% penalty will be applied to all outstanding property tax balances as of July 3.

• Payments: must be received by the City of Vernon on or before July 2, 2025. See payment options above.​​​​​​
• Home owner grants: must be received by the Province of British Columbia on or before July 2, 2025. http://www.gov.bc.ca/homeownergrant 

Property owners are responsible to make sure that their property taxes are paid in full. To check the status of your property tax account please sign in to your MyCity account www.vernon.ca/mycity  

As per the Community Charter Part 7 Division 12 arrears and delinquent taxes are subject to interest to the date of payment.

Property taxes are for the calendar year January 1st to December 31st.

To find copies of your property tax notice or to confirm your property tax balance visit your MyCity account.