The City of Burlington offers tax rebates to eligible owners of designated heritage properties in the city through our Heritage Property Tax Rebate Program.
The program assists designated residential and commercial heritage property owners with the conservation, protection and restoration of their properties. Eligible residential properties receive a 40 per cent rebate on their property taxes, including City, regional and school board components. Now included in the program for tax year 2022, eligible commercial properties receive a 20 per cent rebate on their property taxes, including City, regional and school board components.
How to apply
The application cycle for the 2022 tax year closed on March 1, and will re-open for the 2023 tax year in January 2024.
We mail application packages to all eligible property owners. You can also complete our Heritage Property Tax Rebate Program Application Form online and submit electronically. Alternatively, send your scanned completed form to us by email at heritage@burlington.ca, by fax to 905-335-7880, or in-person or by mail to:
City of Burlington
PO Box 5080, 426 Brant St.
Burlington, ON L7R 4G4
If approved, you must pay your full tax bill before we deliver your rebate cheque.
You must submit a new application for each property every year. There is no fee to apply.
Heritage Property Tax Rebate Online Form
Deadline
You must submit your application by March 1, 2023 by midnight for a rebate on your 2022 property taxes.
Eligibility
The program is available to the owners of residential and commercial properties that are designated by the City under the Ontario Heritage Act.
If you are unsure if you are eligible, or if you own a residential property that is not designated but you believe has heritage value and should be designated, please contact us by phone at 905-330-7600, ext. 7929 or by email at heritage@burlington.ca to inquire.