Tax Adjustments Applications

Property owners in Burlington may apply to adjust their taxes to reflect a significant change in their property under Sections 357 and 358 of the Municipal Act, which governs property tax adjustments.

How to apply

To apply, download and complete the City of Burlington's Tax Adjustment Application Form. Submit your completed form to us by email, by fax to 905-337-7877, or by mail at:

City of Burlington
PO Box 5080, 426 Brant St.
Burlington, ON L7R 4G4

Deadlines

We must receive applications under Section 357 by the last day of February of the year following the change.

We must receive applications under Section 358 between March 1 and Dec. 31 for taxes in one or both of the two years preceding the application year.

Eligibility

Examples of eligible criteria include:

Changes in how you use the property, which may change the tax classification
Changes in how you use the property, so the lands have become exempt from taxes
Fire or demolition has razed or damaged structures
There has been a "gross or manifest error" in the assessment
You are repairing or renovating the property to prevent you from using the land normally for at least three months

We give consideration only to clerical or factual errors resulting in overcharges and not to errors in judgment in assessing the property.