Taxes

Taxes in rural areas are an important part of funding local services and infrastructure. Understanding how taxes work is essential for both new and long-time residents to manage your responsibilities as a property owner. Learn about your rural taxes, parcel taxes, where and how to pay your taxes, how tax amounts are determined and how to get more information about your property assessment.

Tax Payments and Address Changes

Property owners must pay these taxes to the British Columbia provincial government, as payments cannot be made at the Peace River Regional District offices. The PRRD cannot update addresses on rural utility bills nor provide a change of address notification to the provincial government.

Property Taxes

You can learn about property taxes in rural areas of BC and discover how they work, your property tax amount and how to check if they were paid. Property taxes are based on your property’s value, which is determined by BC Assessment each year. They can give you details about how your property was assessed.

Parcel Taxes

Depending on where you live, you may need to pay parcel taxes. These are fixed fees on each parcel or lot within a specific service area. The tax applies to all properties that can potentially use the service. Your property tax bill includes parcel taxes, which are collected by the Province of BC on our behalf. The funds are used for maintenance and repairs to the related service including:

• Charlie Lake Sewer
• Chilton Subdivision Sewage Collection
• Friesen Subdivision and Area Sewage Collection
• Fort St John Airport Subdivision Potable Water
• Fort St John Airport Subdivision Sanitary Sewer
• Harper Imperial Subdivision
• Kelly Lake Sewage
• Rolla Sewer
• Rolla Creek Watercourse Dyking

Further Assistance

If you still have questions about taxes collected by the PRRD, please email or call us at 250-784-3200.