General Tax Information

Like all municipalities, the main source of funding for operations is derived from property taxes. A typical tax bill will include municipal taxes which are kept within the revenue of the municipality and school taxes which are collected for and distributed to the school division. Taxes are levied based on an apportioned assessement, or a portion of the market value of the property as of a set point in the past. The assessment value is set by the provincial governement via the assessment branch of the InterGovernmental Affairs department and can be appealed on set dates annually. Traditionally, these values attempt to reflect the market value of the property as it would have been 3 years ago. Taxes are then levied based on a mill rate (1 100th). Additionally levies may be in place for other services or special projects including LID (Local Improvement District) levies for a certain area affected by a service.

Currently the assessment for properties is based on a valuation year of 2003. As of 2010, properties will be assessed to their valuation as of April 1, 2008. This is a system wide change for the Province of Manitoba and will make our taxation consistent with other provinces. Additionally, the province has legislated that future assessments will be done every 2 years.

Due to the active market in Niverville from the previous base year of 2003 to the new base of April 2008, there have been significant changes in the assessed values of most properties. Assessment notices have been mailed to all residents advising of their new assessment as of next year. It is important that all taxpayers look at their assessed value and check the statement for errors. As the base valuation date is fairly close to the present, it will be easier to confirm whether the valuation on your property is correct. While it may be easy to focus on the increase, it is important to consider the fairness of the April 1, 2008, as this is what the assessment branch and board of revision will allow appeals on. A number of tools are provided below to assist taxpayers in their scrutiny.

Provincial Assessment Utilities

Using your address, roll number, certificate of title number or other such information, you can access the Property Assessment branch database at the Province of Manitoba website. Click Here to lookup assessment from the Province of Manitoba Assessment Branch. To see the sales history of properties that the assessment branch uses to establish your assessed value, Click Here.