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Historical tax rate information 2011-2025
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Find your property's tax assessment at www.pvsc.ca
| CBRM Tax Rates | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | |
| CBRM Base Rates (per $100 of Assessment) | |||
| Residential/Resource Base Rate | $ 0.8931 | $ 0.8931 | |
| Commercial Base Rate | $ 4.0832 | $ 4.0832 | |
| Provincial Service Rates (per $100 of Assessment) | |||
| Provincial Education Rate | $ 0.3156 | $ 0.3156 | |
| Provincial Housing Rate | $ 0.0486 | $ 0.0 | |
| Provincial Corrections Rate | $ 0.0254 | $ 0.0 | |
| CBRM Area Rates - Fire Services (per $100 of Assessment) | |||
| Sydney - Residential | $ 0.4570 | $ 0.4570 | |
| Sydney - Commercial | $ 0.3834 | $ 0.3834 | |
| County | $ 0.0947 | $ 0.0947 | |
| Sydney Mines | $ 0.1598 | $ 0.1598 | |
| Dominion | $ 0.2362 | $ 0.2362 | |
| New Waterford | $ 0.2494 | $ 0.2494 | |
| Glace Bay | $ 0.2626 | $ 0.2626 | |
| North Sydney | $ 0.2748 | $ 0.2748 | |
| Louisbourg | $ 0.2921 | $ 0.2921 | |
| Business Improvement District Commission Rates (Commercial only / per $100 of Assessment) | |||
| Sydney Downtown Development Association | $ 0.2000 | $ 0.2000 | |
| North Sydney BIDA | $ 0.1750 | $ 0.1750 | |
| CBRM Service Based Rates (per $100 of Assessment) | |||
| Hydrant | $ 0.1836 | $ 0.1586 | |
| Sewer | $ 0.1910 | $ 0.0 | |
| Transit (Sydney Residential only) | $ 0.1042 | $ 0.1192 | |
| Transit (All other areas) | $ 0.1250 | $ 0.1400 | |
| Other Rates | CBRM Minumum Tax - Residential Dwelling | $ 575.00 | $ 575.00 |
| Acreage rates set by Provincial Legislation | |||
| Forest Property (<50,000 Acreage) - Resource per acre | $ 0.2500 | $ 0.2500 | |
| Forest Property (>50,000 Acreage) - Commercial per acre | $ 0.4100 | $ 0.4100 | |
| NFP Recreation Acreage / per acre | $ 47.17 | $ 49.53 | |