The District of Kenora Unincorporated Areas Ratepayers Association is warning residents outside of municipalities in the north of a looming tax bomb.
The organization says a decade long overhaul of the Provincial Land Tax (PLT) system increased local service taxation anywhere from double to ten times what they had paid in the past.
They warn the impact of a looming province-wide property tax re-assessment in 2024 could in some cases increase that tax load by another 50%.
Officials say in dollars, the impact of a PLT bill, which averages $400 per property now across the unorganized area, will jump to $600, and possibly $800 by 2025-2026. pushing the local service contribution to as much as 100% of costs or more.
The Association is planning to pursue this issue with the current government through Kenora-Rainy River MPP Greg Rickford.
