Municipalities have limited sources of revenue to provide services with. Operating revenues, reserve transfers, provincial grants and taxation are our soul sources of revenue. Municipal Tax Rates are divided into six categories: residential lands and improvements, farmland, non-residential land and improvements, linear assessment, linear co-generation, and machinery & equipment.
Your municipal taxes help fund a wide range of service within Athabasca County. Roads and transportation makes up the greatest portion of our annual budget due to the number of roads we maintain, a total of 2,300 kms. Requisitions collected by Athabasca County on behalf of the Greater North Foundation and Alberta Education are forwarded directly to them and are not used for municipal services.
Each year Athabasca County Council passes an annual budget and once the requisitions come in, tax notices are sent to residents.
To obtain a Tax Certificate please fax a written request, including Legal Land Description, not the rural address, to (780) 675-5512. We do not accept email requests for a Tax Certificate.
Prior to processing a fee of $50.00/parcel is required. If your payment preference is credit card please note card information on your request or call in with credit card information once request is faxed. The Tax Certificate will then be faxed and original will follow in mail once payment is received.
If you have any questions please call:
Grace Panylyk
(780) 675-6627
Fax: (780) 675-5512
Each year Athabasca County publishes and distributes and information bulletin to help explain where money is being allocated in the current budget year. It outlines some major projects and overall spending while explaining where your tax dollars are being spent.
Do you operate a small business in Athabasca County with fewer than 25 full time employees? Then you may qualify for a reduction in your taxes thanks to Athabasca County’s new small business tax class.
Small businesses must submit an Annual Application to the county to benefit from the reduced tax rate. Applications close January 31st of each year.
For more information on the small business property sub class, please visit the link to read the bylaw.
Application forms are available at the County office and online to download below.
Each year Athabasca County engages the services of an independent auditor to review the financial position of the municipality and create audited financial statements which are made available to the public.
