UPDATE: May 13, 2024

The Province of BC will be sending out Rural Property Tax Notices this month.

Regional Districts do not have the authority to collect taxes directly. Instead taxes are collected by the Province for services provided by the regional district. The Province is responsible for collecting taxes in the FVRD’s eight electoral areas. The FVRD’s member municipalities collect taxes on behalf of the regional district.

View our Rural Property Taxes – Understanding Your Tax Notice for more information.

UPDATE: March 21, 2024

The FVRD Board of Directors adopted the 2024-2028 Financial Plan Bylaw.

UPDATE: February 8, 2024

Thank you to everyone who has submitted comments on the draft 2024 Budget. The comment period is now closed.

UPDATE: February 1, 2024

We officially launched this site at the beginning of September 2023 to share information about the budget planning process and provide a space for you to ask questions and provide comments.

We recognize that these are trying times with people experiencing cost increases in many aspects of their lives. Throughout the budget process, our primary focus has been on making responsible choices to ensure a slow and predictable tax bill and avoid, whenever possible, any future large tax increases.

The budget planning process is drawing to a close as regional districts are required to adopt a Financial Plan by March 31 of each year. The public consultation phase closes on Wednesday, February 7. Comments can be submitted by email to budget@fvrd.ca until 4:30 pm.

Learn About Regional District Budgets and Taxes

What's unique about regional districts is that they provide regional services (all FVRD residents), sub-regional services (some FVRD residents) and local services (only electoral area residents). Each service must have its own individual budget. Unlike municipalities, money collected for one service budget cannot be transferred to another service budget.

We must determine how much money is needed to provide services to FVRD residents each year. In regional districts, residents pay only for the services they receive. This means that no single taxpayer in a regional district will be taxed in exactly the same way because taxes are calculated on the specific services you receive. Sometimes, properties that are quite close to one another will have different charges on their tax bill.

Check out the Budget Process tab below for a deeper dive into the budget process and how it affects your taxes. You can stay informed by subscribing to the project to be notified when new documents and content are uploaded.

Tell Us What You Want to Know

We hope to answer your questions about regional district finances and taxes through this site. This is your place to:

• learn about regional district finances; how they're calculated and how they're collected
• ask questions about the financial planning process
• provide your feedback