You can get your Calgary property tax bill online through the city’s myTax portal at mytax.calgary.ca. Sign in with a City of Calgary myID account, then link your property once using the nine-digit roll number and the confidential access code printed on your most recent assessment notice. After that, the bill and your assessment are available on your dashboard to view, download, or print whenever you need them.
What You Need Before You Log In
Two pieces of information from the assessment notice the city mails you each year unlock your account: the nine-digit roll number and the confidential access code. The roll number also appears on previous tax bills and statements of account, but the access code is only on the assessment notice itself.1The City of Calgary. Create Your myTax Account
You also need a myID account, which is the single sign-on the city uses across its online services. Creating one takes your full name, a valid email address, and a password.1The City of Calgary. Create Your myTax Account
Setting Up myTax and Linking Your Property
Once you have myID credentials, sign in to myTax and click “Add Property Account” to link your property using the roll number and access code.1The City of Calgary. Create Your myTax Account You only do this linking step once. The property stays connected to your profile unless ownership changes.2The City of Calgary. Roll Number/Business Identifier
If You Don’t Have Your Access Code
If you can’t find your assessment notice, the city has an online Access Code Request Form on calgary.ca to get a replacement. Because the code is unique to each property and treated as confidential, the replacement is mailed to the registered property owner’s address on file, not emailed.1The City of Calgary. Create Your myTax Account Plan for a few days of mail time if you’re up against a deadline.
Viewing, Downloading, and Printing Your Bill
After your property is linked, log in through calgary.ca and your tax bills and assessment notices are available directly from the dashboard.3The City of Calgary. About myTax The current year’s page shows the assessed value of your property and the total tax levy broken into its component parts. You can download or print a copy for your records, and this electronic copy works for most standard purposes, including income tax filing and mortgage verification.
The portal also shows detailed property information such as lot size, renovations, and features like a fireplace or deck. You can compare your assessment to similar properties, review recent sales data in your area, and explore an interactive map of property values across Calgary.3The City of Calgary. About myTax
Getting Older Bills and Statements
myTax gives you access to historical assessment notices going back five years, provided there hasn’t been a change in ownership during that period.4The City of Calgary. Request a Property Tax Bill or Assessment Notice A dropdown menu lets you switch between years to review past assessments and payment histories. For most personal record-keeping and mortgage verification, that’s enough.
If you need records older than five years, or records from before you bought the property, contact the city directly. You can call to request documents, and the city will mail or email them within seven business days.4The City of Calgary. Request a Property Tax Bill or Assessment Notice For real estate transactions, lenders and lawyers sometimes require a formal property tax certificate, which is a separate document requested through the city’s online portal.
Switching to Paperless Notices
If you’d rather skip the paper mailings entirely, myTax lets you switch to eNotice. Inside your account, change your Notice Delivery Preference to electronic.4The City of Calgary. Request a Property Tax Bill or Assessment Notice Once enrolled, the city stops sending physical assessment notices and makes them available through your online account instead.
Keep the email address in your myID profile current so you don’t miss city communications about your account. Not receiving a paper notice is not a reason penalties get waived, so checking your account on time is on you either way.5The City of Calgary. Late Payments and Penalties
Paying After You’ve Viewed the Bill
Once you have the bill open, the most common payment method is online banking. Add “Calgary Property Tax” as a payee at your financial institution and use your nine-digit roll number as the account number. Phone banking and ATM payments work the same way with the same payee setup.6The City of Calgary. Property Tax Payment Options
Credit card payments are available through third-party providers rather than the city directly. For in-person payments, the city accepts debit at City Payment Services on the third floor of the Calgary Municipal Building. Check your daily debit limit beforehand, since property tax amounts can be large enough to hit it.6The City of Calgary. Property Tax Payment Options
Deadline and Late Penalties
Tax bills go out each May and payment is due on the last business day in June. Miss that date and the penalties stack up quickly. On July 1, the city adds a penalty of seven percent of your unpaid current-year taxes. On October 1, another seven percent is applied. On a $5,000 balance, that’s $700 in penalties before year’s end.5The City of Calgary. Late Payments and Penalties
If a balance carries into the following year, the city adds one percent per month starting January 1 on any unpaid taxes from previous years, and that monthly charge continues until the balance is cleared.5The City of Calgary. Late Payments and Penalties These penalties are set by city bylaw and applied automatically. There’s no grace period and no discretion on the dates, so getting your myTax account set up well before the June deadline is worth the few minutes it takes.