Efficient Government in The Record

Efficient Government

The municipal share of the bill

The standardized municipal charge rose from $643 in 2001 to $1,650 in 2015 (up 157%), then to $2,560 in 2026 (up a further 55.2%).

2001-2026 / nominal dollars · Municipal tax ($)

$2,5602026 · Municipal tax
$0$1,500$3,000200120132026

Dotted line: Council term (2022).

Sources & methods

This is the municipal portion for a standardized representative house. It excludes school, regional, hospital and other levies, parcel taxes, user fees and the Home Owner Grant.

Dollar basis
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The B.C. line is the unweighted average General Municipal charge across municipalities with a published Schedule 704 value, compiled here for 2015 through 2025. Canada has no equivalent schedule.

YearMunicipal taxSource status
2001$643B.C. Schedule 704
2002$649B.C. Schedule 704
2003$688B.C. Schedule 704
2004$729B.C. Schedule 704
2005$824B.C. Schedule 704
2006$889B.C. Schedule 704
2007$915B.C. Schedule 704
2008$964B.C. Schedule 704
2009$1,129B.C. Schedule 704
2010$1,228B.C. Schedule 704
2011$1,294B.C. Schedule 704
2012$1,474B.C. Schedule 704
2013$1,545B.C. Schedule 704
2014$1,607B.C. Schedule 704
2015$1,650B.C. Schedule 704
2016$1,733B.C. Schedule 704
2017$1,839B.C. Schedule 704
2018$1,884B.C. Schedule 704
2019$1,973B.C. Schedule 704
2020$2,031B.C. Schedule 704
2021$2,000B.C. Schedule 704
2022$2,105B.C. Schedule 704
2023$2,306B.C. Schedule 704
2024$2,404B.C. Schedule 704
2025$2,480B.C. Schedule 704
2026$2,560B.C. Schedule 704

Method notes

  • The values are the General Municipal column in B.C. Schedule 704; the schedule series begins with 2001.
  • The October 2022 election is marked without treating all of 2022 as the work of the current Council.
  • The 2026 point uses the Province's final Schedule 704 value.

What should be measured next: Keep the Province's Schedule 704 definition stable and add the next published year without mixing in a different household-tax measure.