Treasury Department

The Treasury department has an overall responsibility for managing the Municipality's financial activities, including accounting, tax billing and

collections, budgets,financial reporting, investments, banking, insurance, and risk management.

Property Taxes

Tax Collection Policy

Interim Property Taxes

• Are mailed out in February and due by the last business day of March
• These are half of the previous year’s taxes

 Final Property Taxes

• The final tax bill is calculated based on an assessment provided by MPAC        
• The final tax bill is mailed out in June and is split into two payments.:
  • The first payment is due by the last business day of July
  • The second payment is due by the last business day of September

 How to pay your taxes:

• Cash
• Debit
• Cheque – made payable to the Corporation of the Municipality of Powassan
• Online Banking
  • The roll number found at the top of your tax bill is your account number
• Pre-authorized payments
  • 12 automatic payments made on the first Friday of each month
  • To sign up please complete this form and submit it to the Municipal Office with a Void Cheque: Pre-authorized Payment Form - Taxes

Water Reads: 

• Are completed quarterly on the first day of the following months: March, June, September, and December
• Bills are due on the last business day of the month the meter was read
  • March
  • June
  • September
  • December

How to pay your water bill:

• Cash
• Debit
• Cheque - made payable to the Corporation of the Municipality of Powassan
• Online Banking 
  • Your account number should begin with a W to let us know it is a utility payment then have 4559 to show it is a payment for Powassan
  • It needs to be 20 digits long, so if your utility account number is: 1234567, your online banking account number should look like this: 
    • W4959000000001234567
• Pre-authorized Payment
  • Quarterly Preauthorized Payments will be automatically withdrawn on the bill due date
  • To sign up please fill out this form and submit a Void cheque to the Municipality: Pre-authorized Payment Form - Utility Billing