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Tax Deadline

Property tax deadline around the corner as City of Kamloops urges people to go digital

Jun 30, 2025 | 1:47 PM

KAMLOOPS — There is not long left for people in Kamloops and elsewhere to pay their 2025 property taxes before a provincially mandated 10 per cent penalty kicks in.

Corporate Services Director David Hallinan said that penalty will be applied to all unpaid balances beginning this Thursday (July 3).

“It doesn’t matter whether its you didn’t file your homeowners grant or you didn’t pay your property taxes, its 10 per cent,” Hallinan said. “The City and our mayor and council have absolutely no authority over it at all. There is nothing we can do.”

City Hall is open with extended hours – 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. – Monday and Wednesday this week. In person payments can also be made at the Tournament Capital Centre between 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.

Both locations will be closed on Tuesday (July 1) for Canada Day.

Payments can also be made online via Visa or MasterCard, in person at a bank or through online banking, by mail, or in a City of Kamloops drop box.

“Be mindful that sometimes paying it at the bank on July 2 doesn’t get to us on time, “Hallinan said. “That 10 per cent penalty is essentially based upon did the city get it or not? We’re trying to make certain that people don’t get caught up with this.”

Home owner grant applications to the Province are also due by July 2. It reduces the amount of property taxes paid each year a principal residence, with a maximum of 770 available to residents in this part of the province.

This year’s property tax increase is 7.42 per cent, or an extra $186 for the average home in Kamloops.

“For residents facing financial challenges, partial payments made before the deadline will help reduce the penalty,” a City of Kamloops statement said. “Additional support may be available through the BC Property Tax Deferment Program, which allows qualifying homeowners to defer part or all of their annual property taxes.”

Hallinan also said people can sign up for e-billing so they can get next year’s tax notice and other bills online. The City says it will ensure that people continue to get their bills even if there are issues with mail delivery.

“We’ve been working hard and modifying our system and getting it up and running and we’ve started to really move into our my billing app which is the easy way to set yourself up and get your bills – water bills, utility bills and your tax notices,” Hallinan said.

“This technology has the ability make your life a lot easier but its not the only way. We obviously want to meet the needs of all the members of the public. We recognize some people are very comfortable with technology and others not so much.”

People can also enroll in the Tax Installment Plan Service (TIPS) to spread their 2026 tax payments into monthly pre-authorized withdrawals.