Provincial Education Taxes

Education Property Tax

The City of Chestermere is required by legislation to bill and collect school taxes on behalf of the Provincial government. While the City bills and collects school taxes, the City has no jurisdiction or control over school board budgets or operations. According to the Municipal Government Act, the City is required to include the education amounts on property tax bills.

Each year the province calculates the amount that each municipality must contribute towards the public education system. The calculation is based on a formula that includes the amount of assessment in each municipality.

For more information on your education property taxes or education funding, contact Government of Alberta Education Property Tax line at (780) 422-7125 or toll-free by dialing (403) 310-0000.

New Home Buyers

If you have purchased a home recently in Chestermere please fill out the form below to declare your school support declaration. This form enables you to indicate whether you are a public or separate school supporter.

Please Fill Out The School Support Declaration Form Found Below.

If the Tax Department does not have your declaration on file by December 31 of the current year, your school taxes are allocated 100% to the Alberta School Foundation Fund (ASFF). If you have not filed a declaration, or if you wish to change your school support for the next year, please contact our office.

School Support Declaration Form

Tax Roll Account Number *

Street Address *

Apartment, suite, etc

City

State/Province

ZIP / Postal Code

Registered Owners

Consistent With The Constitution of Canada, The School Act Provides:

That individuals who are Roman Catholic must direct their taxes in support to the Roman Catholic separated school district.
That all other individuals must direct their taxes in support of schools to the public school district.
Where 2 or more individuals (where 1 or more is Roman Catholic) own property, they must direct their taxes in support of schools to the public district and the Roman Catholic separate school district in proportion to their ownership. Joint owners are deemed to own the property in equal shares, e.g. Two property owners, one Roman Catholic and the other one not: 50% Public, 50% Separate; or three property owners all having equal shares, one Roman Catholic, and the other two not: 33.3% Separate and 66.7% Public.

Therefor I Declare That:Owner 1) I am of the Roman Catholic FaithOwner 2) I am of the Roman Catholic FaithOwner 3) I am of the Roman Catholic FaithOwner 4) I am of the Roman Catholic Faith

% of Ownership

*Please note that the changes in the assessment roll shall be effective in the year following the year in which the declaration is given to the municipality.

*If a municipality has no information as to whether a property is assessable for public or separate schools, the taxes on that property in support of schools will automatically be declared to the public school.

The personal information you provide on this form is being collected under the authority of Section 34 of the Access to Information Act (ATIA) and Protection of Privacy Act (POPA) is protected by the provision of these acts. This information will be for enforcement of applicable laws and may be circulated to persons or authorities as necessary for the review process. If you have questions about collection of this information, please contact the ATIA/POPA Coordinator at atia@chestecmere.ca or in person at 105 Marina Road, Chestermere, Alberta T1X 1V7 (403) 207-7050.