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Have you received your 2018 Rural Property Tax and UBC Services Levy Notice? Click here for more info.

Have you received your 2018 Rural Property Tax and UBC Services Levy Notice? Click here for more info.
 

UBC and BC government have sent out the annual Rural Property Tax Notices and UBC Services Levy Notices. The BC government collects taxes on properties in rural areas to fund provincial services.


If you have not received Rural Property Tax Notice and UBC Services Notice, please see below on how to pay your Property Tax online and contact information.


About Rural Property Tax


The BC government also collects taxes on behalf of other organizations, such as Translink and the Metro Vancouver Regional District. Rural Property Tax is paid directly to the BC government.


Rural Property Tax applies to residents living in the following neighbourhoods: Hampton Place, East Campus, Hawthorn Place, Chancellor Place, Wesbrook Village.


If you have not received your Rural Property Tax Notice, please see below Rural Property Tax Contact Information.


Surveyor of Taxes: +1 (250) 387-0555

Toll free: +1 (888) 355-2700

Email: ruraltax@gov.bc.ca


Rural Property Tax is due July 20, 2018


To pay your 2018 Rural Property Tax Notice online, please visit their website at


gov.bc.ca/etaxbc/logon


To apply for 2018 Rural Home Owner Grant Application online, please visit


gov.bc.ca/ruralpropertytax


About UBC Services Levy


The UBC Services Levy is a charge collected annually from homeowners at UBC to fund local programs and municipal-like services. It is called a levy rather than a tax because it is collected under the terms of your lease with UBC.


UBC Services Levy applies to residents living in the following neighbourhoods: Hampton PlaceHawthorn PlaceChancellor PlaceWesbrook Village.


The UBC service levy does not apply to properties within the jurisdiction of the UEL. Be sure to check the jurisdiction of the property in question. Click here to view a map of UEL.


UBC Services Levy is due July 18, 2018


For details, Frequently Asked Questions and on line access to your property statement showing your levy amount and payments received, go to the UBC Services Levy website at


www.finance.ubc.ca/tax-services-levy/services-levy.


You will need the access code from your statement to view your balance. Further details can also be found at the University Neighbourhoods Association website at


www.myuna.ca.


If you have questions about the Services Levy, please see below Revenue Accounting contact information:


Phone: +1 (604) 822-3596

Fax: +1 (604) 827-2668

Email: levy@finance.ubc.ca