City of Spruce Grove property taxes are levied in accordance with the Municipal Government Act. Annual levies cover the period from January 1 to December 31 of the current year and are mailed in May of each calendar year. Payments are due June 30. Your entire tax bill can be paid at any time, but there is no discount for early payment.

If you haven't received your tax bill by the second full week of June, please contact us by phone at 780-962-7634 ext 119 or by email.

Payment options

We are continuing to encourage residents to make tax payments through online banking or by using our secure drop box beside the main doors on the southeast side of City Hall. Please see below for more details on payment options during this time.

Monthly installments

Our convenient monthly pre-authorized payment plan is an easy and effective way of budgeting for your property taxes and avoiding late payment penalties.

Complete the pre-authorized tax payment form and attach a void cheque or a direct debit form from your financial institution. Submit the completed forms by email, by mail or through our secure drop box beside the main doors on the southeast side of City Hall.

Equal monthly payments will be withdrawn directly from your bank account on the 17th of each month. From January to May, the monthly withdrawal is estimated based on the previous year’s property taxes. Your monthly payment will be adjusted in June, and will be stated on your annual Property Tax Notice.

To find out your balance and installment amounts, or to cancel your pre-authorized payments call us at 780-962-7634 ext. 119. When pre-authorized payments are cancelled, all taxes become due on June 30 of the current year.

By mail

Include the remittance stub with your payment to ensure that it is credited to the correct tax account and mail it to Spruce Grove City Hall.

Drop box at City Hall

You may pay by cheque or money order payable to The City of Spruce Grove at City Hall. Record your tax roll number on your cheque or money order and deposit your payment into the secure drop box beside the main doors on the southeast side of City Hall. You may post-date your cheque to on or before June 30. Credit cards are not accepted for tax payments.

Always include the remittance stub with your payment to ensure that it is credited to the correct tax account.

At your financial institution

Payments made through your financial institution are not automatically received by the City. To avoid late payments and the associated fees make your payment by this method at least three business days before the penalty date.

You may also use your financial institution’s telephone or internet banking services. Be sure to enter your tax roll number when using this method to ensure your payment is applied to the correct account.

Late payments

All current year taxes remaining unpaid after June 30, are subject to a penalty applied at 4.5% non-compounding rate, on the first day of July, September and November of the year they are levied. All tax arrears unpaid after December 31 of the year that they are levied are subject to a penalty applied on the first day of January and March at a compounding rate of 7%.

If taxes are in arrears for more than a year

Under the Municipal Government Act, a municipality can file a Tax Recovery Notification against the title of any property where taxes are in arrears for more than one year. Notifications are filed before April 1 of each year. All costs incurred in the tax recovery process are charged against the property on which the notification is filed.

If taxes remain unpaid by March 31 of the year following the filing of a Tax Recovery Notification, the property will be offered for tax recovery sale by public auction.