The Town of Ajax yesterday posted its proposed budget for 2026 which calls for a 4.9 per cent increase in the town’s property tax.
Roughly, the town accounts a third of the total tax collected with the rest going to the Region of Durham, DRPS and school boards. The Region of Durham (see below) has issued a guideline increase of 6.5 per cent of which it claims 3.5 per cent is in its own portion of a Durham resident’s tax bill for 2026.
“The proposed tax rate increase for the town is 4.90 per cent which is an effective change of 1.61 per cent on the average residential property tax bill,” said the Ajax budget document.
It said the monthly increase of the town portion of the tax bill is approximately $8.85 per month based on the estimated average assessed home in Ajax of $495,200 as identified by MPAC.
The 2026 Ajax budget currently identifies $107,024,000 as the amount to be raised from property taxation for the Town of Ajax.
The municipal tax rate increase is based on the budget amount deemed adopted. The regional tax rate increase is determined by the Region of Durham and the education rate increase is determined by the Province of Ontario.
Proposed 2026 Durham Tax Increases
- Durham Region: 6.5% (own portion 3.5%)
- Durham Police: 3%
- City of Pickering: 3.49% own portion
- Town of Ajax: 4.9%
- Town of Whitby: 3.49%
- City of Oshawa: 3.98% own portion
- Municipality of Clarington: 3% (own portion 0.99%)
- Township of Scugog: 4.12% own portion
- Township of Brock 4.87% (own portion 3.79%)
- Township of Uxbridge: 1.28% own portion
The above tax increases may have to be approved or may automatically come into force.
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