Education Property Tax Credit

For 2025, farm properties will continue to receive the 50 per cent rebate on school taxes applied directly to their property tax notice. 

The Education Property Tax Credit (EPTC) is being replaced by the Homeowners Affordability Tax Credit (HATC), which will have a maximum credit amount of $1,500. This will apply to principal residences only and to a maximum amount of the school tax charged if under $1,500.

If a property has both farm and is designated principal residence, the HATC will apply to the residence's school tax, and the farm portion of the property will continue to receive the 50% School Tax Rebate.

Other property owners will not receive School Tax Rebates in 2025.  

Further information on the Education Property Tax Rebate can be found in the link provided below or call Manitoba Government Inquiry at 1-866-626-4862.

FAQ: Homeowners Affordability Tax Credit and Manitoba School Tax Rebate Education Property Tax

Farmland School Tax Rebates

Farm property owners must still apply for the Farmland School Tax Rebate. Notices are sent out by MASC in October.

Further information on the Farmland School Tax Rebate can be found in the link provided below. 

Farmland School Tax Rebate Overview

If you do not receive your statement by end of August, please contact our office so that we can email you a copy.  Tax statements are mailed to every property owner even if the taxes are paid by a mortgage company.  If you do not receive your tax statement, it is possible that we do not have your current mailing address.  This also means that you might not be receiving important notices and circulars throughout the year.  It is your responsibility to keep your address current with us. 

You must make your payment(s) on or before the due date to avoid penalty, whether you physically received your tax statement or not. 

New to the RM of Whitehead?

If you have purchased your property this year, but have not received a tax statement, please contact our office and we can email you a copy.  We do not reissue tax statements to purchasers.  It is your lawyer's responsibility to inform you of your tax obligations, but we will be happy to assist you in providing the information you need.

Contact our office at 204-752-2261 for general tax questions.

New assessment letters were sent out in May 2024 to all property owners in the RM of Whitehead.  These assessments is what the Municipality uses when calculating the 2025 property taxes.  

If you have questions or concerns about this new value of your property, please contact Property Assessment Services at 204-726-6001 or toll free at 1-866-262-9867 or by email at assessmentbrandon@gov.mb.ca or go to MyProperty digital portal. Through the portal, property owners have access to enhanced details of their property assessment, such as buildings assessed on their property, characteristics including building age, size, and features that impact the assessed value. The deadline to inquire about changing this assessed value is October 28, 2024 at 4pm.

Below is a document from Property Assessment Services that was presented to Council at the May 2024 council meeting.  It shows the changes in assessment by property classification as well as other valuable information.

Impact of Reassessment 2025 - Property Assessment Services  

HOW ARE ASSESSMENTS DETERMINED?

In Manitoba, property is assessed at market value in accordance with The Municipal Assessment Act. Market value is the most probable selling price of the property had it been sold by a willing buyer to a willing seller. Regular reassessments, done every 2 years, ensure the property assessments keep pace with real estate market conditions, and taxes are distributed fairly to property owners.

Assessment notices are prepared by Provincial Assessment Services in the late spring of each year for the following taxation year.  The values are based on market values from 2 years prior.

On new construction assessment services may physically inspect the property and if buildings are removed, a demolition permit should be obtained from the RM Office and the assessment branch will be notified in order to remove this assessment.

Preliminary 2025 Assessment for the RM of Whitehead

Property owners who disagree with the assessment of their property should contact the Assessment Branch to discuss their concerns with an assessor at 204-726-6001, toll free at 1-866-262-9867, by email at assessmentbrandon@gov.mb.ca or go to MyProperty digital portal. Through the portal, property owners have access to enhanced details of their property assessment, such as buildings assessed on their property, characteristics including building age, size, and features that impact the assessed value. 

The deadline to inquire about changing the assessed value is October 28, 2024 at 4pm but we strongly encourage you to contact them earlier.

If the property owner and the assessor are unable to agree on the value of the assessment the property owner has the right to appeal the assessment to the Board of Revision. 

The Board of Revision is composed of the Municipality of Whitehead Council. 

The Board sits annually, usually at the November council meeting of each year to hear appeals. Applications for appeals can be filed at anytime but must be filed with the Municipality of Whitehead at least 15 days prior to the sitting of the Board. Contact the municipal office for this year’s date.

The Province of Manitoba has provided a property search tool that is now available to the public.  Please click on the following link to be redirected to the search page. 

• Province of Manitoba Property Search Tool

The property search feature provides several methods to help you find the roll number and assessment details for properties in Manitoba.

If you do not know the municipality that a property is located within, you can use the MAO Map Search to select its approximate geographic area. The map searches can be made on successively smaller areas. Click on the image of the map to access the map. Your browser must allow pop ups in order for this feature to work.

If you know which municipality the property is located within you can search for the roll number by using the civic address, certificate of title number or legal description.