The Town of Gibsons realizes that many volunteer organizations contribute to the well-being of the community and are an essential component to the social fabric.

Section 224 of the Community Charter provides for permissive tax exemptions for land and improvements owned or held by a prescribed list of organizations providing services which Council considers directly related to the purposes of the organization. It also provides for permissive tax exemptions for some properties which are additional to statutory exemptions under Section 220, such as church halls or land surrounding places for public worship.

Council wishes to ensure that there is an alignment of the Town’s goals and culture with those of the organization that is being granted a permissive tax exemption.

As a result, the following criteria will be used in evaluating requests for exemption from municipal property taxation.

a)    An organization must meet the conditions specified in the Community Charter, Division 7, Section 224(2).

b)    An organization which meets the conditions specified in item (a), must provide:
i.    a completed Permissive Property Tax Exemption Application Form;
ii.    a copy of the most recent financial statements;
iii.    information on the organization’s contribution to the community.

Procedure

a)    Applications for a Permissive Property Tax Exemption for the following year must be on the form provided and must be submitted to the Director of Finance annually by June 30th of the current year. (ie. June 30, 2010 for exemptions in 2011)

b)    Information outlined in 1b(ii) and 1b(iii) must be included with the completed application.

c)    The Director of Finance will review all completed applications and submit a report to the Corporate Services Committee.

d)    Council will adopt a Permissive Tax Exemption Bylaw by October 31st.

e)    All applicants will be notified of Council’s decision on their application after the final adoption of the Bylaw.

Contact Information:

Director of Finance
Ian Poole, CA
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Assistant Treasurer
Lorraine Coughlin
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Phone: 604.886.2274
Fax: 604.886.9735

Location and Mailing Address

474 South Fletcher Road
Box 340
Gibsons, BC  V0N 1V0

Business Hours
8:00 am to 4:30 pm, Monday to Friday (excluding statutory holidays).