Permissive Tax Exemption
Property Tax Exemptions maybe available to Township of Langley-based organizations registered as a not-for-profit organization, and using property for municipal, recreational, religious, cultural or charitable purposes.
To be eligible for a Permissive Tax Exemption, an organization must meet the requirements under the Community Charter, and comply with the following Township of Langley policy and guidelines.
Applications are reviewed annually and are not guaranteed an exemption.
Council may approve a full exemption, a partial exemption or deny an application. Please ensure you have read the Council Policy, Guidelines, and Charter to ensure you are eligible to apply.
For further information, please contact permissive@tol.ca.
- Permissive Tax Exemption Council Policy
- Permissive Tax Exemption Guidelines
- Community Charter, Part 7 Section 224
Application deadline
The deadline to apply is June 15, 2023 for the 2024 property tax year.
Not-for-Profit organizations
- Online applications open May 15, 2023.
- All applicants are required to complete the Not-for-Profit application online annually and upload all required documentation.
- It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure the application is completed in full and received by the Township on or before June 15.
- Ownership and the property use, along with all the documentation is reviewed before a permissive tax exemption can be approved by Council.
- It is the organization’s responsibility to notify the Township of any changes in property ownership and/or property use.
- Leasing from a third party, the Lessor must sign the Lessors Statutory Declaration
Place of worship
- Existing Places of Worship are required to complete a Declaration of Use Certificate as confirmation that ownership and property use has not changed.
- New Places of Worship are required to complete the Places of Worship Application for the 2024 exemption year
- It is the organization’s responsibility to notify the Township of any changes in property ownership and/or property use.
- It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure the application is completed in full and received by the Township on or before June 15, 2023.
- Leasing from a third party, the Lessor must sign the Lessors Statutory Declaration