Property Taxes are due and payable on the last business day of June 2025 which this year is Monday, June 30, 2025. This is to advise the ratepayers of Big Lakes County that the Property Assessment and Tax Notices were mailed out May 7, 2025.
A 7.5% penalty will be applied to current taxes and arrears if payment is received after June 30, 2025, and an additional 14.5% for payments made after the last business day in January.
Failure to receive a tax notice doesn’t alleviate property from property taxation. If you don’t receive a property tax notice by May 30, 2025, please contact our office.
If your address has changed and you have not notified our office previously, please do so immediately by calling 780-523-5955, or faxing us at 780-523-4227 or e-mailing [email protected] or send letter to Big Lakes County, PO Box 239, High Prairie, AB T0G 1E0. Also please contact Alberta Land Titles to update your address; it will also update our system.
Remittance should be made payable to BIG LAKES COUNTY by accepted bank cheque, bank draft or money order. Cheques and bank drafts must be payable in Canadian funds. The postmark will determine date of payment.
Payments can be made at the County Office, online Banking through *ATB, *Royal Bank, *TD Canada Trust, *Horizon Credit Union, *Scotia Bank or at the *Royal Bank branch in High Prairie. Please provide remittance slip when paying at Branch. We also accept e-transfers, credit cards E-Billing and Online Payment Portal, please click here for more information on payment forms.
Please also visit our “My Big Lakes County portal” this will allow residents to easily manage their property tax accounts, utility accounts and general receivable accounts, make payments, switch to paperless notifications, and more—all from the convenience of the Big Lakes County website
The tax instalment Payment Plan (TIPP) is a program that allows you to pay your property taxes monthly instead of one payment in June.
Payments will be withdrawn from your bank account automatically through a pre-authorized withdrawal. TIPP makes budgeting easier on your pocketbook and eliminates the risk of penalties; if your TIPP is in good standing, new penalties will not be applied.
Municipalities are not required to provide property tax receipts unless requested by the taxpayer. If you would like a receipt for taxes, please call or email our office.
Big Lakes County
PO Box 239
High Prairie, AB T0G 1E0
[email protected]
(780) 523-5955
