Tax documents and fees
Certain property tax documents are available for purchase through the City of Mississauga. View the fees for different types of property tax documents, including your tax receipt, simplified tax year receipt, tax certificate and more.
How to order online
You need to create an account and log in to the online system to make purchases, view your order history and access your digital downloads (tax documents you’ve already purchased).
Tax documents ordered before 4:30 p.m. will be available in your account under the digital downloads tab on the next business day after 9 a.m.
If you have any questions, please send an email to tax@mississauga.ca. For immediate support, call 311 (905-615-4311 outside City limits).
Types of tax documents available online
You can order property tax documents for the current year and for the past six years only. Older records aren’t available because the City follows a retention by-law that limits how long they’re kept.
A tax receipt costs $25 and provides confirmation of the payments received on an account. To purchase a tax receipt online, you will need the tax PIN associated with the property.
At no cost, you can request a simplified tax year receipt online. This document only provides confirmation of the payments made towards the current or one prior year’s taxes.
Typically, a copy of a tax receipt is requested by the Canada Revenue Agency as proof of payment for property tax payments claimed.
Get simplified tax year receipt
To verify this is the correct document that you need, view a sample tax receipt:
The current owner of a property can request a statement of taxes. A statement of taxes reflects the current balance of an account. It costs $25 and is typically purchased as proof of taxes paid to date for refinancing purposes and for when you sell your property.
To verify this is the correct document that you need, view a sample statement of taxes:
As a property owner, you can purchase a duplicate tax bill for $25 if you want a copy for your records.
To verify this is the correct document that you need, view a sample tax bill:
A local improvement certificate costs $25 and provides details about the local improvement charges on the property, such as the type of charge, how much you have to pay each year and how many years remain for each applicable charge.
Local improvements are owner-initiated requests for municipal services administered pursuant to the Municipal Act, 2001. These improvements include, noise attenuation walls, water main projects and sanitary sewer projects.
Get local improvement certificate
To verify this is the correct document that you need, view a sample local improvement certificate:
You can see the current tax status of a specified property by ordering a tax certificate online. Tax certificates cost $55 and refunds are not available.
Tax certificates are usually purchased by law firms, banks and mortgage companies during property sales and for refinancing purposes.
To verify that this is the type of document you need, view a sample tax certificate:
A previous owner of a property may be able to purchase a statement of transactions for the period of their ownership. If available, this reflects transactions such as taxes levied, payments received, late payment charges, or added charges that were applied during their ownership. It costs $25.00. If not available, a refund will be issued.
To verify that this is the type of document you need, view a sample statement of transactions:
Previously purchased documents
All of your purchased tax receipts and certificates can be found in your online account under the digital downloads tab. You need to log in or create an account to access these documents.
Summary of fees and charges
The fees in the following table are taken from the General Fees and Charges By-law. Use this fee schedule to better understand when certain charges may be added to your Property Tax Account. Some fees are eligible for HST.
| Fees schedule | Fee |
|---|---|
| Tax receipt | $25 per year |
| Local improvement details | $25 per tax account |
| Returned payment fee | $45.20 per payment (includes HST) |
| Photocopy of processed cheque | $11.30 per cheque (includes HST) |
| Tax certificate: online | $55 per certificate |
| Tax certificate: mail or expedited | $80 per certificate |
| Tax levy and payments information (prior years) | $50 per year |
| Duplicate tax bill | $25 per bill |
| Statement of taxes | $25 per statement |
| Tax adjustment application, except 357(1)(d.1) | $30 per application, per year |
| Mortgage company administration fee | $12.43 per account/interim and final bill (includes HST) |
| Ownership change fee | $40 per change |
| Cheque retrieval fee (any request to retrieve, return, replace or move a post-dated cheque must be made a minimum of 3 business days prior to the cheque date) | $22.60 per cheque (includes HST) |
| Addition to tax roll | $50 per item |
| Reminder notice | $9 per notice |
| New account administration fee | $60 |
| Search (title or corporate) | $125 per search |
| Tax sale registration | $1,100 |
| Tax sale final notice | $1,900 |
| Tax sale of property | $7,800 plus incurred advertising costs |
| Tax sale extension agreement | $1,100 |
| Notice of interested parties fee | $30 per notice |
| Bailiff assignment fee | $50 per year assigned |
| Payment redistribution fee | $45.20 per request (includes HST) |
| Defaulted POA fines – administration fee | $30 per fine |
| Final notice fee | $20 per notice |
| Notice of impending registration | $50 per notice |
| Online simplified tax receipt | $0 |
| Refund request fee | $33.90 per request (includes HST) |
| Tax sale tender package fee | $33.90 per quote (includes HST) |