User Fees - Taxation and Financial Projects
For quick reference, fees specific to Taxation & Financial Projects are listed below.
The City of Windsor 2025 Operating Budget was approved on February 21, 2025, and the 2025 User Fee By-law was approved on February 24, 2025. The user fees are effective April 1, 2025.
| Fee/Service | HST | 2025 Fee Excluding HST |
| Tax Certificates (within 5 to 10 business days) | Yes | $95.00 per certificate |
| Expedited Tax Certificates (within 1 business day) | Yes |
$130.00 per certificate |
| External Tax Inquiry (ETI) Online Transaction Fee | Yes | $98.00 per roll number |
| Statement of Account Fee | No | $35.00 per statement |
| Tax Receipts | No | $35.00 per roll number |
| Current and Prior Year's Tax Information (Printed or Written) | No | $15.00 per year |
| Research - Current and Prior Year's Tax Information (Printed or Written) | No | $67.00 per hour |
| Ownership Changes | No | $92.00 per roll |
| New Property Account Fee | No | $92.00 per roll |
| Mortgage Account Administration Fee | Yes | $47.00 per account |
| Local Improvements, Sewer Replacements Payout | No | $130.00 per roll |
| Other Charges Levied Against The Tax Roll | No | $60.00 per account |
| Returned Service Item (Includes non-sufficient funds [NSF] cheques) | No | $65.00 per NSF cheque/item |
| Property Tax Arrears Notice | No | $11.00 per statement |
| Letters of Default | No | $70.00 second notice |
| Letters of Default | No | $275.00 final letter |
| Registered Interested Party Notification (up to 2 parties) | No | $250.00 per letter |
| Additional Interested Party Notification | No | $60.00 per letter |
| Title Search | No | Various - cost recovery |
| Corporate Search | No | Various - cost recovery |
| Tax Lien Registration (vacant land, any class) | No | $1,500.00 per property |
| Tax Lien Registration (residential with house) | No | $1,800.00 per property |
| Tax Lien Registration (other class) | No | $2,000.00 per property |
| Registration Cost Recovery | No | Various |
| Electronic lien certificate fee | No | Various - cost recovery |
| Electronic lien cancellation fee | No | Various - cost recovery |
| Extension Agreement | No | $500.00 per property |
| Tax Sales Fees | No | $1,000.00 per property |
| Tax Sale Tender Printed Package | Yes | $30.00 per tender package |
| Tender Opening and Examination | Yes | $250.00 per property |
| Payment of Proceeds into Court, Close File | No | $650.00 per property |