Tax rebate for charities

The City offers a tax rebate to registered charities that occupy commercial or industrial property to operate.

Who can apply

Your charity may be eligible for a tax rebate if it meets both of these conditions:

1. It is registered with the Canada Revenue Agency, and
2. It is operating from a commercial or industrial property within Mississauga.

Rebate amount

If your charity is eligible, you will receive a tax rebate of 40% of the annual property taxes paid by the charity.

If your charity is operating out of a mixed-use property (for example, part residential and part commercial), the rebate will only apply to the commercial part.

If there is an assessment appeal on the property

If an assessment appeal modifies the year’s property taxes, the rebate from that year will also change. If taxes are reduced, the rebate amount will also be reduced.

If you apply for a rebate this year, the difference will be deducted from this year’s rebate. If you don’t apply for a rebate this year, the City will send a notice with the amount that needs to be repaid.

How to apply for a tax rebate

Submit the completed Charity Tax Relief Application Form to the City:

• Email: tax@mississauga.ca
• Mail: Mississauga Taxes, 300 City Centre Drive, Floor 11, Mississauga, ON L5B 3C1
• Drop box locations:
  • Outside the Civic Centre, to the right of the North Entrance on Princess Royal Drive
  • Inside the Civic Centre, on the ground floor near the Welcome Desk

Applications are due by the last day of February in the year following the tax year.

Contact us

For more information, call 311 (905-615-4311 from outside City limits) or email tax@mississauga.ca.