Understanding your residential property tax changes 2026

Your property tax bill is calculated and mailed out in May each year. Your property tax change depends on the value of your property. 

There are three main inputs required to determine your property tax bill:

  1. The City Budget
  2. Property assessments
  3. The Provincial Budget
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Provincial vs. Municipal budget

Approximately 42 per cent of your residential property tax goes to the Province. The City of Calgary collects the provincial portion on behalf of the Government of Alberta. The City does not set this rate.

The remaining 58 per cent is used to fund City services such as Police, Fire, and Transit. Tax dollars make up 50 per cent of the operating budget. The remaining amount comes from other sources we collect, like user fees and permits.

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Residential property tax breakdown 

58% funds City of Calgary service

42% goes to The Government of Alberta

Typical estimated changes

*Changes are for a typical single-family home assessed at the median value of $706,000 in 2026 or $697,000 in 2025.

Provincial portion

  • Compared to +$218 in 2025.

More than $1.2 billion dollars in total is collected from all Calgary property owners by The City on behalf of the Province. This means a $339 per year increase in 2026 (21.05 per cent). This is the second year in a row that the province has increased their portion by more than 10 per cent (15.6 per cent or $218 annual increase in 2025). 

Municipal portion

  • Compared to +$135 in 2025.

Council invested in Calgarians priorities for 2026, including infrastructure, transit, public safety and housing. This means an approximate $49 per year increase for 2026 (1.81 per cent).

Calgary remains one of the most affordable cities in Canada, with the lowest property tax increase of major cities in 2026 and for the last five years.  

2026 Property tax change

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Year The Government of Alberta The City of Calgary
2025 15.6% or $218 5.3% or $134
2026 21.05% or $339 1.81% or $49

The provincial portion increased by $212 million in 2026. This represents a 19.8 per cent increase for residential properties from 2026 (8.75 per cent increase for non-residential properties). In total, Calgary will remit over $1.2 billion in property tax to the province, the highest amount of any Alberta municipality classified as a city on a per capita basis. 

Provincial requisition per capita in Alberta
  2020 2026
Airdrie 422 638
Edmonton 473 516
Lethbridge 368 496
Red Deer 425 489
St. Albert 493 628
Calgary 570 773

Learn more about:

  • How assessment impacts your tax bill

    How is the budget supported, and what is my share?

  • 2026 Budget

    Find out what’s included in the approved 2026 Budget and how it impacts our city.

  • Financial facts

    We carefully manage our finances to deliver the services people rely on while keeping affordability in mind.