Property tax breakdown

Most Calgarians might not be aware that over a third of your property tax goes to the Province. The remainder is used to support City services such as Fire, Police and Transit. Learn more about how we deliver City services and determining your property tax bill.

A breakdown of where your residential property taxes go is available below. You can also enter your latest property tax bill total to get a dollar-for-dollar breakdown.


Service name	Percentage (%)	Tax amount	Breakdown
Government of Alberta	37.37%	0 dollars and

Public Safety and Bylaws	18.08%	0 dollars and
Police Services	10.47%	0 dollars and
Fire & Emergency Response	6.07%	0 dollars and
Calgary 9-1-1	0.85%	0 dollars and
Bylaw Education and Compliance	0.28%	0 dollars and
Fire Inspection & Enforcement	0.18%	0 dollars and
Pet Ownership & Licensing	0.10%	0 dollars and
Emergency Management & Business Continuity	0.11%	0 dollars and
Fire Safety Education	0.02%	0 dollars and
Transportation	13.07%	0 dollars and
Public Transit	7.31%	0 dollars and
Streets	3.62%	0 dollars and
Sidewalks & Pathways	1.17%	0 dollars and
Specialized Transit	0.97%	0 dollars and
Taxi, Limousine & Vehicles-for-Hire	0.00%	0 dollars and
Parking	0.00%	0 dollars and
Enabling Services	7.50%	0 dollars and
IT Solutions and Support	1.57%	0 dollars and
Facility Management	1.54%	0 dollars and
Human Resources Support	0.76%	0 dollars and
Financial Support	0.71%	0 dollars and
Corporate Governance	0.28%	0 dollars and
Mayor and Council	0.27%	0 dollars and
Executive Leadership	0.40%	0 dollars and
Infrastructure Support	0.17%	0 dollars and
Corporate Security	0.67%	0 dollars and
Legal Counsel and Advocacy	0.28%	0 dollars and
Data Analytics and Information Access	0.34%	0 dollars and
Organizational Health, Safety & Wellness	0.37%	0 dollars and
Procurement and Warehousing	0.26%	0 dollars and
Council and Committee Support	0.07%	0 dollars and
City Auditor's Office	0.08%	0 dollars and
Municipal Elections	0.05%	0 dollars and
Insurance and Claims	0.03%	0 dollars and
Fleet Management	0.00%	0 dollars and
Contribution to Capital Investments	9.73%	0 dollars and
Pay-As-You-Go (PAYG)	3.14%	0 dollars and
Lifecycle Maintenance and Upgrade Reserve (LMUR)	2.38%	0 dollars and
Green Line	2.36%	0 dollars and
Community Investment Reserve (CIR)	1.08%	0 dollars and
Debt Servicing Reserve	0.77%	0 dollars and
Parks, Recreation and Culture	4.55%	0 dollars and
Parks & Open Spaces	1.74%	0 dollars and
Library Services	1.20%	0 dollars and
Recreation Opportunities	0.88%	0 dollars and
Arts & Culture	0.69%	0 dollars and
City Cemeteries	0.03%	0 dollars and
Corporate Programs	2.94%	0 dollars and
Corporate Costs & Debt Servicing	2.94%	0 dollars and
Social Programs and Services	2.20%	0 dollars and
Social Programs	0.29%	0 dollars and
Affordable Housing	0.93%	0 dollars and
Neighbourhood Support	0.13%	0 dollars and
Community Strategies	0.85%	0 dollars and
Building, Planning and Business	2.02%	0 dollars and
City Planning and Policy	0.76%	0 dollars and
Economic Development & Tourism	1.09%	0 dollars and
Appeals and Tribunals	0.07%	0 dollars and
Building Safety	0.00%	0 dollars and
Real Estate	0.08%	0 dollars and
Land Development & Sales	0.02%	0 dollars and
Business Licensing	0.00%	0 dollars and
Development Approvals	0.00%	0 dollars and
Utilities & Environment	0.83%	0 dollars and
Waste & Recycling	0.18%	0 dollars and
Urban Forestry	0.38%	0 dollars and
Climate and Environmental Management	0.27%	0 dollars and
Stormwater Management	0.00%	0 dollars and
Wastewater Collection & Treatment	0.00%	0 dollars and
Water Treatment & Supply	0.00%	0 dollars and
Information and Communication	0.71%	0 dollars and
Citizen Information & Services	0.29%	0 dollars and
Strategic Marketing and Communications	0.23%	0 dollars and
Citizen Engagement & Insights	0.08%	0 dollars and
Records Management, Access & Privacy	0.11%	0 dollars and
Tax and property assessment	0.64%	0 dollars and
Property Assessment	0.51%	0 dollars and
Taxation	0.13%	0 dollars and

Legend

Provincial

Municipal

The tax breakdown is not an official tax bill. Calculations an estimate until the property tax bylaw is approved in March. For a copy of your property tax bill, see Property tax: document request.