We would like to remind residents that we offer a number of payment methods that allows you to pay your taxes of invoices at your convenience.
- In person – cash, debit, cheque, or money order at 414 Woodlawn Drive, Shelburne NS
- Bank Payment in Person – check with your local branch hours
- By mail – cheque or money order (payable to the Municipality of Shelburne), mail to PO Box 280, Shelburne, NS, B0T 1W0.
- Online Banking – information below
- PaySimply Online Payments – information below
- Pre-Authorized Payment Plan – information below
Any questions please contact the Finance Department, 902-875-3544 ext 222 or email tax@municipalityofshelburne.ca
Online Banking
Your bank will ask for an “Account Number”, this will be your Assessment Account Number for Property Tax or Customer Code for Tipping Fee/Building Permit/Septage receiving and Miscellaneous invoices. Below is the “Payee Name” according to banking institution
| Financial Institution | Property Tax Account (Assessment Account Number) | Tipping Fee/Building Permit/Septage receiving and Miscellaneous invoices (Customer Code) |
|---|---|---|
| Bank of Montreal | Shelburne Mun of the Dis Tax | Municipality of Shelburne Tipping |
| CIBC | Shelburne (District of) Tax | Shelburne (District of) Tipping |
| RBC Royal Bank | Shelburne (Dist. of) Taxes | Shelburne Dist. of Tipping |
| Scotiabank | Shelburne (NS) Taxes/Sewer | Shelburne (Dist) Tipping |
| Toronto Dominion | Shelburne Nova Scotia (District of) Taxes | MODS Tipping |
PaySimply Online Payments
The Municipality of the District of Shelburne has partnered with PaySimply to bring you the convenience of paying your tax bill, tipping fee, septage receiving, or misc. invoice charges by credit card, debit card, Interac e-Transfer or in person at Canada Post using cash or debit (create your payment code using one of the links below to bring to Canada Post).
In order to use this service, please be prepared with your property assessment number (or customer code for tipping, septage, or misc. invoice), email address, payment amount and card details. PaySimply charges the taxpayer for the use of their service to cover the cost of payment handling and processing. The Municipality of the District of Shelburne does not receive any part of this service fee. The service fee charged by PaySimply are as follows:
| Credit or Debit card | 2.5% |
| Interac e-Transfer | 1.0 % |
| In person at Canada Post (Create your payment code using one of the links below to bring to Canada Post) | $3.95 |
For Tax payments (use Assessment Account Number) – https://www.paysimply.ca/pay/mofdistrictofshelburnetaxes
For Tipping/Septage/Misc. payments (uses Customer Code) – https://paysimply.ca/pay/mofdistrictofshelburneother
Pre-Authorized Payment Plan
As a budgetary tool, Municipality of the District of Shelburne is now offering residents the option of paying tax bills directly from your bank account by enrolling in the Pre-Authorized Payment Plan.
If your taxes are paid up-to-date and you don’t pay your taxes with your mortgage, you’re eligible to apply for a Pre-Authorized Payment Plan.
The Municipality Has Two Pre-authorized Payment Plans For You To Choose From:
Option 1: Total amount to be withdrawn on the invoice due date, last business day in June.
This option allows the taxpayer to pay the full amount on the due date each year by signing an agreement to withdraw the actual amount of the current year’s bill.
The due date of the withdrawal will be the last business day of June, and the amount withdrawn will be the full amount of the annual tax bill.
Option 2: Regular monthly withdrawal, first business day each month.
This option allows the taxpayer to determine a monthly payment amount towards their account.
This is an alternative for taxpayers who currently prepay their taxes via post-dated cheques. This will save both the cost of cheques and postage. To assist in budgeting, this option is used to make continuous monthly payments on your account from one year to the next on the first business day of each month.
If the regular monthly amount is not sufficient to cover the current year taxes, or if the payment is not made on or before the due date, interest will be charged on outstanding balances at the prevailing rate set each year.
Interest is NOT recognized on prepayments received on accounts.
If you have any questions please contact our Tax Clerk by email tax@municipalityofshelburne.ca or phone (902) 875-3544 ext. 222
How to enroll in our Pre-Authorized Payment Plan:
Please review our Pre-Authorized Payment Plan Policy and return your completed Pre-Authorized Payment Plan Form with a void cheque to the Municipal Finance Office at 414 Woodlawn Drive in Shelburne. Forms must be received at least ten (10) business days prior to the first withdrawal.
Completed packages can also be returned by mail:
PO BOX 280
Shelburne, NS
B0T 1W0