Edmonton

http://www.edmonton.com

Welcome

Edmonton is the political and intellectual capital of Canada's province of Alberta.

Greater Edmonton is a metropolitan centre with a population in excess of 1 million (2004) - encompassing 36 municipalities. It has one of the lowest population densities of any major North American city - about 67 times less than the population density of New York City!

For detailed information on Greater Edmonton go to Edmonton.com

Taxation

Residential/Farmland Non-Residential
2005
Municipal Tax Rate 5.8110 14.7451
Education - Alberta School Foundation Fund Tax Rate 3.7995 6.3224
Education Opted Out Tax Rate 3.7995 6.3224
Allowance for Non-Collection of Requisitioned Taxes .0717 .1018

 

Alberta offers one of the most favourable tax structures in Canada. Albertans pay no retail sales taxes and enjoy the lowest basic income tax rate in the country. There are no inheritance or succession taxes levied in Alberta.

Alberta offers significant tax advantages compared to other Canadian provinces. For more information on personal income tax which is applied by each province as a percentage of of federal income tax, contact:

Revenue CanadaTaxation
Canada Place
9700 Jasper Avenue
Edmonton, Alberta T5J 4C8
Phone: (403) 423-3510

Property taxes in Alberta are paid to the municipalities. Edmonton offers residential property taxes which are among the lowest in Canada. For more information, contact:

Tax Collection Section
Finance Department
City of Edmonton
7th Floor, Chancery Hall
#3 Sir Winston Churchill Square
Edmonton, Alberta T5J 2C3
Phone: (403) 496-6366

Key Contacts

Municipal

City of Edmonton
3rd Floor City Hall
1 Sir Winston Churchill Square
Edmonton AB T5J 2R7
Tel: (780)496-8200
Fax: (780)496-8210
webmaster@edmonton.ca

Stephen Mandel
Mayor

Al Maurer
City Manager
al.maurer@edmonton.ca

Edmonton Economic Development Corporation

Edmonton Economic Development Corporation
4th Floor, World Trade Centre Edmonton
9990 Jasper Avenue
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T5J 1P7
Phone: (780) 424-9191
Toll-free 1-800-661-6965
E-mail: info@edmonton.com

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Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

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