Budget & Finance

The Treasury department is responsible for managing the collection of property taxes and other revenues, coordinating both current and capital budget estimates, preparing financial statements, maintaining accounting records, processing payments to suppliers, providing payroll services, and conducting audits.

Audited Financial Statements

A copy of the audited financial statements, the notes to the financial statement, the auditor's report and tax rate information will be made available at no cost to any taxpayer or resident of the municipality upon request. Previous year's financial statements are also available upon request.

Budget

The Township of Howick Council adopts a budget for operating and capital expenditures annually. The budget process starts early in the year and is ready for adoption in the spring. All budget meetings are open to the public and advertised on our website

Financial Information Returns (FIR)

The current year and any previous year FIRs can be found on the Ministry’s website.  There you will find all of the FIRs for all Ontario Municipalities.

Municipal Performance Measures

Asset Management Plan

Tax & Zoning Certificate Requests

If an individual or lawyer wishes to obtain a Tax Certificate or Zoning Certificate in order to determine if there are any outstanding property taxes, zoning or building compliance at the time of closing a real estate transaction, they must submit a request in writing and pay the applicable fee.

The Township of Howick has passed By-law 60-2024, Schedule “A” which revises the costs for tax and zoning certificates as follows:

1. Tax Certificate: $60.00 per property. [Emailed once payment has been received]
2. Building/Zoning Certificate: $80.00 per property. [Emailed once payment has been received]
3. Rush Tax Certificate: $80.00 per property. [Emailed same day or next day-please send request with a copy of the cheque]
4. Drainage certificate $50.00 per property [Emailed once payment has been received]

Please mail your request to:

Township of Howick
44816 Harriston Road
RR 1
Gorrie, ON  N0G 1X0

OR

Email the request to: 

deputy@howick.ca

Please provide an e-mail address you wish the tax certificate to be sent to.  For more information, call the office at: 519-335-3208 ext 4.

Fees & Charges By-law

Energy Consumption Reporting