The City collects residential property taxes on behalf of the Region of York for your regional services; the Province of Ontario for education; and the City of Markham for local municipal services.
50.45% of your tax bill goes to York Region to fund regional services including York Regional Police, York Region Transit and Viva Rapid Transit, emergency medical services, community and health services, social housing, water delivery and wastewater treatment, regional roads (16th, McCowan Rd, Major MacKenzie, Donald Cousens Parkway to name a few) and solid waste management.
24.20% of your tax bill goes to the Province of Ontario to fund education. The Province determines how much money is to be collected on behalf of the Boards of Education.
25.35% of our tax bill goes to the City of Markham to support local muncipal services such as park maintenance, park lawn cutting, snow removal, waste and recycling pick up, road maintenance, Recreation, Fire and Libraries and much more)
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