Education property tax is set by the province, collected by municipalities, and funds K-12 operations.
Budget says rates ↑ after last year’s freeze; residential/farmland $2.84 per $1,000, non-residential $4.17.
Forecast revenue ↑ from about $3.1B in 2025-26 to ~$3.6B in 2026-27, ~1/3 of costs.
Officials cite fast population growth and enrolment; $722M new funding for growth, compensation, classrooms, infrastructure.
Municipalities must collect without rate control; even with stable local taxes, provincial portion may keep climbing.
