Taxation

If your bill is less than $300:
The total amount of the bill is due in a single payment on August 13, 2026.

If your bill is $300 or more:
The invoice amount may be paid in two installments on August 13, 2026, and November 12, 2026. However, if you wish to pay in a single installment, the total amount of the invoice must be paid before the first scheduled due date. No additional invoice will be sent for this second installment.

NOTE:
Interest at a rate of 7% (as set forth in Section 28 of the Tax Administration Act) will be added if payments are not made by the scheduled due dates.

Bill No. 3, which aims to establish a flat tax rate, seeks, among other things:

• A flat tax rate set by the ministry;
  • The retention of the annual exemption of $25,000 on the assessable value per housing unit.

The tax rate is published annually in the Official Gazette of Québec no later than June 15 preceding the tax year in question.

The rate in effect for the 2026–2027 school year is $0.07899 per $100 of assessed value.

The interest rate applicable to tax liabilities is 7% for the 2026–2027 school year.

To pay your bill, you have three options:
1️⃣Through your financial institution: At the service counter, ATM, by phone, or online via bill payment.
2️⃣By mail: By mailing the pre-addressed envelope included with your tax bill.
3️⃣At ETSB’s board office: In person, by check or cash only.

NOTES:
🔹The Eastern Townships School Board does not accept preauthorized payments or Interac transfers.
🔹If you own multiple properties, you must make a payment for each bill you receive. This is because each reference number is linked to a specific property, not to the property owner.
🔹If you have sold your property or purchased a new one, your bill’s reference number will be different from the one saved on your financial institution’s website. You must enter your new reference number.

1️⃣Pay your bill through your financial institution:
At the service counter, ATM, by phone, or online using the bill payment service.

🔹You must select the provider associated with the Eastern Townships School Board — taxes; the 20-digit reference number beginning with 2174 is required.
🔹Please always verify this number during each transaction. The reference number is linked to the property, not to the owner.

NOTES:
🔹If you own multiple properties, you must make a payment for each of the bills you receive. This is because each reference number is linked to a property, not to the owner.
🔹If you have sold your property or purchased a new one, your account’s reference number will be different from the one saved by your financial institution’s website. You must enter your new reference number.

2️⃣By check, bank draft, or money order:

🔹Your check or money order must be made payable to the “Eastern Townships School Board.” You must write the file number(s) on the back, attach all detachable coupons, and mail it. Allow at least 5 days for mailing.
🔹These can also be mailed to the following P.O. box:
Eastern Townships School Board
P.O. Box 11757, Downtown Branch
Montréal (Québec)  H3C 6V5

3️⃣To pay your bill at the ETSB administrative office:
In person, by check or cash only.

🔹Visit us at 340, rue Saint-Jean-Bosco, Magog (Québec)  J1X 1K9.
🔹Pay your bill by check or cash.

NOTE:
The Eastern Townships School Board does not accept pre-authorized payments or Interac transfers.

Sale:

🔹If you sold the property listed on this tax bill before July 1 of this year, this bill belongs to the new owner.
🔹We would appreciate it if you would forward this bill to the new owner. If you are unable to do so, please return it to us with “SOLD” written on the envelope.

Purchase:

🔹If you are the new owner and your tax bill is in the former owner’s name, this bill is yours.
🔹Please pay it and call us at 819-868-3100, ext. 55072 to provide us with the names of the new owners.

If you are a property owner and live at an address other than the one listed on your account, please notify us as soon as possible by calling 819-868-3100, ext. 55072.

It is the taxpayer’s responsibility to notify the school board of a change of address. Any late payment resulting from a taxpayer’s failure to notify the school board of a change of address will incur interest charges.

IMPORTANT NOTE | No official receipt will be issued.

🔹Please keep the top portion of the invoice for your records; it will be useful, if needed, for your tax return.
🔹If you would still like a receipt, please include a self-addressed, stamped envelope with your payment, indicating your mailing address and your case number on the back.

In accordance with 🌐Section 306, Paragraph 2 of the Education Act, you have the option to choose which school organization (French-language or English-language) to pay your school taxes to.

To change your choice for the next school year, you must submit your request by April 1st.

🔹Download and complete one of the following forms based on your language preference
🔹Send the completed form to taxation@etsb.qc.ca

NOTE:
This change does not affect your liability for any outstanding school taxes in any way.

• Declaration for School Tax Purposes (English version)
• Déclaration pour fins d’imposition scolaire (French version)

The school board does not send any copies of the tax bill to the mortgage lender. You must send your school tax bill to the lender so that they can make the payment.
It is the property owner’s responsibility to ensure that the tax bill is paid by the due date.

Notaries can check the school tax (French-language or English-language) to find out the outstanding balances for a property on the 🌐TFP website.

This website offers a module for viewing property tax and fee data for the territory served by the Eastern Townships School Board. It provides real-time access to all available information, such as the balance, arrears, invoice, and other data related to a property’s school tax.

To create your account, please contact us at 819 868-3100, ext. 55072.

There is no activation fee. Thereafter, a fee of $25 plus tax will be charged for each record accessed, and you will not be charged if you are providing the information to the new owner. These prices are subject to change without notice.

However, you can submit a request by email without accessing the module on the website. A fee of $35, including taxes, will be billed to you after your request. Be sure to provide us with your mailing address.

Otherwise, account statements are sent approximately every three months.