Tax Rate | City of Fort Saskatchewan

Discover how property tax rates are calculated in Fort Saskatchewan. Learn about municipal, education, and housing levies, and see how annual assessments impact residential and non-residential property taxes.

Each year, City Council establishes the tax rate to distribute the tax levy among all City of Fort Saskatchewan property owners. At the same time, the provincial government determines the amount that every Alberta municipality must contribute towards education funding. In addition, the housing foundation portion of the levy is requisitioned in accordance with the Alberta Housing Act and collected by the City on their behalf.

Curious how these tax rates are set? Learn more about the process on our Taxation Process page.

Residential Property Tax Rate and Calculator

One mill represents $1 tax for every $1000 of assessment, therefore the calculation of the taxes can be shown as follows:

Municipal Property Taxes = Assessment x (Municipal tax rate ÷ 1000)

School Taxes = Assessment x (School tax rate ÷ 1000)

Foundation Taxes = Assessment x (Housing tax rate ÷ 1000)

Residential Property Tax Calculator

Impact of the tax levy on a $491,700 residential property

Type of Levy	2026 Assessment $491,700	2025 Assessment $449,205	Dollar Change	Percent Change
Municipal Tax Levy	$ 2,608.60	$ 2,434.15	$ 174.45	7.17%
Education Tax Levy	$ 1,242.77	$ 1,161.38	$ 81.39	7.01%
Heartland Housing Foundation Tax Levy	$ 37.31	$ 39.24	$ (1.93)	(4.92%)
Combined Tax Impact	$ 3,888.68	$ 3,634.77	$ 253.90	6.99%

Based on a sample residential property with a 2026 assessment value of $491,700, the homeowners may experience a combined property tax increase of approximately $253.90 for the year, or $21.16 per month. This assumes an assessment increase of 9.46% due to market value changes from 2025. Overall, this represents a 6.99% increase in combined property taxes from 2025 to 2026.

Non-Residential Property Tax Rate

The following chart summarizes the combined property tax impacts for Municipal, education, and Heartland Housing levies from 2025 to 2026, in dollar values and percentages, for sample non-residential properties.

Non-Residential Property Tax Calculator

Impact of the tax levy on a $1,097,809 non-residential property

Type of Levy	2026 Assessment $1,097,809	2025 Assessment $1,027,142	Dollar Change	Percent Change
Municipal Tax Levy inc DCC	$ 11,430.83	$ 10,666.39	$ 764.44	7.17%
Education Tax Levy	$ 4,520.89	$ 4,005.06	$ 515.83	12.88%
Heartland Housing Foundation Tax Levy	$ 83.31	$ 93.87	$ (10.56)	(11.25%)
Combined Tax Impact	$ 16,035.02	$ 14,765.32	$ 1,269.70	8.60%

Based on a sample non-residential property with a 2026 assessment value of $1,097,809, the property owner can experience a combined property tax increase of approximately $1,269.70 for the year, or $105.81 per month. This assumes an assessment increase of 2.17% due to market value changes from 2025. Overall, this represents an 8.60% increase in combined property taxes from 2025 to 2026.

Related pages

Taxation Process

Property Assessment

Notice & Payment