Deferring Your Property Taxes

Check to see if you qualify for the BC property tax deferment program to defer payment of your property taxes.

Submit a deferment to the Province

All deferment applications, including renewal applications, must be submitted online through the Province of BC website. This process makes deferring your taxes easier and faster.

Visit deferment website

The City of Surrey does not accept paper deferment applications.

Some items on your tax notice cannot be deferred

  • You will still be required to make payment for applicable user fees (water, sewer, waste collection, and/or secondary suite fees), if applicable, and claim your Home Owner Grant, if eligible, to avoid penalties.
  • If the deferral application is not approved, a penalty may be applied.

User fees, property taxes, and utilities can be paid via online or telephone banking directly with your financial institution.

Existing deferment agreements

If you have an existing deferment agreement, you will be able to renew your existing agreement through the Province of BC website. You can also easily opt in for annual renewal, if you still meet all the eligibility requirements.

Before applying or renewing your online deferment application

Ensure your property tax account is up to date by completing the following:

  1. Claim your home owner grant, if eligible, available in May
  2. Pay your property tax notice items that cannot be deferred such as: garbage, recycling, organics, and secondary suite service charge fees, available in May
  3. Pay your annual or metered utility bill

Your deferment application or renewal may be rejected by the Province if you have not completed the above requirements.

There are two tax deferment options available:

  • Regular Program (55+, persons with disabilities, etc)
  • Families with Children Program

Read full eligibility criteria.  

If you need to pay out your existing property tax deferment loan, payments must be made to the Minister of Finance and not to the City of Surrey. Contact the Property Tax Deferment office to obtain your payout amount and instructions on how to make your payment to repay your loan.

Contact

If you have any questions regarding the property tax deferment program or the new online application, please call 1-888-355-2700 toll free (in BC) or 250-387-0555 (outside of BC) or email taxdeferment@gov.bc.ca.

You can also find more information at gov.bc.ca/propertytaxdeferment.