Taxes & fees: API reference

2 endpoints. Base URL https://princegeorgepulse.ca/api/v1. Conventions (envelope, paging, fields, formats, limits) are on the overview. All endpoints.

GET /api/v1/taxes #

Prince George property tax rates by class, utility rates, the home owner grant, city fees and comparisons with other BC cities.

Cache: 24 h
Source: City of Prince George tax rates and utility rates; Province of BC (home owner grant, local government statistics)
Licence: Open Government Licence – British Columbia (https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/data/policy-standards/data-policies/open-data/open-government-licence-bc); City of Prince George published rates

Also accepts fields (sparse fieldset) and format (json, md).

Example request

bash

curl "https://princegeorgepulse.ca/api/v1/taxes"

Example response (trimmed)

json

{
  "data": {
    "asOf": "2026-09-30",
    "rates": {
      "levyLabels": {
        "regionalDistrict": "Regional District of Fraser-Fort George"
      },
      "source": "City of Prince George, annual tax rate tables (Finance); cross-checked against Province of B.C., Local Government Statistics, Schedule 702 (Tax Rates)",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.princegeorge.ca/city-services/utilities-taxes/property-taxes",
      "asOf": "2026-09-30",
      "notes": "Rates are dollars per $1,000 of taxable assessed value. \"municipal\" is the sum of the four City levies shown on the City table (General, Snow Control Reserve, Road Rehabilitation, General Infrastructure Reinvestment F…",
      "classes": [
        {
          "id": 1,
          "name": "Residential"
        },
        {
          "id": 2,
          "name": "Utilities"
        },
        "… 7 more"
      ],
      "years": [
        {
          "year": 2026,
          "bylaw": null,
          "bylawUrl": null,
          "sourceUrl": "https://www.princegeorge.ca/sites/default/files/2026-05/2026%20TAX%20RATES.pdf",
          "rates": "{…}",
          "province702": "{…}"
        },
        {
          "year": 2025,
          "bylaw": "City of Prince George Tax Rates Bylaw No. 9539, 2025",
          "bylawUrl": "https://www.princegeorge.ca/sites/default/files/2025-04/BL9539_ADOPTED_0.pdf",
          "sourceUrl": "https://www.princegeorge.ca/sites/default/files/2025-05/2025%20Tax%20Rates.pdf",
          "rates": "{…}",
          "province702": "{…}"
        },
        "… 5 more"
      ],
      "taxIncrease": [
        {
          "year": 2026,
          "levyIncreasePct": 4.94,
          "note": "Approximately $144 more for the representative home (valued at $467,684); the proposed increase had been 6.15 per cent.",
          "sourceUrl": "https://www.princegeorge.ca/city-hall/news-notices/2026-budget-passed-494-increase"
        },
        {
          "year": 2025,
          "levyIncreasePct": 6.21,
          "note": "Approximately $169.22 more for the representative home (valued at $453,777).",
          "sourceUrl": "https://www.princegeorge.ca/city-hall/news-notices/2025-budget-passed-621-increase"
        },
        "… 2 more"
      ],
      "unverified": [
        "Tax Rates Bylaw numbers for 2021-2024 and 2026 (2026 bylaw received three readings on April 27, 2026 per the City council summary; number not found on a page fetched)",
        "Tax levy increase percentages for 2021 and 2022 (no City source fetched)",
        "… 1 more"
      ]
    },
    "utilities": {
      "source": "City of Prince George, Paying your bill (residential flat utility rates, metered rates, due dates); Comprehensive Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 7557, 2004 (consolidated to December 15, 2025), Schedules A-6 (garbage), A-9…",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.princegeorge.ca/city-services/utilities-taxes/paying-your-bill",
      "bylawUrl": "https://www.princegeorge.ca/sites/default/files/2025-12/BL7557_CONSOLIDATED_2025-12-15.pdf",
      "asOf": "2026-09-30",
      "notes": "Flat residential utilities are billed twice a year (January to June, July to December). The bylaw sets water and sewer as monthly flat rates and garbage per 3-month period; six-month amounts here are those rates times…",
      "years": [
        {
          "year": 2027,
          "scheduled": true,
          "singleFamilySixMonths": "{…}",
          "strataSixMonths": "{…}",
          "bylawRates": "{…}",
          "meteredPer1000ImpGal": "{…}",
          "sourceUrl": "https://www.princegeorge.ca/sites/default/files/2025-12/BL7557_CONSOLIDATED_2025-12-15.pdf",
          "dueDates": null
        },
        {
          "year": 2026,
          "scheduled": false,
          "singleFamilySixMonths": "{…}",
          "strataSixMonths": "{…}",
          "bylawRates": "{…}",
          "meteredPer1000ImpGal": "{…}",
          "sourceUrl": "https://www.princegeorge.ca/sites/default/files/2025-12/BL7557_CONSOLIDATED_2025-12-15.pdf",
          "ifPaidLateSixMonths": "{…}",
          "totalsSixMonths": "{…}",
          "dueDates": [
            "{…}",
            "{…}"
          ],
          "meteredDueDates": [
            "{…}",
            "{…}",
            "… 3 more"
          ],
          "waterCapacityChargePerQuarter": [
            "{…}",
            "{…}",
            "… 6 more"
          ],
          "…": "2 more keys"
        },
        "… 2 more"
      ],
      "unverified": [
        "Flat utility rates for 2021-2023 (not in the current bylaw consolidation; not verified from another City source)",
        "\"If paid late\" amounts for years other than 2026 are not published by the City; only the 2026 table amounts are included"
      ]
    },
    "fees": {
      "asOf": "2026-09-30",
      "homeOwnerGrant": {
        "sourceUrl": "https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/taxes/property-taxes/annual-property-tax/home-owner-grant",
        "actUrl": "https://www.bclaws.gov.bc.ca/civix/document/id/complete/statreg/96194_01",
        "taxYear": 2026,
        "regularGrant": 570,
        "additionalGrant": 845,
        "northernRuralRegularGrant": 770,
        "northernRuralAdditionalGrant": 1045,
        "northernRuralExtra": 200,
        "princeGeorgeIsNorthernRural": true,
        "northernRuralDefinition": "The Home Owner Grant Act defines the northern and rural area as the area of the Province outside the boundaries of the Metro Vancouver Regional District, the Capital Regional District and the Fraser Valley Regional Di…",
        "northernRuralEndsNote": "The Province says that effective January 1, 2027 the regular grant is $570 and the additional grant $845 for all B.C. properties, including northern and rural areas; the $200 northern and rural benefit (introduced to …",
        "additionalGrantEligibility": "Seniors aged 65 or older in the current year, veterans, persons with disabilities (and certain spouses or relatives of deceased owners), instead of the regular grant.",
        "…": "10 more keys"
      },
      "deferment": {
        "sourceUrl": "https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/taxes/property-taxes/annual-property-tax/property-tax-deferment-program",
        "interestUrl": "https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/taxes/property-taxes/annual-property-tax/property-tax-deferment-program/tax-deferment-interest-fees",
        "ratesUrl": "https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/taxes/property-taxes/annual-property-tax/property-tax-deferment-program/tax-deferment-interest-fees/current-previous-rates",
        "programs": "Regular program (55 or older, surviving spouse, or person with disabilities) and families with children program. It is a low-interest loan from the Province for current-year property taxes on the principal residence.",
        "taxes2026AndLater": {
          "rule": "Prime plus 2%, compounded monthly, set January 1, April 1, July 1 and October 1 (both programs)",
          "ratePct": 6.45,
          "primePct": 4.45,
          "period": "2026-07-01 to 2026-09-30"
        },
        "taxes2025AndEarlier": {
          "rule": "Simple interest: regular program prime minus 2%, families program prime; set April 1 and October 1",
          "regularPct": 2.45,
          "familiesPct": 4.45,
          "primePct": 4.45,
          "period": "2026-04-01 to 2026-09-30"
        },
        "fees": {
          "regularApplication": 60,
          "regularRenewal": 10,
          "note": "Charged when you first apply to the regular program and each renewal year; added to the loan balance. No interest on fees."
        },
        "notes": "Rates in effect for the quarter ending September 30, 2026 as published on the Province's current and previous rates page (updated September 2, 2026). Rates for October 1, 2026 onward were not yet posted when retrieved."
      },
      "businessLicence": {
        "sourceUrl": "https://www.princegeorge.ca/business-development/business-licences",
        "bylaw": "Comprehensive Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 7557, 2004, Schedule A-2 (consolidated to December 15, 2025); categories per Business Regulation and Licensing Bylaw No. 9040, 2020",
        "bylawUrl": "https://www.princegeorge.ca/sites/default/files/2025-12/BL7557_CONSOLIDATED_2025-12-15.pdf",
        "applicationFees": [
          "{…}",
          "{…}"
        ],
        "notes": "Annual fees. Licences expire December 31 and must be renewed each year. The bylaw adds 3% a year to category fees after 2026; 2027 figures are those printed in the bylaw. GFA is gross floor area. Operating without a l…",
        "fees": [
          "{…}",
          "{…}",
          "… 33 more"
        ]
      },
      "dogLicence": {
        "sourceUrl": "https://www.princegeorge.ca/city-services/bylaw-enforcement/animal-control",
        "bylawUrl": "https://www.princegeorge.ca/sites/default/files/2025-12/BL7557_CONSOLIDATED_2025-12-15.pdf",
        "notes": "Dogs over four months old must be licensed. The City page lists the current prices; they equal the 2019 column of Schedule C-1 of the Fees and Charges Bylaw (the most recent year in that schedule). No senior discount …",
        "fees": [
          "{…}",
          "{…}",
          "… 9 more"
        ]
      },
      "buildingPermit": {
        "sourceUrl": "https://www.princegeorge.ca/business-development/building-permits",
        "bylawUrl": "https://www.princegeorge.ca/sites/default/files/2025-12/BL7557_CONSOLIDATED_2025-12-15.pdf",
        "summary": "Building permit fees are set in Schedule A-1 of the Comprehensive Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 7557 (amended by Bylaw No. 9486, 2024). Every application pays a $100 non-refundable processing fee. For Part 9 and Part 3 c…",
        "fees": [
          "{…}",
          "{…}",
          "… 15 more"
        ]
      },
      "otherLinks": [
        {
          "label": "Comprehensive Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 7557, 2004 (consolidated to December 15, 2025)",
          "url": "https://www.princegeorge.ca/sites/default/files/2025-12/BL7557_CONSOLIDATED_2025-12-15.pdf"
        },
        {
          "label": "Water Regulation and Rates Bylaw No. 7479, 2003 (consolidated to May 26, 2025)",
          "url": "https://www.princegeorge.ca/sites/default/files/2025-06/BL7479_CONSOLIDATED_2025-05-26.pdf"
        },
        "… 6 more"
      ],
      "propertyTaxDue": {
        "date": "2026-07-03",
        "sourceUrl": "https://www.princegeorge.ca/sites/default/files/2026-05/CoPG%202026%20Property%20Tax%20Insert.pdf"
      },
      "unverified": [
        "Dog licence senior discounts and late fees (none published on the City page or in Schedule C-1)",
        "Deferment interest rates from October 1, 2026 (not yet posted when retrieved)",
        "… 1 more"
      ]
    },
    "compare": {
      "source": "Province of B.C., Ministry of Housing and Municipal Affairs, Local Government Statistics, Schedule 704: Taxes and Charges on a Representative House",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/governments/local-governments/facts-framework/statistics/tax-rates-tax-burden",
      "fileUrl": "https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/british-columbians-our-governments/local-governments/finance/local-government-statistics/schedule704_2026.xlsx",
      "asOf": "2026-09-30",
      "notes": "Dollars per year for the representative (average) single-family residential property in each municipality, as published by the Province; values are rounded to whole dollars in the source. Components: school tax, gener…",
      "columns": {
        "houseValue": "House Value (header \"House Value1\" in 2024-2026; the footnote text is not included in the file)",
        "school": "School",
        "generalMunicipal": "General Municipal",
        "regionalDistrictTax": "Regional District",
        "hospital": "Hospital",
        "bcaMfaOther": "BCA, MFA and Other",
        "totalVariableRateTaxes": "Total Res Variable Rate Taxes",
        "parcelTaxes": "Total Res Parcel Taxes",
        "userFees": "Total Res User Fees",
        "total": "Total Residential Property Taxes and Charges",
        "type": "Type (C = city, D = district, T = town, V = village)",
        "regionalDistrict": "RD (regional district code)"
      },
      "princeGeorgeResidentialTotalRate": [
        {
          "year": 2020,
          "totalPer1000": 10.62042,
          "fileUrl": "https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/british-columbians-our-governments/local-governments/finance/local-government-statistics/schedule702_2020.xlsx"
        },
        {
          "year": 2021,
          "totalPer1000": 10.00564,
          "fileUrl": "https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/british-columbians-our-governments/local-governments/finance/local-government-statistics/schedule702_2021.xlsx"
        },
        "… 5 more"
      ],
      "years": [
        {
          "year": 2026,
          "fileUrl": "https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/british-columbians-our-governments/local-governments/finance/local-government-statistics/schedule704_2026.xlsx",
          "rows": [
            "{…}",
            "{…}",
            "… 12 more"
          ]
        },
        {
          "year": 2025,
          "fileUrl": "https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/british-columbians-our-governments/local-governments/finance/local-government-statistics/schedule704_2025.xlsx",
          "rows": [
            "{…}",
            "{…}",
            "… 12 more"
          ]
        },
        "… 5 more"
      ],
      "unverified": []
    }
  },
  "meta": {
    "source": "City of Prince George tax rates and utility rates; Province of BC (home owner grant, local government statistics)",
    "sourceUrl": "https://www.princegeorge.ca/city-services/utilities-taxes/property-taxes",
    "updatedAt": "2026-09-30T12:00:00-07:00",
    "ageSec": 1352904,
    "license": "Open Government Licence – British Columbia (https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/data/policy-standards/data-policies/open-data/open-government-licence-bc); City of Prince George published rates",
    "attribution": "City of Prince George and Province of BC, via PG Pulse (princegeorgepulse.ca)"
  },
  "links": {
    "self": "/api/v1/taxes",
    "next": null,
    "docs": "/developers/reference/taxes-and-fees/#get-taxes"
  }
}

GET /api/v1/taxes/estimate #

Estimate the property tax on a Prince George home from its assessed value.

Residential (class 1) rates for the latest year. Returns each levy, the gross total and the total after the basic or senior home owner grant. An estimate only: your tax notice is the authority.

Cache: 24 h
Source: City of Prince George tax rates and utility rates; Province of BC (home owner grant, local government statistics)
Licence: Open Government Licence – British Columbia (https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/data/policy-standards/data-policies/open-data/open-government-licence-bc); City of Prince George published rates

Parameter	In	Type	Description
`value`	query	number	BC Assessment value in dollars. Required. Example: `450000`.
`grant`	query	string	Home owner grant to apply. One of: `none`, `basic`, `senior`.