Property Tax Guide for Canada

Coquitlam

British Columbia

All dollar amounts on this page are in Canadian dollars.

City introduction

Coquitlam is a city in Metro Vancouver's northeast sector and, together with Port Coquitlam and Port Moody, forms the Tri-Cities. The City's own financial plan describes Coquitlam as the sixth largest municipality in British Columbia and one of the fastest-growing communities in the province. The city's name derives from the hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ word kʷikʷəƛ̓əm — the Kwikwetlem First Nation — meaning "Red Fish Up the River," a reference to the salmon of the Coquitlam River.

Growth is a defining theme in the City's planning documents: rapid transit arrived in 2016 with the opening of the SkyTrain's Evergreen Extension, and the City's long-range plans focus growth around the City Centre, Burquitlam, and the new Burke Mountain neighbourhood, where roughly one-quarter of the city's new residents over the next 30 years are expected to live.

Source: City of Coquitlam — City of Coquitlam, 2017–2021 Financial Plan (Chapter 2, "Coquitlam — A Thriving City"; Community Profile and Demographics).

Combined chart

Coquitlam property tax increase, Canada inflation, and Canadian dollar Real CEER, 2015–2026

Bars: City of Coquitlam average property tax annual increase, as approved by Council.

Lines: Canada inflation (Canada CPI annual average, Statistics Canada) and Canadian dollar Real CEER (Bank of Canada). CEER is on the separate right axis and is not a percentage.

Coquitlam property tax increase, Canada inflation, and Canadian dollar Real CEER, 2015–20260%2%4%6%8%10%12%104106108110112114No data20152.27%20162.13%2017No data2018No data20192.64%20202.69%20213.43%20225.48%20238.92%20246.83%20253.37%2026Increase (%)Canadian dollar Real CEER (1999=100)Year
  • Bars — Coquitlam average property tax increase
  • Line — Canada inflation (Statistics Canada CPI annual average)
  • Line — Canadian dollar Real CEER — Bank of Canada, annual average of monthly values, total index (1999=100)

Data behind the chart

The data table below carries one row per year, in year order, with the tax increase, the inflation value and the CEER value for that year, or “No data” where a series has no verified figure.

YearCity of Coquitlam average property tax increaseCanada inflation — Statistics Canada CPI annual averageCanadian dollar Real CEER — Bank of Canada, annual average of monthly values, total index (1999=100)
2015No data1.1%110.0
20162.27%1.4%108.4
20172.13%1.6%110.0
2018No data2.3%109.3
2019No data1.9%108.6
20202.64%0.7%108.0
YearCity of Coquitlam average property tax increaseCanada inflation — Statistics Canada CPI annual averageCanadian dollar Real CEER — Bank of Canada, annual average of monthly values, total index (1999=100)
20212.69%3.4%113.0
20223.43%6.8%113.0
20235.48%3.9%108.4
20248.92%2.4%107.6
20256.83%2.1%104.9
20263.37%No dataNo data

Sources for this chart:

Housing property-tax historical trend

The trend uses one measure only: the average property tax increase approved by Council, on the basis the City states for each year. Each row is the figure for that year on that one measure. A year with no verified figure on that measure is shown as No data.

YearFigure
2015No data
20162.27%
20172.13%
2018No data
2019No data
20202.64%
YearFigure
20212.69%
20223.43%
20235.48%
20248.92%
20256.83%
20263.37%

Separate note — tax rates, not the trend

This note is separate from the trend above and is not part of it. A residential tax rate per $1,000 of assessed value can move even when the levy increase is small, because the assessment base changes. Rate figures are therefore not used as the trend and are not mixed into the increase chart.

2026 tax rates, Residential class, per $1,000 of assessed value — as published in the City of Coquitlam's Summary of 2026 Tax Rates (totals are the City's own published totals):

ComponentRate per $1,000
Municipal Services2.1993
Drainage0.0763
Total Municipal Rate (as published)2.2756
School (local)1.1248
BC Assessment0.0381
Metro Vancouver0.0547
Municipal Finance Authority0.0002
TransLink0.3586
Total Other Governments (as published)1.5764
Grand Total (as published)3.8520

Source: City of Coquitlam, Summary of 2026 Tax Rates: https://coquitlam.ca/DocumentCenter/View/17264/2026_Tax-Rates

Scope: the municipal portion is the Total Municipal Rate (2.2756); the Grand Total includes taxes collected for other governments and is shown only because the City publishes it.

Method

This trend uses one metric only, every year: the average property tax increase approved by Council, on the basis the City states for each year.

Where a city publishes an increase as components, the components are recorded in the scope notes; a total is used only where the city itself publishes it.

Canada inflation is Statistics Canada, Table 18-10-0005-01, CPI annual average. Canadian dollar Real CEER is Bank of Canada, Valet series CEER_BROADM, total index (1999=100); each value is the annual average of the 12 monthly total Real CEER values (a computed annual average, not a figure the Bank publishes directly as an annual value).

How to read this page

Bars are the Coquitlam average property tax increase. Lines are Canada inflation and Canadian dollar Real CEER.

The left axis is a percentage axis shared by the bars and the inflation line. The right axis is a separate index axis for Canadian dollar Real CEER only. CEER is an index and is not a percentage.

A year shown as “No data” has no bar for property tax and no line point for that series, and a missing year breaks a line.

Tax rates per $1,000 are separate from the trend and are not charted.

Sources

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This page is an independent guide. It is not a government site and it is not an official site. It is general information only and is not tax advice. Check the official City of Coquitlam source before relying on a figure.