Property Tax Guide for Canada

County of Grande Prairie

Alberta

All dollar amounts on this page are in Canadian dollars.

City introduction

The County of Grande Prairie, in northwestern Alberta on Treaty 8 Territory, was established in 1951 and was the first county in Alberta. People have lived on this land since roughly 9400–7500 BC; at European contact it was held by the Beaver and Cree First Nations, and the first surveyed community was the Métis Settlement of Flying Shot Lake in 1907. The County is home to one of the richest dinosaur-fossil areas in western Canada, and its diverse economic base includes forestry, energy, agriculture, construction and manufacturing, alongside tourism, hospitality and retail. The County surrounds — but is a separate municipality from — the City of Grande Prairie; its administration is based in Clairmont.

Source: County of Grande Prairie — County of Grande Prairie, History and Heritage.

Combined chart

County of Grande Prairie property tax increase, Canada inflation, and Canadian dollar Real CEER, 2015–2026

Bars: County of Grande Prairie municipal tax rate annual increase.

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.

County of Grande Prairie property tax increase, Canada inflation, and Canadian dollar Real CEER, 2015–20260%2%4%6%8%10%104106108110112114No data2015No data2016No data2017No data2018No data2019No data20200% (verified)20210% (verified)20220% (verified)20232.9%20242.4%20252.9%2026Increase (%)Canadian dollar Real CEER (1999=100)Year
  • Bars — County of Grande Prairie municipal tax rate 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.

YearCounty of Grande Prairie municipal tax rate 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
2016No data1.4%108.4
2017No data1.6%110.0
2018No data2.3%109.3
2019No data1.9%108.6
2020No data0.7%108.0
YearCounty of Grande Prairie municipal tax rate increaseCanada inflation — Statistics Canada CPI annual averageCanadian dollar Real CEER — Bank of Canada, annual average of monthly values, total index (1999=100)
20210% (verified)3.4%113.0
20220% (verified)6.8%113.0
20230% (verified)3.9%108.4
20242.9%2.4%107.6
20252.4%2.1%104.9
20262.9%No dataNo data

Sources for this chart:

Housing property-tax historical trend

The trend uses one measure only: the municipal tax rate increase approved by County Council. 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
2016No data
2017No data
2018No data
2019No data
2020−1.2% (a decrease — 2019 surplus funds applied in the year-end budget; recorded here, not charted)
YearFigure
20210%
20220%
20230%
20242.9%
20252.4%
20262.9%

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.

Residential class, per $1,000 of assessed value, from the County's 2026 Property Tax Bylaw (Bylaw #3281). The bylaw states rates as decimals (e.g. 0.0044183); figures below are converted to per-$1,000 (×1,000):

YearRate per $1,000ScopeSource
20264.4183General Municipal — Residential, excluding the Hamlet of Hythe (bylaw rate 0.0044183)County of Grande Prairie, Bylaw #3281, 2026 Property Tax Bylaw, https://www.countygp.ab.ca/media/labouu2s/3281-2026-property-tax-bylaw.pdf
20267.2687sum of the bylaw's residential components — General Municipal 4.4183 + Education 2.7457 + Grande Spirit Foundation 0.1047 (excluding Hythe)County of Grande Prairie, Bylaw #3281, 2026 Property Tax Bylaw, https://www.countygp.ab.ca/media/labouu2s/3281-2026-property-tax-bylaw.pdf
20265.0363General Municipal — Residential, Hamlet of Hythe (higher rate; includes a 0.6180 long-term debt payment rate)County of Grande Prairie, Bylaw #3281, 2026 Property Tax Bylaw, https://www.countygp.ab.ca/media/labouu2s/3281-2026-property-tax-bylaw.pdf

Corroboration: the County's "Making Sense of the Budget" 2026 brochure applies the 4.41833 municipal rate to its $510,000 example property ($2,253.35 municipal; total bill $3,707.05): https://www.countygp.ab.ca/media/tkik2fho/2026-making-sense-of-the-budget_web_final.pdf

Method

This trend uses one metric only, every year: the municipal tax rate increase approved by County Council.

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 County of Grande Prairie municipal tax rate 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. A verified 0% increase sits at the zero line and is marked “0% (verified)”.

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 County of Grande Prairie source before relying on a figure.