Pickering
All dollar amounts on this page are in Canadian dollars.
City introduction
Pickering is a city in Durham Region on the north shore of Lake Ontario. Its waterfront is defined by Frenchman's Bay and a series of coastal wetlands that form part of the Lake Ontario shoreline; the bay and its surrounding lands are recognized as an Environmentally Significant Area, and the city's waterfront parks and trails run along the bay and the lakeshore.
Source: City of Pickering — City of Pickering, Waterfront.
Combined chart
Pickering property tax increase, Canada inflation, and Canadian dollar Real CEER, 2015–2026
Bars: City of Pickering portion — its share of the whole residential tax bill 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.
- 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.
| Year | City of Pickering portion — share of the whole-bill increase | Canada inflation — Statistics Canada CPI annual average | Canadian dollar Real CEER — Bank of Canada, annual average of monthly values, total index (1999=100) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | No data | 1.1% | 110.0 |
| 2016 | No data | 1.4% | 108.4 |
| 2017 | No data | 1.6% | 110.0 |
| 2018 | No data | 2.3% | 109.3 |
| 2019 | No data | 1.9% | 108.6 |
| 2020 | No data | 0.7% | 108.0 |
| Year | City of Pickering portion — share of the whole-bill increase | Canada inflation — Statistics Canada CPI annual average | Canadian dollar Real CEER — Bank of Canada, annual average of monthly values, total index (1999=100) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | No data | 3.4% | 113.0 |
| 2022 | No data | 6.8% | 113.0 |
| 2023 | No data | 3.9% | 108.4 |
| 2024 | No data | 2.4% | 107.6 |
| 2025 | 1.14% | 2.1% | 104.9 |
| 2026 | 1.06% | No data | No data |
Sources for this chart:
- City of Pickering property tax increase, 2025: City of Pickering news, Clearing up confusion on the 2025 property tax increase
- City of Pickering property tax increase, 2026: City of Pickering news, April 27, 2026 Council Highlights
- Canada inflation, 2015–2025: Statistics Canada, Table 18-10-0005-01, CPI annual average. The 2026 annual average is not yet published.
- Canadian dollar Real CEER, 2015–2025: Bank of Canada, Valet series CEER_BROADM, total index (1999=100), source file; explainer, Canadian effective exchange rates. 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). CEER for 2026 is No data because the year is incomplete.
Housing property-tax historical trend
The trend uses one measure only: the percentage increase in the City of Pickering portion of the residential property tax bill, expressed as its effect on the total residential tax bill (the municipal share of the whole-bill increase). 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.
| Year | Figure |
|---|---|
| 2015 | No data |
| 2016 | No data |
| 2017 | No data |
| 2018 | No data |
| 2019 | No data |
| 2020 | No data |
| Year | Figure |
|---|---|
| 2021 | No data |
| 2022 | No data |
| 2023 | No data |
| 2024 | No data |
| 2025 | 1.14% |
| 2026 | 1.06% |
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 total residential (whole-bill) rate: 1.337288% = $13.37288 per $1,000 of assessment (from the City's 2026 budget engagement material).
A municipal-only Pickering residential rate was not captured from an official source — No data.
Method
This trend uses one metric only, every year: the percentage increase in the City of Pickering portion of the residential property tax bill, expressed as its effect on the total residential tax bill (the municipal share of the whole-bill increase).
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 Pickering municipal share of the whole-bill 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
- City of Pickering introduction: City of Pickering, Waterfront
- City of Pickering: City of Pickering news, Clearing up confusion on the 2025 property tax increase
- City of Pickering: City of Pickering news, April 27, 2026 Council Highlights
- Statistics Canada, Table 18-10-0005-01: CPI annual average
- Bank of Canada, Valet series CEER_BROADM: Real CEER source file
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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 Pickering source before relying on a figure.