Toronto Taxpayer Blog. Practical Guides for Toronto Residents

Welcome to the Toronto Taxpayer Blog – the blog which is intended to be an independent educational website that aims to help the people of Toronto understand their city better.

Being the biggest city in Canada entails having to deal with various systems on the part of government institutions each day. Property taxes, municipal charges, programs of the province, federal taxes, public services, transport, housing, utility bills, permissions, and programs of the government are some aspects that have to do with the lives of Torontonians. Having knowledge about these things would help one to get around better.

This blog provides information in an understandable manner. We produce educational articles which discuss such things as the working of the tax system in Toronto, distinctions between the functions of municipalities and the province, financing of public programs, and sources for official information on the part of the city.

Each of the articles presented on this site aims at making publicly available information easily accessible. While our articles do not substitute official sources, we try to compile and explain in simple terms the key issues which will help our readers learn how various processes work and where they could find the official source of information.

The Toronto Taxpayer Blog provides the bigger picture related to the relationship between taxes and people’s daily lives. Here we look at how tax revenues are spent on infrastructure projects, public transportation, health care services, education initiatives, affordable housing projects, environmental initiatives and other public services provided in Toronto and Ontario.

TorontoTaxpayer.ca is an informational website that is not affiliated with any governmental organization including but not limited to the City of Toronto, the Government of Ontario, the Canada Revenue Agency. This website does not provide legal, tax, accounting, or financial advice. Any official guidance should be sought from the appropriate governmental body and its official sources.

If you are interested in municipal taxes, city programs, government resources and other things that concern citizens of Toronto, our blog will help you to learn more.