Vancouver property owners can now start making their Empty Homes Tax (EHT) property status declarations for the 2022 tax year.

All residential property owners are required to complete a declaration every year, even if they live in their property or rent it out.

Over the coming weeks, declaration instructions are being mailed to property owners along with their advance property tax notice. Owners who have signed up to receive eBills will also receive their notice direct to their email inbox.

Declarations are due by February 2, 2023. 

Properties declared or deemed vacant in the 2022 tax year will be taxed at a rate of three per cent of the property's 2022 assessed taxable value. 

The rate for the 2023 tax year will increase to five per cent.

Declare online at vancouver.ca/eht-declare. Need help? Chat live with an advisor on the city’s website, or call 311.

Property owners can sign up for an online services account and opt to receive tax notices by email. They can also check their account balances, and access other important tax information at Vancouver.ca. 

The City of Vancouver’s EHT is separate from the provincial government’s Speculation and Vacancy Tax. For more information about the province’s tax, visit gov.bc.ca/spectax. 

Read the Empty Homes Tax Annual Report (opens 13-page pdf)

For more information, please contact: Gino Pezzani.