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Parcel Taxes

The Cowichan Valley Regional District will prepare the 2026 Parcel Tax Roll for levying parcel taxes in January. Letters will be sent to property owners who will be assessed a parcel tax for the first time.

The purpose of the Parcel Tax Roll Review is to verify the information for all property owner(s) is accurate, as it is essential for the correct billing of the 2026 Property Taxes.

Sitting of the Parcel Tax Roll Review Panel –  February 18, 2026 at 1:30 pm

Property owners can request corrections for their property for the following reasons: 

  1. errors or omissions in a name or address on the parcel tax roll;
  2. errors or omissions on the inclusion of a parcel;
  3. errors or omissions on the taxable area or frontage of the parcel; or
  4. incorrect allowance or disallowance of an exemption.

Requests can be delivered in-person or mailed to the following address: 

Cowichan Valley Regional District
ATTN: Finance Division
175 Ingram Street
Duncan BC V9L 1N8

The Parcel Tax Roll Review Panel will meet at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, February 18, 2026, in the CVRD Boardroom (located on the 2nd floor) to consider written requests and authenticate the parcel tax rolls.

CVRD Services Subject to Parcel Tax

The Surveyor of Taxes is responsible for collecting parcel taxes on behalf of the CVRD for the following CVRD services:

AreaElectoral Area
Arbutus Mountain SewerElectoral Area B
Arbutus Mountain WaterElectoral Area B
Bald Mountain SewerElectoral Area I
Bald Mountain WaterElectoral Area I
Brulette SewerElectoral Area A
Burnum WaterElectoral Area B
Carlton WaterElectoral Area B
Central Youbou Water DebtElectoral Area I
Cherry Point Estates WaterElectoral Area D
Cobble Hill Village SewerElectoral Area C
Cobble Hill Street LightingElectoral Area C
Cowichan Bay SewerElectoral Area D
Dogwood Ridge WaterElectoral Area E
Douglas Hill WaterElectoral Area C & D
Fern Ridge WaterElectoral Area A
Honeymoon Bay Water Debt (Well 1)Electoral Area F
Honeymoon Bay Water Debt (Well 2)Electoral Area F
Honeymoon Bay WaterElectoral Area F
Kerry Village SewerElectoral Area A
Kerry Village WaterElectoral Area A
Lambourn SewerElectoral Area D
Lambourn WaterElectoral Area D
Malahat SewerElectoral Area A
Malahat WaterElectoral Area A
Maple Hill SewerElectoral Area C
Mesachie Lake SewerElectoral area F
Mesachie Lake WaterElectoral Area F
Mill Springs SewerElectoral Area A
Saltair WaterElectoral Area G
Satellite Park WaterElectoral Area C
Sentinel Ridge SewerElectoral Area A
Shawnigan Beach Estates SewerElectoral Area B
Shawnigan Lake North WaterElectoral Area B
Shawnigan Village WaterElectoral Area B
Shell Beach WaterElectoral Area H
Shellwood WaterElectoral Area H
Thetis Island Boat LaunchElectoral Area G
Thetis Island Solid Waste/RecyclingElectoral Area G
Thetis Island WharfElectoral Area G
Woodley Range WaterElectoral Area H
Youbou SewerElectoral Area I
Youbou Street LightingElectoral Area I
Youbou WaterElectoral Area I
Land Acknowledgement
The CVRD is in the ancestral and unceded territories of First Nations including (but not limited to) Quw'utsun (Cowichan Tribes), MÁLEXEŁ (Malahat), BOḰEĆEN (Pauquachin), c̓uubaʕsaʔtx̣ (Ts'uubaa-asatx), xeláltxw (Halalt), Spune’luxutth (Penelakut), Stz'uminus, Leey’qsun (Lyackson), Diitiidʔaaʔtx̣ (Ditidaht) and P’a:chi:da?aht (Pacheedaht) Peoples. Local First Nations Peoples have stewarded the lands of this region since time immemorial. The CVRD is committed to the ongoing journey of reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples in the region by strengthening cooperation, collaboration, and relationship building.