The current year’s taxes are due on November 30th. If the 30th is on a Saturday or Sunday, the first working day of December is the deadline date.
You can pay your yearly taxes 5 ways:
- Come in to the M.D. Administration office and pay by cash, cheque or debit card.
- Online through your bank.
- Mail your cheque to the M.D. All cheques must be post-marked on or before the 30th of November to avoid late penalty.
- Use PaySimply (Information below)
- Sign up for Tax Auto Pay (Information below) to have your account debited automatically every month. Please inquire with the M.D. on how to set this up
ATTENTION
The M.D. of Wainwright has migrated to a new financial system — owner numbers are no longer used.
Action Required:
✅ Update your account number on your online banking payee profile
→ Use your roll number, not the old 4-digit owner number.
→ Payments using old owner numbers may not be processed.
✅ Ensure payments are properly allocated
→ Use the correct roll number and matching ownership name.
→ Payments we cannot match will be returned (can take several weeks depending on your bank).
Special Cases: Multiple Rolls and Different Ownership Names
→ Multiple Rolls: Pay each roll separately OR select one roll number to represent your group.
→ Ensure correct roll number is used, especially if the payer’s name is different from the tax account holder.
→Different Ownership Names: List each roll number separately to ensure proper allocation.
→ The M.D. of Wainwright is not responsible for payments misallocated due to unspecified roll numbers.
Pay Simply
The Municipal District of Wainwright is pleased to announce a convenient solution to pay your property taxes online with your choice of credit card.
We partnered with ATB Financial and through their unique partnership with PaySimply, you can now pay your property taxes online, with your credit card, within minutes.
Highlights include:
- Secure PaySimply doesn’t store your payment information
- Digital alternative to cheques and cash
- You can earn points on any rewards credit card and have your taxes pay you back!
Go to PaySimply.ca and pay your property taxes when you want, from wherever you are and on any device.
The steps are as follows:
- Go to https://www.paysimply.ca/Partner/Details.aspx?id=24855
- Following this, you will be asked to enter your email address, the account holder’s name, the account number and the payment amount.
- Next enter your credit card information.
- Once processed, you will be given a transaction number and a receipt will be emailed to you from PaySimply.
The payment amount as well as a fee of 2.5% of the face value of the payment will be charged to your credit card.
Other payment options (such as Interac e-transfer and PayPal) are also available at various fees.
Please allow 3 business days processing time.
Tax Autopay
The Municipal District of Wainwright has implemented a TAX AUTOPAY program allowing us to direct debit a monthly payment from your banking institution towards your current year tax levy.
To be eligible, your current year tax levy must be paid in full and you must complete a PRE-AUTHORIZED DEBIT FORM (forms available at our office or for download here). For further information, please call or come in to see us at:
Municipal District of Wainwright No. 61
717 – 14th Avenue
Wainwright, Alberta, T9W 1B3
Phone: 780-842-4454
Fax: 780-842-2463
Download Pre-Authorized Debit Form as a PDF file
Other forms
Assessment Review Board Complaint Form
Assessment Complaints Agent Authorization