Annual Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) to Canadian Taxing Authorities

Canada's Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) program, administered by Public Services and Procurement Canada, distributes over $560 million annually to approximately 1,100 taxing authorities. Payments are calculated based on the value and tax rates that would apply if federal property were taxable, aiming for fairness and equity. The dataset lists these payments for a specific tax year.

Use Cases

• Analyze the distribution of federal payments to municipalities based on the annual payment amounts.
• Model fiscal impacts on local taxing authorities based on the presence of federal property.
• Compare payment equity across different regions of Canada based on the stated principle of fairness.

Strengths

• Specific annual payment volume of over $560 million provides a clear scale.
• Covers approximately 1,100 distinct taxing authorities across Canada.
• Payments are calculated using a defined principle of fairness and equity.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)

Collection Method

Calculated and distributed by PSPC under the Payments in Lieu of Taxes Act.

Time Range

Annual, for a specific tax year.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04 09 16:38:06.327077; freshness should be verified

Geography

Taxing authorities across Canada.