City of Burnaby utilities
Pay your Burnaby utility notice by credit card.
Burnaby charges a 1.8% convenience fee on card payments. Chexy charges your card 1.75% and pays the City of Burnaby by bank bill payment with your utility account number, and you collect your card’s rewards.
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How to
How to pay your Burnaby utility notice by credit card
1
Sign up for Chexy
Create your account and verify your identity. It takes a few minutes.
2
Add the City of Burnaby Utility Notice
Pick the utility notice payee, not the property tax one, and enter your 7-digit utility account number from the top right corner of your notice.
3
Enter the amount and pick your card
Enter the amount on your notice and the due date. You see the fee before you confirm.
4
Chexy pays the City of Burnaby
The city gets an ordinary bank payment and you collect your card’s rewards.
What you can pay
What you can pay Burnaby
Your Burnaby utility notice
Your annual utility notice, paid by bank bill payment with your utility account number.
- Your utility notice. Up to four items: the annual water charge, annual sewer use charge, cross connection device charge and residential garbage toter fee.
- The 5% discount. Residential rates get a 5% discount when the full payment reaches the city by the due date.
1.75% per payment on Canadian-issued cards, 2.5% on international cards. Shown before you confirm.
Timing
When Burnaby gets paid
- At least 3 days before the due date
- Burnaby recommends paying this early to keep the 5% discount.
- 4 business days before it’s due
- Chexy charges your card.
- By the due date
- Chexy sends the payment to the City of Burnaby by bank bill payment.
Example
What paying your Burnaby utility notice by card can earn
A $1,200 utility notice
On a 3% cashback card you earn
$36.00
Chexy’s 1.75% fee is $21.00, so your card is charged $1,221.00.
Illustrative estimate. Assumes the selected reward rate applies to all included payments. Before card annual fees and interest. Card eligibility and earning caps apply.
Paying your Burnaby utility notice by credit card: questions
Can I pay my Burnaby utility notice with a credit card?
Yes. Burnaby takes cards itself with a 1.8% convenience fee. Through Chexy it’s 1.75% on Canadian cards: Chexy charges your card and pays the city by bank bill payment.
Which payee and number do I use?
City of Burnaby Utility Notice, with the 7-digit utility account number from the top right corner of your notice.
Will I still get the 5% discount?
Yes, if the city receives your full payment by the due date. Burnaby suggests paying at least 3 days early, so schedule your Chexy payment ahead.
What does it cost?
1.75% of the payment on Canadian-issued cards (2.5% on international cards), shown before you confirm.
Does the City of Burnaby need to sign up?
No. They receive an ordinary bank payment in the amount you entered, on the date you scheduled.
The fine print
- Burnaby has two bank payees: City of Burnaby Utility Notice and City of Burnaby Property Tax. Pick the utility one for this bill.
- The 5% discount only applies if your full payment is received by the due date. A bank payment made after your bank’s cut-off on the due date counts as overdue.
- Starting in 2027, Burnaby moves the sewer parcel tax from the property tax notice to the utility notice.
- American Express works for utilities only with eligible billers picked from Chexy’s search bar; Visa and Mastercard work either way.
- Rewards are set by your card issuer, not by Chexy.
- Chexy accepts Visa, Mastercard and American Express credit cards in your name. Prepaid cards aren’t supported. Some categories (mobile, internet, gym and car leases) need Visa or Mastercard, and for utilities and taxes American Express works with eligible billers only. Logos show accepted networks, not an endorsement.
Sources: City of Burnaby: how to pay utility fees · City of Burnaby: residential utility fees · What bills can I pay with Chexy? · How much does Chexy cost?. Burnaby utilities is not affiliated with Chexy.
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Put your Burnaby utility notice on your card.
1.75% per payment on Canadian-issued cards, 2.5% on international cards