Ottawa property tax
Pay Ottawa property tax by credit card.
The City of Ottawa takes credit cards online through Paymentus, with a 1.95% service fee. With Chexy, put it on your credit card for 1.75%: Chexy pays the City of Ottawa by bank bill payment and you collect your card’s rewards.
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How to
How to pay Ottawa property tax by credit card
1
Sign up for Chexy
Create your account and verify your identity. It takes a few minutes.
2
Add the city as your payee
Choose the Property Taxes category, pick OTTAWA- TAXES and enter your 19-digit tax roll number.
3
Enter the amount and pick your card
Enter what you owe, choose your card and schedule each instalment. You see the fee before you confirm.
4
Chexy pays the City of Ottawa
Chexy sends a bank bill payment 3 business days after you pay, and you collect your card’s rewards.
What you can pay
What you can pay
Your Ottawa property tax
The City of Ottawa gets an ordinary bank bill payment with your number on it.
- Interim bill. Mailed in February.
- Final bill. Mailed in May.
- Supplementary and omitted bills. Issued July through December, due on their own dates.
1.75% per payment on Canadian-issued cards, 2.5% on international cards. Shown before you confirm.
Timing
When Ottawa gets paid
- Interim 2026
- March 19, 2026.
- Final 2026
- June 18, 2026.
- With Chexy
- Chexy charges your card when you pay and sends the payment 3 business days later, so pay well before the due date.
Example
What paying Ottawa property tax by card can earn
A $5,000 property tax bill
On a 3% cashback card you earn
$150.00
Chexy’s 1.75% fee is $87.50, so your card is charged $5,087.50.
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 Ottawa property tax by credit card: questions
Can I pay Ottawa property tax with a credit card?
The City of Ottawa takes credit cards online through Paymentus, with a 1.95% service fee. Chexy charges your Visa, Mastercard or American Express and pays the City of Ottawa by bank bill payment, for 1.75% on Canadian cards.
Which payee and number do I use in Chexy?
Choose the Property Taxes category, pick OTTAWA- TAXES and enter your 19-digit tax roll number from your tax bill, without the periods.
How early should I pay?
Chexy charges your card when you pay and sends the payment 3 business days later, so pay well before the due date. The City of Ottawa counts the payment when it’s received.
Isn’t it cheaper to pay the city by card?
The city’s card payments through Paymentus carry a 1.95% service fee. Chexy charges 1.75% on Canadian cards.
Does the city need to sign up?
No. They receive an ordinary bank payment in the amount you entered, on the date you scheduled.
The fine print
- Ottawa adds 1.25% penalty and interest the day after the due date, and again on the first day of each month after.
- Partial payments go first to interest, penalties and fees, then to the oldest taxes.
- Moving? Update the roll number with your payee, or payments go to your old property.
- 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: Ottawa: pay your property taxes · Ottawa: 2026 interim property taxes · Ottawa: 2026 final property taxes · Pay Ottawa property tax (Chexy Insider) · How much does Chexy cost?. Ottawa property tax is not affiliated with Chexy.
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Put Ottawa property tax on your card.
1.75% per payment on Canadian-issued cards, 2.5% on international cards