• 2025 Annual Tax Sale

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  Local Government Act (RSBC 2015) 
  Part 16, Division 7 

  At 10:00 am on Monday, September 29, 2025, in the Council Chambers of the City of Kamloops, the following parcels of property may be offered for sale by public auction unless the delinquent taxes with interest are paid. PLEASE NOTE:  The City may bid on all or any of the properties listed for sale at up to 75% of the current assessed value.

  BASIC INFORMATION - ANNUAL PROPERTY TAX SALE 

  1. The lowest amount for which parcels may be sold is the upset price.  The upset price includes:
     1. delinquent and arrears taxes plus interest to date of sale; 
     2. current year's taxes plus penalty; 
     3. the sum of 5% of the foregoing amounts; and 
     4. $165.04 per lot for the Land Title Office fees.
  2. The highest bidder at or above the upset price shall be declared the purchaser. PURCHASERS MUST PAY BY CERTIFIED CHEQUE, DRAFT, INTERAC, OR CASH (purchasers will be given one hour from the end of the sale to secure funds). 
  3. If no bids are received, the City will be declared the purchaser. 
  4. The purchaser has no legal rights to the property until one year has expired from the date of the sale. 
  5. The owner has one year to redeem the property by paying back the upset price plus interest accrued to the date of redemption and any other related costs incurred by the purchaser. 
  6. At redemption, the purchaser will be refunded any amounts paid plus interest accrued from the date of the tax sale. Please allow up to four weeks to process the refund. 
  7. Title to property not redeemed within one year from the date of the tax sale will be transferred to the purchaser on receipt of Land Title Act fee. 
  8. The purchaser will be responsible to pay the property purchase tax on the fair market value of the property at the time of the transfer of the title. 
  9. The City of Kamloops makes no representation, express or implied, as to the condition or quality of the properties being offered for sale. 
  10. Prospective purchasers are urged to inspect the properties and make all necessary inquiries to municipal and other government departments, and in the case of strata lots to the strata corporation, to determine the existence  of any bylaws, restrictions, charges or other conditions that may affect the value or suitability of the property.

   

  Folio	PID	Civic Address			BC Assessment Short Legal Address	Upset Price
  		Unit	House	Street
  01-00760-000	012-695-505		240	LANSDOWNE ST	PL 193 LT 5 BLK 19 DL 232	$32,947.94
  02-00315-000	011-889-926 & 011-889-942		263	SEYMOUR ST W	PL 952 LT 4 & 5 DL 231	$16,669.32
  02-00335-000	011-519-711 & 012-689-785		91	SEYMOUR ST W	PL 1594 LT 3 BLK 2 DL 232 & part of LT 1 PL B3091 BLK 2 DL 232	$65,425.04
  04-04000-366	017-819-687		125	MAHOOD PL	PL KAP 47418 LT 34 SEC 36 TWP 106	$32,307.15
  04-04026-066	025-109-197	304	875	SAHALI TERR	PL KAS 2116 LT 36 SEC 6 TWP 20 RGE 17 MER 6	$8,141.62
  05-04094-940	005-856-353		303	GORDONHORN CRES	PL 24694 LT 35 SEC 31 TWP 19 RGE 17 MER 6	$21,735.51
  05-16402-760	003-478-688		778	ROBSON DR	PL 32342 LT 27 BLK B DL 410	$12,518.01
  06-00253-100	028-127-854		780	COLUMBIA ST W	PL EPP 4350 LT A SEC 6 TWP 20 RGE 17 MER 6	$106,941.29
  06-15500-955	026-865-572	114	1339	MCGILL RD	PL KAS 3109 LT 4 SEC 1 TWP 20 RGE 18 MER 6	$51,476.43
  10-07443-000	008-000-964		309	TRANQUILLE RD	PL 19583 LT 1 DL D	$47,949.54
  11-05716-000	006-117-252		649	BRENTWOOD AVE	PL 8825 LT 8 DL 256	$10,848.75
  11-06084-000	006-582-834		1019	SCHUBERT DR	PL 23053 LT 5 DL 257	$12,455.87
  11-06530-000	010-079-572		1380	HAMILTON ST	PL 6640 LT 18 DL 257	$11,991.63
  12-07623-000	005-208-742		723	MACKENZIE AVE	PL 6053 LT 10 DL D	$10,443.75
  12-07880-000	011-837-462		336	WILLOW ST	PL 1128 LT 9 BLK 1 DL 255	$11,113.63
  12-08000-000	009-152-679		770	SHERWOOD DR	PL 13806 LT 68 DL 255	$15,095.11
  13-09280-000	001-993-721		790	VENABLES PL	PL 22406 LT 7 SEC 24 TWP 20 RGE 18 MER 6	$18,669.96
  20-00281-000	007-106-530		570	HUXLEY PL	PL 22101 LT A SEC 9 TWP 108	$13,872.33
  20-00560-042	031-414-061		1973	TRANQUILLE RD	PL EPP 108485 LT B DL 253	$31,686.46
  20-02576-000	009-633-341		1844	PARKCREST AVE	PL 9889 LT 1 SEC 16 TWP 108	$14,305.10
  21-00981-000	008-711-411		2606	JOYCE AVE	PL 8443 LT 2 DL 251	$10,815.93
  21-01548-000	009-694-978		2435	YOUNG AVE	PL 9403 LT 2 DL 252	$15,312.00
  40-00294-031	018-597-297		2353	ABBEYGLEN WAY	PL KAP 51432 LT 100 SEC 25 TWP 19 RGE 18 MER 6	$36,346.00
  40-00299-433	016-113-179	11	2020	VAN HORNE DR	PL KAS 828 LT 11 SEC 25 TWP 19 RGE 18 MER 6	$9,225.40
  40-00361-027	025-955-888		2519	BENTALL DR	PL KAP 75648 LT 27 SEC 25 TWP 19 RGE 18 MER 6	$16,799.19
  40-02000-117	027-652-238		1764	PRIMROSE CRT	PL KAP 87509 LT 8 SEC 35 TWP 19 RGE 18 MER 6	$17,405.39
  52-02147-945	028-817-508	25	7805	DALLAS DR	PL EPS 615 LT 25 SEC 35 TWP 19 RGE 16 MER 6	$9,725.03
  52-02171-030	009-732-209		6593	DALLAS DR	PL 9157 LT 2 DL 273	$32,767.95
  52-02171-442	018-314-937		6556	DALLAS DR	PL KAP 50105 LT 12 DL 273	$16,137.69
  54-01046-370	007-948-891		4325	KARINDALE RD	PL 19812 LT 29 SEC 20 TWP 21 RGE 17 MER 6	$11,742.33
  54-01055-360	006-665-187		681	SICAMORE DR	PL 20864 LT 36 SEC 7 TWP 21 RGE 17 MER 6	$9,842.96
  56-10604-120	007-114-974		5346	FREDA AVE	PL 22079 LT 70 SEC 32 TWP 19 RGE 16 MER 6	$10,493.90
  56-10604-420	018-879-101		4972	WOODLAND CRT	PL KAP 52884 LT 11 SEC 32 TWP 19 RGE 16 MER 6	$13,354.62
  56-10606-230	006-979-904		1399	CRESTWOOD DR	PL 22258 LT 22 SEC 32 TWP 19 RGE 16 MER 6	$24,422.19
  56-10611-170	005-920-728		6041	PRINGLE RD	PL 24465 LT 20 SEC 28 TWP 19 RGE 16 MER 6	$13,240.38

  For more information, property owners can contact the City of Kamloops Revenue and Taxation Section at 250-828-3437 or email revenue@kamloops.ca. Prospective bidders can visit City Hall.
   
  Norman Thompson, CPA, MBA, CGP, ICDD 
  Taxation Manager

More Information

• Local Government Act - Tax Sale

  The Local Government Act requires the City to sell at tax sale all properties whose taxes have not been paid for three years. The Local Government Act gives the Collector (the City) authority to sell a property for the upset price, which equals all outstanding taxes + penalties + interest + 5% tax sale costs + Land Title Office fees. All property sales are "as is" without warrant or guarantee by the City of Kamloops.

• Advertising

  The Local Government Act requires municipalities to publish and advertise information in advance of the tax sale including legal descriptions and street addresses.

  Property owners wishing to avoid having their address publicly listed must pay delinquent taxes and interest prior to the publication date, which could be up to 10 weeks prior to the tax sale date.

• Tax Sale - Public Auction

  A public auction will be held at 10:00 am on the last Monday in September each year in Council Chambers, City Hall. Bidding is accepted on all properties. 

  If the last Monday in September is a holiday, the annual tax sale will instead be held on the next Monday that is not a holiday. 
  
  Prospective bidders are advised that it is their responsibility to search the title of the property in advance to determine if there are any charges registered against the property. 
  
  The minimum bid is the amount of the upset price. 
  
  If no bidding takes place within three calls by the Collector (auctioneer), the City is declared the purchaser at the upset price.

• Purchasing Property

  Upon purchasing, full payment must be remitted immediately. If payment is not remitted, the Collector (the City) will offer the property for sale again.

• Notifying Charge Holders

  The Collector (the City) is required, by law, to search all property titles and, within 90 days after the tax sale, notify all registered charge holders shown on each property.

• Redemption

  The original owner has one year after the property is sold at tax sale to pay the taxes and buy back their property. This is called redemption. All registered charge holders have full right to redeem the property. 
  
  To redeem the property, the charge holder must remit the full upset price, plus interest on the purchase price at a rate set by the Province, within one year of the tax sale. 
  
  If the property has been sold at tax sale and the City has been declared the purchaser, 50% of the upset price, plus interest, may be paid as an instalment, thus extending the redemption period by 11 months and 21 days. This applies only to property having improvements. 
  
  Once the property is redeemed, the City will refund to the tax sale purchaser the purchase price, plus interest, to the date of redemption. Please note, it may take four weeks before a refund cheque is issued to the tax sale purchaser. Interest on the purchase price is only paid up to the date of redemption.

• Rights During Redemption Period

  Section 421 of the Local Government Act provides that when real property is sold at tax sale, all rights held by the person who, at the time of the sale was the owner, immediately cease to exist, except for the right of redemption, the right to bring an action to set aside the tax sale, and the right to possession.

  The registered owner's right of possession is subject to the purchaser's right to bring action against the original property owner for waste (i.e. damage or destruction to the premises) and the right of the purchaser to enter onto the property to maintain it in the proper condition and to prevent waste. Damage, destruction, or loss of property during the redemption period are at the risk of the purchaser. The purchaser is advised to insure his interest in the property.

• Property Not Redeemed

  If the property is not redeemed during the one-year period, the Collector registers the new owner at the Kamloops Land Title and Survey Authority, thus cancelling all previous registered charges, except for those matters set out in Section 276(1)(c) to (g) of the Land Title Act and any lien of the Crown, an improvement district, or a local district.

  The new owners are required to pay the property sales tax to the Provincial Sales Tax Administrator after application has been made to register in the Land Titles Office.