About Us

The Property Taxpayers Alliance (PTA) is an Ontario-wide network of community associations, businesses, and individuals who have joined forces to advocate for dramatic improvement in the “accountability”, “affordability”, and “value-for-money” performance of our local governments.

We advocate for:

1. A significant and measurable improvement in the operating efficiency and effectiveness of Ontario’s local governments.
2. Average annual cost increases (property taxes, surcharges, service fees) that are sustainable/affordable (i.e. growing on average at the rate of inflation).
3. The timely and easily accessed disclosure of information (such as voting records) required to to assess performance and hold mayors and councillors accountable.

The PTA is nonpartisan. We believe in fact-based problem solving and wish to work with the MMAH, MPP’s, MP’s, Councillors and Mayors for more efficient, effective and affordable municipal governments in Ontario. We believe in respectful and constructive engagement.

Current Situation:

In most Ontario municipalities, property taxes have been rising at multiples of inflation year-after-year while homeowner incomes have been rising at just the inflation rate, or less. This is simply not sustainable. It is a recipe for disaster. We all knows it. Who is responsible for addressing/fixing this problem? Where can we see the gameplan?

Property tax affordability is a major issue in Ontario. Lower income households are struggling and tax arrears/defaults are rising. Its time homeowners and local municipal associations start getting involved. You can help us bring about change. Subscribe to our newsletter. Join the PTA movement.

Cities must start establishing yearly budgets that increase on average no faster than the incomes of those who fund those budgets, the property taxpayers.

The cost of infrastructure for new housing developments is increasingly being dumped on the backs of existing property taxpayers. This is wrong. They have already paid for the infrastructure servicing their homes, and they continue to be taxed for its maintenance. They should not also be taxed to pay for the infrastructure required by new housing developments. Growth MUST pay for Growth.

There’s little municipal accountability for cost overruns, which are simply dumped on the backs of homeowners through higher property taxes. Budgets are ballooning with unrealistic salary, wage, and benefit increases, excessive hiring, and the addition of new municipal discretionary services that the majority of residents never even asked for. Questions? Please Contact Us.