Not the full picture. Built from public records, which leave things out.Read by hand, Oct 2026DetailsThis is built from public records, which leave a lot out, and some of it may be wrong or out of date. Check the sources, and tell us if you spot a mistake. What this site can't tell you Read by hand. We read Matachewan's own documents for this site in October 2026; the Sources page lists which ones. The comparisons with other places still come from the Province's yearly reports.
A clear, checkable guide to Matachewan's budget, taxes and council decisions. A small township in the Timiskaming District of northeastern Ontario, with a mayor, a deputy mayor and three councillors. Every figure links back to the public record.
$758,570the Township's share of its solar partnership's losses, recorded as a liability at December 31, 2022
The Township owns 50% of Energie Matachewan Energy Inc., a company that runs solar power projects. The 2022 statements show the Township's share of the company's accumulated losses at $758,620, up from $481,256 a year before, and record it as a liability of $758,570 (after $50 of share capital). The Township's 2022 budget expected $60,000 of income from the partnership; the statements show a loss of $277,364. The company's own figures in the note show total assets of $5,476,606 and total liabilities of $6,993,746, including $3,335,526 owed to related parties and $3,639,916 of callable debt. Without the $758,570, the Township's net financial assets would be higher by that amount. We did not find statements for 2023 to 2025, so we do not know what has happened since.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 5 sources
$238,430taken from reserves in the 2026 budget, against $0 in 2024
The adopted budget for 2026 is $2,731,190, passed on July 8, 2026. The 2024 budget was $2,282,084. That is $449,106 more, or 19.7% (worked out by us). Three changes stand out. Capital expenses (spending on buildings, roads and equipment that last) go from $170,600 to $386,280. "Transfer from Reserves" (money taken from savings) goes from $0 to $238,430, while "Transfer to Reserves" (money put into savings) goes from $178,564 to $0. "Provincial Condition Grants" (money from the Province that must be used for set purposes) go from $156,000 to $387,019. The by-law shows only totals by heading, so we cannot see which projects are behind them.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 4 sources
In 2024, Matachewan collected $125K more in its own property tax than in 2023. That is a 9% jump, while prices went up about 2.4%. Only 3 of 16 similar towns raised theirs by more. Almost all of it came from a higher tax rate (up 5% for homes); the value of homes on the tax roll grew only 0.5%.
Found automatically from the town's financial reports · 4 sources
Matachewan spent $251K on roads and snow in 2019 and $382K in 2024. Prices only went up about 18% in that time. Only 2 of 16 similar towns had faster growth here.
Found automatically from the town's financial reports · 3 sources
At the end of 2024, $1.5M of property tax had been billed but not paid. That is 301% of everything billed. None of the 16 similar towns had a higher share. A year earlier it was $305K.
Found automatically from the town's financial reports · 2 sources
The "Taxation" income line is $1,438,642 in all three adopted budgets. The total budget moved from $2,282,084 in 2024 to $2,731,190 in 2026. Municipal taxation in the audited 2022 statements was $1,355,792. A tax levy that did not change in three years would be unusual, and so would a number carried forward without being updated. The by-laws do not say which it is.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 4 sources
In the 2026 budget, water costs $181,030 and water user charges bring in $115,980, a gap of $65,050 (worked out by us). Landfill costs $145,757 against landfill user charges of $85,000, a gap of $60,757 (worked out by us), with $30,000 of recycling income listed separately. In 2024 the water gap was $36,915 (worked out by us). In the 2022 statements, a "Water deficit" of $(34,427) sat in the Township's accumulated surplus, up from $(4,359) a year earlier. The 2022 statements put the landfill closure and post-closure costs at $438,049 and the liability recorded at $228,928, with a landfill reserve of $332,000.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 4 sources
In by-law 2025-16 both columns are printed with a total of $2,398,464. By our addition, the income lines add to $2,397,464 and the expense lines add to $2,397,464, which is $1,000 less (worked out by us). In by-law 2024-29 the income total is printed as $2,282,084 and the expense total as $2,282,064; by our addition both columns add to $2,282,084. The text of by-law 2024-29 also says it adopts the budget "for the year 2023", although its title says 2024. The by-law for 2026 adds to within $1 of its printed total. The 2025 water expense is printed with a full stop, as "167.025".
Found by reading the town's own documents · 2 sources
The Township's Reports page lists financial reports for 2022, 2021, 2020 and 2019, and nothing later. The latest posted, for 2022, has an auditor's report dated October 4, 2023, and a clean opinion ("present fairly"). The page's own data shows it was last changed in June 2025. We did not find 2023, 2024 or 2025 statements on the Reports page or among the files on the site. The 2022 statements are also the only way we found to see the Township's solar partnership losses (see the first question).
Found by reading the town's own documents · 2 sources
Ontario townships report each year what each member of council was paid and what expenses were repaid. We did not find that report on the Township's site. The site does post a by-law, 2022-03, which set the yearly rates from January 1, 2022: Mayor $12,000.00, Deputy Mayor $9,000.00 and Councillor $9,000.00. The 2026 budget shows $60,725 for "Council", against $60,352 in 2024. That heading may include more than pay. We have left out a pay table because we have no report to take it from.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 3 sources
Matachewan spent about $833 per home on garbage, dump and recycling in 2024. The typical similar town spent $246. None of the 16 similar towns spent more.
Found automatically from the town's financial reports · 1 source
2024 tax year · Matachewan, Ontario
Your tax bill, worked out.
Enter your home's assessed value to see roughly what you pay in property tax each year, who gets it, and what Matachewan's share pays for.
Ontario still uses property values from January 1, 2016 for tax, so your assessed value is probably well below what your home would sell for today.
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It is on your property assessment notice from MPAC, and on your tax bill. We filled in the typical value in Matachewan.
An estimate. It uses the residential tax rate, and splits Matachewan's share by what each service cost in 2024 after its own fees and grants (for example, water bills pay for much of a water system). Real bills also depend on your property class, local charges and any rebates.
How Matachewan's share of the bill compares with similar towns
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