Welcome Tax Calculator Rimouski 2026

A fresh Servitech roll resets the meter on the south shore of the estuary

Regional capital of the Bas-Saint-Laurent and a maritime hub anchored on the estuary of the St. Lawrence, Rimouski has just opened a new assessment cycle: the 2026-2027-2028 triennial roll was prepared by assessment firm Servitech with a reference date of July 1, 2024 and came into force on January 1, 2026, with the City's 2026 roll summary now pegging total taxable property at $9.3 billion as of October 15, 2025. Because the roll value acts as a floor in the welcome-tax taxable base when a property changes hands, this new cycle is the fresh starting point that the calculator above folds in before the official bill issued by the City's collections counter on the ground floor of City Hall.

A single-family market picking up speed along the river

In the fourth quarter of 2025, Centris real-estate statistics for Rimouski report 96 single-family sales (up 6% year over year) at a median price of $349,000 (up 2%), with an average 27 days on the market. Over the trailing four quarters, single-family climbs to 385 sales (up 19%) at a $363,250 median (up 10%), while condominiums — the entry door for first-time buyers around downtown and the new Pointe-au-Père developments — post 80 transactions (up 19%) at a $293,500 median. The plex segment moves less (39 sales) but its $378,625 median is up 16%. Total residential reaches 504 sales over four quarters (up 17%) for $188.8 million in dollar volume (up 29%). On a footprint that hosted 48,935 residents according to the Centris–Statistics Canada community profile, a typical sale still sits below the entry point of the standard provincial grid's top municipal bracket — but the riverfront, the Sentier du Littoral corridor and the Saint-Robert sector are now closing in on it.

What moves the amount, and where Rimouski sits among mid-sized Quebec cities

The taxable base is the greater of the price paid, the consideration stated in the deed and the market value — the entry on the assessment roll multiplied by the year's comparative factor. Searches are free, run by civic address, cadastre or matricule from the City's Évaluation foncière et interrogation du rôle section, with a separate roll for the neighbouring TNO-Lac-Huron territory. On the grid side, Rimouski follows the standard provincial mechanic with a clean jump from the intermediate step to the top municipal bracket — exactly like Lévis, the other south-shore regional centre. Saguenay, a comparable Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean centre, instead inserts a transitional step that softens the curve before its highest rate. Run the calculator across the three cities for the same property value: the spread shows up mostly in the upper tier, exactly where riverfront homes in Rimouski and equivalent sectors in Saguenay tend to land.

Municipal and regional programs worth knowing

The City runs no direct rebate on the duty itself, but its housing assistance programs can move the post-purchase budget, particularly for developers and plex owners. The Programme d'habitation abordable Québec-Rimouski (PHAQ) supports cooperatives, non-profits and the Office d'habitation Rimouski-Neigette through cash contributions, property-tax credits or land donations. The property-tax credit program for the construction, renovation and rental of rental housing targets projects with at least eight eligible dwellings or an accessory dwelling unit attached to a principal residence. For social or student housing, the assistance program for transitional and social, affordable or student housing can grant a property-tax credit for up to thirty-five years. On the renovation side, the Rénovation Québec program covers up to half of eligible costs, and the RénoRégion program run by the MRC de Rimouski-Neigette is geared to lower-income owner-occupants. A transaction otherwise exempt still owes the supplementary duty (droit supplétif) set out in the Act respecting duties on transfers of immovables (CQLR, c. D-15.1).

Payment, timing and the provincial home-access credit

The welcome-tax notice is billed separately from the annual municipal tax account, which itself runs over four instalments for the current year: February 25, April 27, June 26 and September 24, 2026 (any account at or below $300 is payable in full at the first instalment). Payment runs through your financial institution using "Ville de Rimouski" as the biller and the nine-digit file number, by pre-authorized debit aligned with the due dates (form to be returned no later than the tenth day before the deadline), by the monthly equal-payment plan (mode de versements égaux, or MVE) with interest if the enrolment form reaches the City before February 15, 2026, by cheque made out to Ville de Rimouski, or in person at the collections counter — credit cards are not accepted. Your notary will confirm whether you qualify for the provincial home-access tax credit framed by the same Act, alongside the provincial grant for seniors tied to a sharp municipal tax increase, which can offset, under income and length-of-ownership conditions, the bump triggered by the new roll.

Useful resources and contacts

Before paying, cross-check your estimate against the City's Taxes et évaluation page and the welcome-tax simulator it makes available.

• City Hall and collections counter: 205 avenue de la Cathédrale, P.O. Box 710, Rimouski (Québec) G5L 7C7; reach collections, finance and assessment at 418 723-3313.
• Property assessment roll: Évaluation foncière et interrogation du rôle for searches by address, cadastre or matricule (roll prepared by Servitech) and the 2026 roll summary.
• Payment and online services: Espace citoyen to track your file, pre-authorized payment form and the equal-payment plan simulator; pay through your financial institution with the nine-digit file number, by cheque made out to Ville de Rimouski, or in person — credit cards are not accepted.
• Housing programs: PHAQ-Rimouski, property-tax credit for rental housing, transitional and social housing assistance, Rénovation Québec and RénoRégion.
• Public notices and land register: Avis publics de la Ville and the Quebec land register for the publication of the deed that triggers the issuance of the municipal notice.

The calculator above provides an estimate to build your budget; the official notice issued by the City of Rimouski remains the document of record for final payment.