How to submit your mineral tax return and make a payment

You can submit your payment online using eTaxBC, banking services, Service BC centre, mail or courier.

You can submit your paper mineral tax return and supporting documentation by eTaxBC, Service BC centre, mail, courier, or fax to 250-952-0191. However, you cannot submit your paper tax return or supporting documentation through your bank or financial institution.

Your payment and/or tax return is considered on time if we receive it by 4:30pm on the due date.

How to submit

You can submit your mineral tax the following ways:

• Online using eTaxBC
• By mail or courier
• Through your bank or financial institution
• At a government office

Online using eTaxBC

To file and pay online you must enrol for access to your mineral tax account. You need to enrol for a separate eTaxBC account for mineral tax, even if you already have an eTaxBC account for other fees or taxes you pay (PST, for example). To enrol you’ll need the following information:

1. Your folio number
2. Your new Mineral Tax (MT) account number
3. A copy of your latest Notice of Mineral Tax Assessment

If you don't have all of this information or the amount on your previous assessment was $0.00, call 1-877-388-4440 (option 1).

Already enrolled? 

Once you've enrolled, you can log on to eTaxBC to pay and update your account information.

Mail

You can send your completed return, supporting documentation and payment to:

Commissioner, Mineral Tax Act
PO BOX 9328 Stn Prov Govt
Victoria B.C. V8W 9N3

Your payment must be made in Canadian funds by cheque, bank draft or money order made payable to the Minister of Finance, or using banking services. 

Note: We will not accept payments by international bank draft of less than $500 Canadian dollars. If submitted, the draft will be returned to you and you will need to make alternate payment arrangements.

Write your account number clearly on all payments and include your Account Remittance Advice slip or your tax return. Your tax return or payment is considered on time if the envelope is postmarked by Canada Post on or before the due date.

Courier

You can send your completed return, supporting documentation and payment to:

Mineral, Oil & Gas Revenue Branch
Ministry of Finance
2nd Floor, 1810 Blanshard Street
Victoria B.C. V8T 4J1

Your payment must be made in Canadian funds by cheque, bank draft or money order made payable to the Minister of Finance, or using banking services.

Write your account number clearly on all payments and include your Account Remittance Advice slip or your tax return. Your tax return or payment is considered on time if it’s received by 4:30pm on the due date.

Pay through your bank or financial institution

If you have filed your return, you can pay your taxes through your bank or financial institution in the following ways:

1. Bill payment service
2. Electronic funds transfer
3. Wire transfer

To avoid late payment interest, ask your bank when they will consider your payment received. For example, if you bring a payment into your bank in the afternoon, the bank may date stamp the payment for the next business day.

Bill payment service

Bill payment services can generally be accessed through:

• Your online bank account
• An automated teller machine (ATM)
• Telephone banking

Be aware that payments made using bill payment services can take up to 3 business days to process. To avoid late payment penalties and interest, make your payment more than 3 business days before the due date.

To pay your taxes using a bill payment service add a payee for Mineral Tax to your bank account. To add a new payee, you need our payee name and your account number.

Payee name

For return and instalment payments, you should find us listed under one of the following payee names:

• BC - Mineral Oil & Gas
• BC - MOG

For overdue account payments, you should find us listed under:

• BC - STMT of Acct

Some banks and financial institutions will use a variation of the payee names above. If you can't find us, call your bank for assistance.

Account number

Your account number starts with an “MT” and is followed by one letter and eight numbers (for example: MTR-XXXX-XXXX or MTQ-XXXX-XXXX). You will find your account number listed on your Notice of Assessment or Statement of Account.

Electronic funds transfer or wire transfer

To successfully submit a payment through electronic funds transfer (EFT) or wire transfer, you must:

1. Provide your bank our account information
2. Validate your payment by sending us the payment details

If you don’t have an EFT account, you can set one up with your bank or financial institution. You should set up your EFT account well before your first payment is due. You may want to ask your bank if service charges apply.

Instructions for your financial institution

How to validate your payment

As soon as you make a payment, you must validate your payment by sending us the following payment details at RSBCclientcare@gov.bc.ca so we can correctly apply your payment to your account:

• Your company name
• Your mineral tax account number
• The amount of your payment
• How you would like your payment allocated

Government office

You can submit your completed return, supporting documentation and payment at a Service BC Centre. Your payment must be made in Canadian funds by cash, debit, cheque, bank draft or money order made payable to the Minister of Finance. Credit card payments aren't accepted.

Note: We will not accept payments by international bank draft of less than $500 Canadian dollars. If submitted, the draft will be returned to you and you will need to make alternate payment arrangements.

Write your account number clearly on all payments and include your Account Remittance Advice slip or your tax return. Your tax return and payment is considered on time if it’s received by 4:30 pm on the due date.