When to expect your speculation and vacancy tax letter

Declaration letters are mailed out to your mailing address in phases based on postal code from the last two weeks of January through the first two weeks of February each year. 

All letters should be delivered by the end of February. If you have not received your letter by then, contact us. 

If you have not updated your mailing address with BC Assessment and the Land Title and Survey Authority of BC (LTSA), your letters may be sent to the wrong address. Contact BC Assessment and the LTSA to update your mailing address. 

If you’ll be away or otherwise unable to receive the letter when it arrives, contact us so we can help ensure you submit your declaration on time.

If your mailing address is in B.C., enter the first three characters of your postal code in the search bar above Table 1 to see approximately when you’ll receive your letter. If multiple rows appear, refer to the “Area” column to narrow your search.

If your postal code is not listed in Table 1, refer to Table 2.

Table 1: Letter mailing dates for B.C. addresses

Area	Postal code	Mailing dates*
Abbotsford	V2S, V2T, V3G, V4X	January 25-26
Aldergrove	V2Z, V4W	January 26
Anmore	V3H	February 1
Brackendale	V0N	January 19
Brentwood Bay	V8M	February 9
Burnaby	V3J, V3N, V5A V5B, V5C, V5E, V5G, V5H, V5J, V5K, V5M, V5R, V5S	February 1-2
Chilliwack	V2P, V2R, V4Z	January 25
Coquitlam	V3B, V3C, V3E, V3H, V3J, V3K, V3L	January 29-30
Delta	V3M, V4C, V4E, V4G, V4K, V4L, V4M	January 24-25
Duncan	V9L	January 19
Esquimalt	V9A, V9B	February 9
Garibaldi Highlands	V0N	January 19
Kelowna	V1P, V1V, V1W, V1X, V1Y, V1Z, V4V	February 5-6
Lake Cowichan	V0R	January 19
Ladysmith	V9G	January 19
Langley	V1M, V2Y, V2Z, V3A, V4W	January 30-31
Lantzville	V0R	February 7
Lions Bay	V0N	January 19
Maple Ridge	V2W, V2X, V4R	January 26-29
Mission	V2V, V4S	January 26
Nanaimo	V9R, V9S, V9T, V9V, V9X	February 6-7
New Westminster	V3L, V3M	February 1
North Vancouver	V7G, V7H, V7J, V7K, V7L, V7M, V7N, V7P, V7R	February 5
Pitt Meadows	V3Y	January 26
Port Coquitlam	V3B, V3C, V3E	January 29
Port Moody	V3H	January 29
Richmond	V6P, V6V, V6W, V6X, V6Y, V7A, V7B, V7C, V7E	January 31-February 1
Saanichton	V8M	February 8
Sidney	V8L	February 8-9
Sooke	V9Z	February 7
Squamish	V8B	January 19
Surrey	V3R, V3S, V3T, V3V, V3W, V3X, V3Z, V4A, V4N, V4P	January 22-23
Vancouver	V5K, V5L, V5M, V5N, V5P, V5R, V5S, V5T, V5V, V5W, V5X, V5Y, V5Z, V6A, V6B, V6C, V6E, V6G, V6H, V6J, V6K, V6L, V6M, V6N, V6P, V6R, V6S, V6T, V6Z, V7X, V7Y	February 9-13
Victoria	V8N, V8P, V8R, V8S, V8T, V8V, V8W, V8X, V8Y, V8Z, V9A, V9B, V9C, V9E	February 7-8
West Kelowna	V1Z, V4T	February 6
West Vancouver	V7P, V7S, V7T, V7V, V7W	February 1
White Rock	V4B	February 1

Table 2: Letter mailing dates for other addresses

Area	Mailing dates*
Other B.C. mailing addresses	January 19
Within Canada, outside of B.C.	January 19
International, outside of Canada	January 19

*Due to current delays in the mail, letters may take longer to be delivered.

For properties that transferred ownership in late December 2023, or for properties with title and owner changes occurring later in the year, letters will be sent out on or after February 17.