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, or will be away or otherwise unable to receive your letter when it arrives, contact us so we can help you 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 30
Aldergrove	V2Z, V4W	January 31
Anmore	V3H	February 6
Brackendale	V0N	January 24
Brentwood Bay	V8M	February 14
Burnaby	V3J, V3N, V5A V5B, V5C, V5E, V5G, V5H, V5J, V5K, V5M, V5R, V5S	February 6-10
Chilliwack	V2P, V2R, V4Z	January 29
Coldstream	V1B	January 23
Comox	V9M	January 23
Coquitlam	V3B, V3C, V3E, V3H, V3J, V3K, V3L	February 3-4
Courtenay	V9J, V9N	January 23
Cumberland	V0R	January 23
Delta	V3M, V4C, V4E, V4G, V4K, V4L, V4M	January 29
Duncan	V9L	January 24
Esquimalt	V9A, V9B	February 14
Garibaldi Highlands	V0N	January 24
Kamloops	V0E, V1S, V2B, V2C, V2E, V2H	January 23
Kelowna	V1P, V1V, V1W, V1X, V1Y, V1Z, V4V	February 10-11
Ladysmith	V9G	January 24
Lake Country	V4V	January 23
Lake Cowichan	V0R	January 24
Langley	V1M, V2Y, V2Z, V3A, V4W	February 4
Lantzville	V0R	February 12
Lions Bay	V0N	January 24
Maple Ridge	V2W, V2X, V4R	January 31
Mission	V2V, V4S	January 31
Nanaimo	V9R, V9S, V9T, V9V, V9X	February 12
New Westminster	V3L, V3M	February 6
North Vancouver	V7G, V7H, V7J, V7K, V7L, V7M, V7N, V7P, V7R	February 10
Parksville	V9P	January 23
Peachland	V0H	January 23
Penticton	V2A	January 23
Pitt Meadows	V3Y	January 31
Port Coquitlam	V3B, V3C, V3E	February 3
Port Moody	V3H	February 3
Qualicum Beach	V9K	January 23
Richmond	V6P, V6V, V6W, V6X, V6Y, V7A, V7B, V7C, V7E	February 4-6
Saanichton	V8M, V8Z	February 13
Salmon Arm	V1E	January 23
Sidney	V8L	February 13
Sooke	V9Z	February 12
Squamish	V8B	January 24
Summerland	V0H	January 23
Surrey	V3R, V3S, V3T, V3V, V3W, V3X, V3Z, V4A, V4N, V4P	January 24-29
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 14-19
Vernon	V1B, V1H, V1T	January 23
Victoria	V8N, V8P, V8R, V8S, V8T, V8V, V8W, V8X, V8Y, V8Z, V9A, V9B, V9C, V9E	February 12-13
West Kelowna	V1Z, V4T	February 11
West Vancouver	V7P, V7S, V7T, V7V, V7W	February 6
White Rock	V4B	February 6

Table 2: Letter mailing dates for other addresses

Area	Mailing dates*
Other B.C. mailing addresses	January 23
Within Canada, outside of B.C.	January 23
International, outside of Canada	January 23

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

For properties that transferred ownership in late December 2024, or for properties with title and owner changes occurring later in the year, letters will be sent out on or after February 18.