The British Columbia Property Tax Deferment Program allows you to apply to defer payment of annual property taxes on your home if you are:

• 55 years or older (only one spouse must be 55);
• widowed;
• a disabled person as defined by Regulation; 
• or a family with children 18 years or younger;
• and you are:
• a Canadian citizen or landed immigrant who has lived in British Columbia for at least one year immediately prior to applying for tax deferment benefits.