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Thousands of homeowners who are being excluded from the New Brunswick government’s 2026 property tax freeze were given no information about changes in their home’s “value for taxation” that were issued across the province last week.
Provincial assessment notices issued last week are criticized for lack of relevant information
Robert Jones · CBC News
· Posted: Jan 27, 2026 5:00 AM EST | Last Updated: 26 minutes ago
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Aaron Moore, who teaches urban politics at the University of Winnipeg, says New Brunswick property owners deserve more detail in their assessment notices about what is changing from year to year. (University of Winnipeg)
Thousands of homeowners excluded from the New Brunswick government’s 2026 property tax freeze were given no information about changes in their home’s “value for taxation” that were issued across the province last week.
The change in a property’s assessed “value for taxation” is the only way for a homeowner to know what the full effect of being excluded from the freeze will have on their upcoming property tax bill.
Amanda Doucette was sent an assessment notice last week showing she will not qualify for the property tax freeze because she bought her house in Nackawic-Millville in the last year.
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