School Support Notification

Municipalities collect the education property tax from all property owners in Alberta. The money collected through this tax is pooled into the Alberta School Foundation Fund (ASFF) and then distributed to public education system school boards on an equal per-student rate.

All individuals who own property located in a municipality where both a public school division and a Roman Catholic separate school division exist are required to file this notice when a property is acquired. An individual may file a notice at any subsequent time.

Property owners are asked to declare their preference regarding the allocation of the education requisition portion of municipal taxes to either the public or Catholic school systems.  

If the account holder has more than one property, each property must be agreed to separately.

The Alberta Education Act (Section 146) provides:

  • That individuals who declare that they are Roman Catholic must direct their taxes in support of schools to the Roman Catholic separate school district.
  • That all other individuals must direct their taxes in support of schools to the public school district.
  • Where two or more individuals (where one or more is Roman Catholic) own property, they must direct their taxes in support of schools to the Roman Catholic separate school district and the public school district in proportion to their ownership.

Joint owners are deemed to own the property in equal shares, for example, two property owners, one Roman Catholic and the other one is not: 50% Separate, 50% Public; or three property owners all having equal shares, one Roman Catholic, and the other two are not: 33.3% Separate, 66.7% Public.

If this School Support Notice is not returned to the municipality, the individual owners’ property would be assessable for public school purposes and the taxes on such property will be directed to the Alberta School Foundation Fund and redistributed on an equal per-student amount to the public and separate school boards in Alberta.

If the property is owned by a corporation or cooperative, please fill out this form from the Government of Alberta.

We appreciate your cooperation in this important matter. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to our office at 403-933-4348 or info@diamondvalley.town.

School Support Notification

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  3. School Support Notification

  5. About School Support Declaration

    Property owners are asked to declare their preference regarding the allocation of the education requisition portion of municipal taxes to either the public or Catholic school systems.  Visit the School Support Notification page for more information.

  7.   Property Information

  13. (If unknown, please leave blank)

  14.  (If unknown, please leave blank)

  18.   Owner Information

  20. How many owners own the property?

    If more than 4 owners, please complete an additional form

  28. I am of the Roman Catholic Faith (1)
  39. I am of the Roman Catholic Faith (2)*
  50. I am of the Roman Catholic Faith (3)*
  61. I am of the Roman Catholic Faith (4)*

  66.   Agreement & Authorization

  68. Authorization Agreement

    I agree that the information contained on this form is true and correct to the best of my knowledge.

  70. Electronic Signature Agreement*

    By checking the "I agree" box below, you agree and acknowledge that 1) your application will not be signed in the sense of a traditional paper document, 2) by signing in this alternate manner, you authorize your electronic signature to be valid and binding upon you to the same force and effect as a handwritten signature, and 3) you may still be required to provide a traditional signature at a later date.

  75. Personal Information

    The personal information collected through the School Support Notification is for the purpose of obtaining the declaration from a property owner of their preference regarding the allocation of the education requisition portion of municipal taxes. This collection is authorized under section 4(c) of the Protection of Privacy Act. For questions about the collection of personal information, contact the Privacy Office LegislativeServices@DiamondValley.town or 403-933-4348

    76. Leave This Blank:

  77. This field is not part of the form submission.

School Support Notification

FACT SHEET

• As the Constitution Act and the Alberta Act establishes Alberta's public and separate school systems on the basis of religion, school boards and tax collecting authorities are allowed and required to ask for the declaration contained in this form.

• In the Town of Diamond Valley, both a public and a Roman Catholic separate school district exist.

• When property is sold, the purchaser is required to file with the Town of Diamond Valley this School Support Notification.

• Property owners can at any time file a new School Support Notification or change an existing School Support Notification.

• A School Support Notification filed by a property owner is effective in the taxation year following the year in which the School Support Notification is filed.

• Individual property owners who are Roman Catholic must direct their taxes to the Roman Catholic separate school district.

• Individual property owners who are not Roman Catholic must direct their taxes to the public school district.

• Only property owners, not tenants, are entitled to file this School Support Notification.

• In order to ensure that property taxes are directed correctly, it is important that all property owners are designated on the School Support Notification and that the percentage of ownership adds up to 100%.

• If there is insufficient space to list all the registered property owners and to make the necessary declarations on the front of this School Support Notification, please fill in an extra form to indicate the name, address, declaration and percentage of ownership of the additional registered property owners.

• A School Support Notification is required for each titled property even if the property owner(s) do not reside in Diamond Valley.