Tax Sales

Final Notice prior to Tax Sale Registration are mailed to all property owners approaching two years of property tax arrears. This notice urges property owners to take action within thirty days by either making full payment of the taxes or by entering into agreed upon payment arrangements with the City.

Tax arrears certificate registration

Municipal tax sale proceedings can begin once taxes have been in arrears for at least two years. When all collection efforts have been exhausted, no payment agreements have been negotiated, and the City still has been unable to secure payment of the tax arrears, the City will start the tax sale registration process by registering the Tax Arrears Certificate on the parcel register at the Land Registry Office.

If full payment is not received within 280 days of the Tax Arrears Certificate registration, the City issues a Final Notice to the property owner(s) and all interested parties within 30 days after the expiry of the 280 day period. This final notice specifies the date on which the property will be advertised for public tender if the tax arrears remain unpaid or an extension agreement is not arranged.

Once a Tax Arrears Certificate has been registered, only full payment of the cancellation price will be accepted unless an extension agreement has been arranged. Full payment will be accepted up to the date of transfer of the property following a sale. In the event of non-payment, the City will proceed with a municipal tax sale.

Partial payments are no longer permissible after the Tax Arrears Certificate has been registered at the Land Registry Office. Partial payments received in error will be returned to the property owner immediately. Full payment of the cancellation price will remove the Tax Arrears Certificate.

Upcoming tax sale information and public tender packages are here when available.

2025 Tax Sale Public Tender Opening - October 22, 2025

October 22, 2025 - Tax Sale Public Tender Opening Scheduled at 3 p.m. at City Hall, C Wing Committee Room for the following:

TSR24-004 - 25 Brock Street West

TSR24-074 - 1378 Dumont Street

TSR24-277 - 1720 Simcoe Street North, Suite 5

TSR24-278 - 1800 Simcoe Street North, Suite 305 - REDEEMED/CANCELLED

Notice: Public Tender Package printed version is available ONLY at City Hall, Taxation Services Counter for $25 administration fee. Review and download the FREE online PDF version.

2024 Tax sale public tender opening - October 22, 2024

Oct 22/24 – Tax Sale Registration - Public Tender RESULTS

TSR23-078 – 2380 Chevron Prince Path – Redeemed/Cancelled

TSR23-109 – 719 Keates Avenue – Highest Tender Bid $711,500 – Second Highest Tender Bid $547,007 – 17 Bids Received

TSR24-001 – Not assigned – Notice of Vesting under review

TSR23-079 – 2293 Chevron Prince Path - Redeemed/Cancelled

TSR23-084 – 255 Elizabeth Street - Redeemed/Cancelled

TSR23-089 – 167 Elliot Street - Redeemed/Cancelled

TSR23-090 – 36 Park Road South - Redeemed/Cancelled

TSR23-093 – 280 Division Street - Redeemed/Cancelled

TSR23-115 – 1363 Park Road South - Redeemed/Cancelled

TSR23-202 – 662 Emerson Court - Redeemed/Cancelled

2023 Tax sale public tender opening - August 17, 2023

Aug 17/23 – Tax Sale Registration – Public Tender RESULTS

TSR19-296 – 1206 Delmark Court - Highest Tender Bid $451,000 – Second Highest Tender Bid $425,000 – 46 BIDS RECEIVED

TSR22-031 – 1900 Simcoe Street North – Suite #536 -Highest Tender Bid $186,500 – Second Highest Tender Bid $175,200 – 37 BIDS RECEIVED

TSR22-107 – 494 Ross Avenue - Highest Tender Bid $480,000 – Second Highest Tender Bid $480,000 – 36 BIDS RECEIVED

TSR21-173 – 797 Lochness Crescent - Highest Tender Bid $609,156 – Second Highest Tender Bid $600,208 – 28 BIDS RECEIVED

TSR22-016 – 649 Whistler Drive - REDEEMED/CANCELLED

TSR22-030 – 1900 Simcoe Street North – Suite #514 -REDEEMED/CANCELLED

TSR22-080 – 216 Oshawa Boulevard South -REDEEMED/CANCELLED

TSR22-093 – 257 Cordova Road – REDEEMED/CANCELLED

TSR22-095 – 960 Glen Street – Suite #79 – REDEEMED/CANCELLED

TSR22-103 – 376 Sharon Avenue – REDEEMED/CANCELLED

TSR22-163 – 2638 Deputy Minister Path – REDEEMED/CANCELLED

2022 Tax sale public tender opening - April 25, 2022

TSR21-007 – 338 Limerick Street - CANCELLED/REDEEMED

TSR21-014 – 31 Rowe Street - Highest tender $276,000 / Second highest tender $200,111

TSR21-020 – 1010 Glen Street - Unit #4 - CANCELLED/REDEEMED

TSR21-025 – 751 Down Crescent - CANCELLED/REDEEMED

TSR21-050 – 2468 Bromus Path - CANCELLED/REDEEMED

TSR21-067 – 465 Cromwell Avenue - CANCELLED/REDEEMED

TSR21-108 – 1510 Evangeline Drive - CANCELLED/REDEEMED

TSR21-111 – 226 Phillip Murray Avenue - Highest tender $358,000 / Second highest tender $355,000

TSR21-117 – 1745 McGill Court - CANCELLED/REDEEMED

TSR21-121 – 74 Byng Avenue - CANCELLED/REDEEMED

2022 Tax sale public tender opening - April 21, 2022

TSR19-105 – Highest tender $399,000.00 / Second highest tender $382,009.99

TSR19-297 – No successful highest tender - Vested by City of Oshawa

TSR19-260 – Redeemed

Taxation Services
Oshawa City Hall
50 Centre St. S.
Oshawa, ON L1H 3Z7
Phone: 905-436-3311
Toll Free: 1-800-667-4292
Email: Taxation Services