The County of Prince Edward advises residents not to send payments and documents to the municipality by mail during the Canada Post service disruption, which is set to begin on Thursday, May 22, 2025.
You are still responsible for paying bills, fines, and parking tickets on time during the postal strike.
Tax Payment Options
2025 final property tax bills were mailed out on Friday, May 9. The due dates for payment are June 16 and September 15.
Bills can be paid the following ways:
- In Person at Shire Hall (332 Picton Main Street, Picton) – The municipality will accept cash, cheque, or debit. Credit card payments will not be accepted.
- Online through your own financial institution – Log on to your financial bank and choose “Add a Payee,” type in ‘Prince Edward’ and then search. Look for some combination of County of Prince Edward and Taxes and then your entire ROLL NUMBER as your Account Number – include the 4 zeros at the end, but no spaces or dashes in the number sequence.
Should you have any questions regarding this, please call the office to speak to representative who can assist you 613.476.2148 extension 1530.
Water and Wastewater Payment Options
Water bills for monthly customers in Picton, Hallowell and Macauley were mailed out on Friday, May 9. The payment due date is Friday, May 30.
Bills can be paid the following ways:
- In Person at Shire Hall (332 Picton Main Street, Picton) – The municipality will accept cash, cheque, or debit. Credit card payments will not be accepted.
- Online through your own financial institution. Log on to your financial bank and choose “Add a Payee,” type in Prince Edward and then search. Look for County – Water/Utilities/Public Works – depending on your bank – it will be one of those options – Water/Utilities/Public Works. Then enter your entire water account number. Do not include the decimal but include the two numbers after the decimal (for example 00 – or 01).
Should you have any questions regarding this, please call the office to speak to representative who can assist you 613.476.2148 extension 1540.
Electronic Billing
Property tax and water/wastewater customers can receive their invoices electronically. The electronic bill includes the same information as a paper bill. Billing dates and available payment options remain the same.
If you have a copy of your previous water or tax bill, The instructions and keycode for signing up for e-billing are listed on the back of the paper copy of your previous water or tax bill.
If you do not have a previous paper bill, e-mail waterbilling@pecounty.on.ca or tax@pecounty.on.ca to receive instructions and your unique code for accessing your account.
If you have already signed up for e-billing, click here to sign into your account.
Parking Tickets / Provincial Offences Payment Options
- Online through the municipal website. Click here for parking tickets or click here for provincial offences
- In Person at Shire Hall (332 Picton Main Street, Picton) – The municipality will accept cash, cheque, credit card or debit.
Planning, Building and Licensing Documents
Do not mail applications, requests, time-sensitive material or Notices of Appeal for Official Plan Amendments, Zoning By-law Amendments, Draft Plans of Subdivision, Consent Applications or Minor Variance Applications.
Items can be dropped off at the Development Services counter located on the second floor of the Edward Building (280 Picton Main Street) between 8:30 am and 5 pm Monday to Friday.
Please note: The County of Prince Edward provides this information as a service to the general public. While we do our best to provide accurate information, construction projects and associated service disruptions are subject to change based on weather, road, traffic, and other uncontrollable conditions.