Municipal Accommodation Tax to begin Feb. 1

Beginning Feb. 1, 2025, a new mandatory Municipal Accommodation Tax (MAT) will be enforced in Port Colborne under By-law 7283/105/24.

The tax applies to all short-term accommodation establishments, which must now add a 4% (plus HST) charge to the room rate.

The MAT is only applied to accommodation providers. It is not levied on residents or other businesses, unless they stay overnight at an accommodation provider within the city.

The revenues collected from the tax will be utilized by the City of Port Colborne and Niagara’s South Coast Tourism Association for investments in enhanced marketing and promotion, event support, and tourism-related infrastructure or development.

Information on collecting, reporting, and remitting the revenue from MAT will be posted to this page: Portcolborne.ca/mat

Contact the tourism coordinator by email at tourism@portcolborne.ca or by phone at 905-228-8064 with any questions or requests for assistance.