There are a number of ways you can pay a bill from the Town of Atikokan:
By Mail
Please include the stub from the bottom of your bill, invoice or other documentation indicating what account to apply payment to and mail your cheque to:
Town of Atikokan
P.O Box 1330
Atikokan, ON
P0T 1C0
Drop box
Drop your payment in a secure envelope with the stub from the bottom of your bill, invoice or other documentation indicating what account to apply payment to in the drop box to the right of the Atikokan Municipal Office front doors. This drop box is checked daily.
In Person
Pay the cashier with cash, debit, or cheque at the Atikokan Municipal Office. The Atikokan Municipal Office does not accept credit cards for any payments.
Online/Telephone banking – Property Tax, Water and Sewer Payments Only
Set up through your financial institution – if using online or mobile banking, search for “Atikokan” as a payee and select either property tax or water. Your account number is your entire 16-digit roll number as it appears on your bill. Water accounts only require the last 14 digits (omit 5901). For assistance, please contact your financial institution.
E-Transfer
Set up through your financial institution – send an etransfer to finance@atikokan.ca. No password is required, but you must indicate in the “message” payment details (what you are paying, your name, etc.) so that we can properly apply the payment.
Pre-authorized payment
Pay your property taxes and/or water and sewer bill by automatic withdrawal by completing the Authorization Form for Pre-Authorized Payment Plan and selecting one of the following options:
Equal Monthly Payment Option – the Finance department will determine a fixed monthly payment based on your annual levy, which will be withdrawn on the 28th of every month.
Due Date Option – the total amount of the bill will be withdrawn from your bank account on the due date of the bill, for more information on due dates please see the Property Tax or Water/Sewer pages.
Penalty/Interest
Property Tax – There will be an imposed late payment penalty of 1.25% applied on the due date or any installment thereof. An additional penalty of 1.25% will be added on the first day of each calendar month thereafter in which default continues.
Water/Sewer – There will be an imposed late payment penalty of 1.5% per month to be applied to all accounts in default on the first of each month. Default of payment to the town could result in a shut off of the water supply after a period of 60 days in arrears of the due date.