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Online Banking for Utility Bills, Taxes and Invoices

The Town of Golden has made arrangements with several financial institutions to allow for online payments of Property Taxes, Utilities, and some Invoices (Accounts Receivable).

In order to take advantage of online bill payments, you will need to set up the appropriate bill through your financial institution. When setting up your bill, please make sure that you search for “Golden” as the payee. It is important to select the correct payee:

Golden (Town of) – Taxes

Your TAX account number for your property tax payments is your roll number. It can be found on your property tax notice (see example below) and should be entered in the following format: ########.

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Golden (Town of) – Utilities

Your UTILITY account number can be found on your utility bill (see example below), you must use your utility account (not your roll number) and should be entered in the following format: ########.

 Annual utility bill:

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Quarterly utility bill:

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Golden (Town of) – Accts Rec

Your ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE account number for your payments is alphanumeric. It can be found on your Accounts Receivable invoice and should be entered in the following format: X####.

Note: It is very important that you pay the correct bill online. The Town of Golden cannot process Utility Bill Payments for your Property Tax Payments or vice versa. Payments are automatically loaded and will be applied to the account they are received on.

Representatives from your financial institution can assist you with setting up your online bill payment, and will provide you with any additional support you may need. Bring copies of your bills with you to your financial institution, as this may be a requirement.

Payments through financial institutions typically take at least 4 business days to process your payment. To avoid late charges on your account please allow for the processing time prior to your DUE DATE.

• 810 9th Avenue South, Golden, BC.
• Accepted methods: Cheque, Money Order, Interac, or Cash

• Accepted methods: Cheque or Money Order

Made payable to:

• Town of Golden
  
  PO Box 350
  
  Golden, BC
  
  V0A 1H0

You will be asked for your 8-DIGIT ROLL NUMBER when entering payment information for your property taxes. This can be found on your tax notice (see example below). If you have questions about your property tax notice please email taxes@golden.ca.  

Please remember eligible property owners must claim the Home Owner Grant every year separately from payment of property taxes. Home owner grant applications must be submitted annually directly to the province. 

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In order to pay your utility bill using OptionPay, you need the 9-DIGIT UTILITY ACCOUNT NUMBER. This can be found on your utility bill (see examples below).  If you have questions about your utility invoice, please contact utilities@golden.ca.

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Annual utility bill:

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Quarterly utility bill:

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In order to make a payment for your business licence, please include the 8-DIGIT ACCOUNT NUMBER (see example below). For more information on business licensing, please email businesslicence@golden.ca.   

If you are applying for a new business licence, please see our Business Licences page for more information.

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In order to pay your Building Permit using OptionPay, you need the TEN-DIGIT ALPHA-NUMERIC PERMIT NO: BPXXXX-XXX (see example below). These can be found on the upper right hand side of you permit.  If you have questions about your Building Permit, please contact building@golden.ca.

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In order to pay your Accounts Receivable invoice using OptionPay, you need the FIVE-DIGIT ALPHA-NUMERIC ACCOUNT NUMBER and the FOUR DIGIT INVOICE NUMBER (see example below). These can be found on the upper right hand side of you invoice.  If you have questions about your Accounts receivable invoice, please contact AR@golden.ca.

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In order to make a payment for a Bylaw ticket, please include the 6-DIGIT NUMBER that follows BN at the top of your Bylaw Offence Notice (see example below).

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In order to make a payment to renew your dog licence, please include your dog tag number.

If you are applying for a new dog licence, please see our Dog Licencing Program page for more information.

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What is OptionPay?  

OptionPay is a payment card system the Town of Golden uses for its online credit card transactions. You can find out more information about OptionPay by visiting their website here .  

Is there an added fee for using OptionPay to pay my Town of Golden bills with my credit card? 

Yes. All transactions carried out through OptionPay follow a tiered fee schedule, starting at a minimum fee of $2.00.  To see the full fee schedule for using this payment option, please visit their fee schedule here.  

Why is there an added fee to pay with credit card? 

All processing fees are administered by OptionPay for the use of their services and are not received by the Town of Golden.

Is my credit card/information security with this program? 

OptionPay provides information on their security measures here. Please note that the Town of Golden takes no responsibility for, and accepts no liability, in the event of security breaches, technical difficulties, or other issues that may arise from your use of OptionPay. All users accept responsibility for their use of this service and do so at their own risk.