# Montreal decides to tax churches!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/montreal-decides-to-tax-churches/786831>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [May 17, 2017, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/montreal-decides-to-tax-churches/786831 "2017-05-17T12:17:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![elbows](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b3f665/32.png) [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2017, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/montreal-decides-to-tax-churches/786831/1 "2017-05-17T12:17:28Z")

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Finally! Colour me surprised/impressed those first to act are in Quebec! Well done!

> **[Nonreligious Questions](https://www.patheos.com/nonreligious-questions/)**
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**Author:** ![BobArrgh](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobarrgh/32/2881_2.png) [@BobArrgh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobArrgh)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2017, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/montreal-decides-to-tax-churches/786831/2 "2017-05-17T13:49:11Z")

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Reported as duplicate.

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**Author:** ![elbows](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b3f665/32.png) [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2017, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/montreal-decides-to-tax-churches/786831/3 "2017-05-17T15:23:02Z")

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(Yeah, I actually reported it myself after I did it! )

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**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2017, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/montreal-decides-to-tax-churches/786831/4 "2017-05-17T16:22:15Z")

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> [@elbows](#):
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> Finally! Colour me surprised/impressed those first to act are in Quebec! Well done!
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> [Nonreligious Questions](http://www.patheos.com/blogs/progressivesecularhumanist/2017/05/good-news-montreal-taxing-churches/)

To be accurate,

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> CTV Montreal reports that churches and church space **not being used explicitly for the purpose of worship** is now taxable property, and is to be treated as any other property as far as taxes are concerned.

(bolding mine).

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**Author:** ![elbows](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b3f665/32.png) [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2017, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/montreal-decides-to-tax-churches/786831/5 "2017-05-17T16:49:34Z")

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It’s a start. It’s gotta start somewhere.