Coquitlam property owners can expect to receive their utility bills in the mail in the coming days. Payment is due March 31.
COQUITLAM, B.C., February 26, 2025 – Coquitlam property owners can expect to receive their utility bills in the mail in the coming days. Payment is due March 31.
Utility bills are issued at the end of February and cover household costs for clean drinking water, sewer services, and garbage and green waste collection. Utility fees are charged separately from property taxes and fund ongoing operating costs, such as fees paid to Metro Vancouver Regional District, as well as the replacement of pipes, reservoirs and pumps, and administration and public education programs.
Read more about how utility fees are used in the insert mailed with utility bills or online at coquitlam.ca/UtilityBill.
Payment Options
Utility payments are due March 31, 2025. After this date, a 5 per cent penalty will be added to amounts unpaid.
Property owners who have questions about their utility bills, or who do not receive a bill, should contact the City’s Revenue Services Division by emailing utility_info@coquitlam.ca or calling 604-927-3050.
Skip the line and pay your utility bill online. Visit coquitlam.ca/UtilityPayment for a list of payment options.
Metro Vancouver Regional District Utility Costs
The Metro Vancouver Regional District was created to ensure the necessary coordination of water treatment and distribution, sewer treatment and solid waste disposal for all municipalities in the region. The City gets billed our share of these costs every year and these costs are collected from your utility fees. That means when Metro Vancouver increases their costs, the utility fees that Coquitlam residents pay also increases.
Notably this year, to meet federal treatment regulations and support regional growth, Metro Vancouver is building the North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant with a total project cost of $3.86 billion.
This has resulted in a significant increase to Coquitlam rate payers and in order to lessen the financial impact, Coquitlam is using contingency funding to lower the 2025 sewer and drainage fee increase for residents from 20% to 16%. Of this increase, 10% is directly attributed to the North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant. Learn more about this project at MetroVancouver.org.
MyCoquitlam—Easy Online Access to Coquitlam Billing Information
The City’s MyCoquitlam is a one-stop shop for utility notices, property tax notices and dog licences. Sign up for e-billing with MyCoquitlam and receive payment notices directly to your inbox. The online service is free, secure, easy-to-use and available 24/7. Go to coquitlam.ca/MyCoquitlam to sign-up today.
Notify Me
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Media Contact:
Rhonda Anderson
Revenue Services Manager
604-927-3050
utility_info@coquitlam.ca
We acknowledge with gratitude and respect that the name Coquitlam was derived from the hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ (HUN-kuh-MEE-num) word kʷikʷəƛ̓əm (kwee-KWET-lum) meaning “Red Fish Up the River”. The City is honoured to be located on the kʷikʷəƛ̓əm traditional and ancestral lands, including those parts that were historically shared with the q̓ic̓əy̓ (kat-zee), and other Coast Salish Peoples.