Why do I pay school taxes when I don’t have children in school?

The prosperity and general wellbeing of society, or the community we live in, is directly related to the education of its people. For that reason the costs of education are deemed to be the responsibility of all citizens. Your education, for example, if received in Canada, was largely paid for by the previous generation of taxpayers. People who do not own property contribute indirectly through their rental or lease payments.

Provincial legislation specifies that the funds for schools are to be collected by municipalities. However, while the City collects school taxes, the education mill rates are set by the province.