Tay Valley Township

What Tay Valley Township does

Tay Valley Township is a lower-tier municipal government entity located in Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada, serving residents and property owners across three wards (Bathurst, Burgess, and Sherbrooke). The township was established approximately 1826 and is currently celebrating its 200th anniversary. It provides a comprehensive portfolio of municipal services including fire protection via the joint DNETV Fire Rescue Board, winter and summer maintenance of approximately 300 km of municipal roads, household waste collection and recycling through one active landfill and two transfer stations, building and planning services, property tax administration, animal control, recreation programming (hockey, karate, yoga, soccer, swimming, pickleball, choir), library and cemetery oversight, and municipal elections administration. The organization operates with approximately 10 staff and is governed by an elected council comprising a Reeve, Deputy Reeve, and two councillors per ward.

The township's revenue model is funded primarily through property taxes supplemented by user fees and one-time permits/licenses (building permits, dog licenses, refreshment vehicle licenses, garbage bag tags beyond the annual 20 free per household). Fire permits are issued free of charge. Its technology footprint is modest: a government website platform built on Govstack with a resident-facing 'My Account' portal for digital self-service, complemented by an events calendar sub-site and a Facebook presence; no proprietary software products, APIs, or AI/ML capabilities are disclosed. Distribution is multi-channel, combining walk-in service at the municipal office at 217 Harper Road, the digital portal, three physical waste disposal sites, and community facilities for recreation programs. Strategic partnerships include the core DNETV Fire Rescue Board (joint fire services), Lanark County coordination for winter road maintenance, and Hydro One for utility-line tree trimming. Advisory committees and boards cover cemeteries, heritage preservation, library services, climate change, and police services oversight (Lanark County OPP Detachment Board).

Name

Tay Valley Township

Legal name

Tay Valley Township

Website

https://tayvalleytwp.ca

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Tay Valley Township is a lower-tier municipal government in Perth, Ontario, serving residents and property owners across three wards with fire protection, road maintenance, waste management, building/planning services, recreation, and property tax administration.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Government Services

NAICS

Administration of Urban Planning and Community and Rural Development (92512), Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (925), Administration of Environmental Quality Programs (9241)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953)

akta.pro primary industry

Mayor/City Manager & General Administration (BPAIACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public Works & Municipal Infrastructure (Streets, Stormwater, Facilities) (BPAIACAF), Municipal Tax & Revenue Administration (Local) (BPAIACAD), Public Works / In-House Municipal Collection Operations (EUAIAAAF)

Keywords

• Municipal government services
• Waste management services
• Road maintenance services
• Fire protection services
• Property tax administration

Headquarters

HQ city

Perth

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. User Fees and Permits: Revenue generated from various user fees including building permits, fire permits (free but required), dog licenses, garbage bag tags, and other municipal licenses and permits.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Tay Valley Township is a lower-tier municipal government in Lanark County, Ontario that delivers essential public services to residents and property owners. Core offerings include building and planning services, property tax administration, garbage and recycling collection, road maintenance across approximately 300 kilometres of municipal roads, fire services and permits, recreation programs, animal control, and elections administration.

Product overview

Tay Valley Township operates as a single-tier municipality providing comprehensive public services to residents through a unified service delivery model. The township's service portfolio consists of core municipal functions including building and planning services, property tax administration, garbage and recycling collection, road infrastructure maintenance (spanning approximately 300 kilometres), fire services with permit management, recreation programs and facilities, animal control, and municipal elections. Services are delivered through the municipal office and online portal, with no modular product architecture—the township provides direct government services rather than a software product platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Building and Planning Services

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Hydro OneminorOthersHydro One provides tree trimming services for main hydro lines when trees may interfere. Contact: 1-888-664-9376. If secondary lines (leading to individual houses) are affected, property owners are responsible. This is a service provider relationship for essential infrastructure maintenance.
• Lanark CountyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLanark County provides winter road maintenance coordination and services. The township references Lanark County's winter road maintenance information for residents. Collaborative infrastructure relationship at the county level.
• DNETV Fire Rescue BoardcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDNETV (Drummond/North Elmsley/Tay Valley) Fire Rescue Board provides shared fire services for the municipality. Tay Valley participates in this joint fire department board. Core emergency services partnership.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Rideau Lakes: Lanark County-area lower-tier township formed through amalgamation; provides comparable rural municipal services across a similarly dispersed geography and population base.
• Beckwith Township: Neighbouring Lanark County lower-tier township with comparable geographic footprint, ward/council structure, and service delivery model (roads, fire, waste, recreation).
• North Frontenac: Small rural Ontario lower-tier township delivering the same core municipal services (roads, waste, fire, building, recreation) to a comparably dispersed ratepayer base.
• Mississippi Mills: Lower-tier Ontario municipality in Lanark County with a similar rural-residential mix, comparable population scale, and equivalent municipal service portfolio (roads, waste, recreation, building, fire).
• Drummond/North Elmsley Township: Adjacent Lanark County lower-tier township and joint partner in the DNETV Fire Rescue Board. Operates a comparable small-rural municipal service model with similar staffing scale, ward structure, and shared fire services.
• Lanark Highlands: Lanark County lower-tier township operating a comparable rural service portfolio (roads, waste sites, fire, recreation) with similar staffing scale.

Regional players

• Town of Perth: Adjacent separated municipality in Lanark County where Tay Valley's municipal office is physically located. Provides overlapping municipal services in the same regional catchment but operates at a smaller, denser scale.

Broad incumbents

• County of Lanark: Upper-tier municipal government that coordinates county-wide services (including winter road maintenance) overlapping with Tay Valley's responsibilities. Functions as a higher-tier peer in the same two-tier Ontario municipal structure.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/tayvalley
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/tay-valley-township

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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