Property Owners

Provincial Land Tax Reform

In the fall of 2012, MPAC mailed a Property Assessment Notice to every property owner in Ontario. The 2012 Notices provided the classification and updated assessed value for property in Ontario based on a legislated valuation date of January 1, 2012.

The last province-wide Assessment Update took place in 2008.

MPAC is legislatively responsible for updating this information even in a year when a province-wide assessment update is not taking place.

Contact MPAC if you have any questions about your assessment.  For questions about your property taxes, please contact your municipality/local taxing authority. 

How MPAC assesses properties in the Unincorporated Territory

To establish the assessed value of the properties in non-municipal areas, MPAC's staff collect and analyze property sales to ensure that similar property types are valued consistently. 

When assessing a residential property, MPAC looks at all of the key features that affect market value.  Five major factors usually account for 85% of the value:  location; lot dimensions; living area; age of the structure(s), adjusted for any major renovations or additions; and quality of construction.

Examples of other features that may affect your property's value include: number of bathrooms; fireplaces; garages, workshops and boathouses.

Site features can also increase or decrease the assessed value of a property such as type of access, topography, and lot services such as hydro, water, and sanitary/septic services.

2012 Property Assessment Change Notice (REFORM) Information Insert included with every Notice (PDF or HTML)	2012 Property Assessment Change Notice (LOCALITY) Information Insert included with every Notice (PDF or HTML)

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