2020 Property Assessment Notice

From Mortgagebrokers.ca

MPAC mails more than 875,000 notices, nearly half of which reflect changes in ownership across the province.
If you recently moved, changed your school support or made changes to your property, your notice is on its way.

We are continuously reviewing properties. You may have received a Notice for one of the following reasons:

• change to property ownership, legal description, or school support;
• change to the property’s value resulting from a Request for Reconsideration, an Assessment Review Board decision, or ongoing property reviews;
• property value increase/decrease reflecting a change to the property; for example, a new structure, addition, or removal of an old structure; or
• change in the classification or tax liability of the property.

In 2016, we mailed a Property Assessment Notice to every property owner in the province – assessing more than five million properties in Ontario. Your 2016 Notice reflects the assessed value and classification of your property as of January 1, 2016 and this will be used as the basis for calculating your 2021 property taxes.

The valuation date, established by the Ontario government, is a fixed day to which all properties are valued. In simple terms, the value is the price your property might reasonably have sold for in its current state and condition on January 1, 2016.

What do I do with my Property Assessment Notice?

Your Property Assessment Notice has important information for you as a property owner. Please review it and file it away for your records. No action is required unless you have questions about your assessment.

Questions about your assessment?

Visit AboutMyProperty to learn more about how your property was assessed, see the information we have on file, and compare it to others in your neighbourhood. Look for your Roll Number and Access Key on your Property Assessment Notice to register.

If you still disagree with MPAC’s assessment or classification of your property, you can choose to either file a Request for Reconsideration (RfR) with MPAC or file an appeal directly with the Assessment Review Board (ARB).

If your property, or a portion of it, is classified as residential, farm or managed forest, you must file an RfR with MPAC – and MPAC must make a decision before you are eligible to appeal to the ARB.

Request for Reconsideration (RfR) Deadline Extension

The Request for Reconsideration (RfR) deadline for property owners who disagree with their property assessment is usually March 31 of the applicable tax year. Due to the emergency declared by the Province of Ontario, the deadline to file a regular RfR for the 2020 property tax year is September 30, 2020.

Learn about the deadlines to file an RfR for other Notices you may have received from us.

The fastest way to start the review of your property’s assessment is to file an RfR on AboutMyProperty. The tool allows you to attach pictures and reports to accompany your RfR and check the status of your request. You may also send us your completed RfR form by email or mail.

Note: Business properties are not required to file an RfR before filing an appeal with the Assessment Review Board. Please to check with the Assessment Review Board to confirm your appeal deadline.

2020 Assessment Update Postponement

The Ontario Government has announced that the 2020 Assessment Update has been postponed. Property assessments for the 2021 taxation year will continue to be based on the fully phased-in January 1, 2016 current values (i.e., the same valuation date in use for the 2020 taxation year).