Property assessment notices are in the mail

News Release
MPAC

The Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC) has begun mailing about one million Property Assessment Notices to Ontario property taxpayers. The 2006 and 2007 reassessments have been cancelled, however, a property taxpayer will receive a Notice if:
- There has been a change in ownership of the property;
- School support has changed;
- There has been a change in value as the result of a taxpayer
Request for Reconsideration of an assessment or an Assessment
Review Board decision;
- There has been a change in the property that will either increase or decrease its value, such as an addition or the removal of a garage; or
- A structure was newly built.
“We continue to update values, inspect properties and improve the accuracy of the information we have on file,” said Carl Isenburg, President and Chief Administrative Officer of MPAC.
The preparation and mailing of Notices is one of MPAC’s ongoing responsibilities. With employees in 33 offices across the province, MPAC is responsible for assessing more than 4.5 million properties, preparing preliminary lists of electors for municipal elections and providing population counts for Ontario municipalities.