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December 20, 2024 Season's Greetings!

The Board’s services will remain available throughout the holiday period, except on statutory holidays and weekends.

Please note that our reception at #1270-605 Robson Street will operate on limited hours from December 24 to 31, 2024.

For inquiries or to confirm our hours of operation, please contact us at [email protected] or call 604-775-1740 or 1-888-775-1740.

We wish you a joyous holiday season and a Happy New Year!
 
November 15, 2024 Re: Canada Post Work Action

In regards to work action affecting delivery by Canada Post, the Board intends to continue with our normal distribution of desk orders, and general correspondence.

For decisions of the Board following a hearing, release of decisions will be considered on a case-by-case basis and will generally be released when ready. The Board may delay release of decisions in order to ensure timely delivery to persons affected by a decision (for example, non-participating property owners). Please note, the 21-day deadline established in section 65 of the Assessment Act commences from the decision’s receipt. A person receiving a Board decision by lettermail, should take note of the date it was actually received.

For any party who normally receives our correspondence by mail, please contact the Board if you are able to provide an alternate mode of delivery.

For any questions, please contact the Board’s office at 604-775-1740 or email [email protected].
April 3, 2024 On March 15, 2024, the Board hosted its annual stakeholder forum both virtually and in-person from the Board’s Vancouver office.  Thank you to those who were able to join us.
March 12, 2024 The Board has released its 2023 Annual Report.
February 13, 2024 The Board is hosting its annual Stakeholders Forum to review the past year and get feedback on our processes. We invite everyone involved in assessment appeals throughout British Columbia to attend the Forum.
December 4, 2023 The Board is pleased to announce the appointment of Madisun Browne, Vice Chair.  
May 23, 2023 Effective immediately, Karen Ameyaw, Yasin Amlani, Christine Arnold, Chris Chung, Courtnee Clark, Janice Thomas, Robert Wickett and Philip Yang have been appointed as part-time Members to the Board.
March 28, 2023 The Board has released its 2022 Annual Report.
February 13, 2023 Effective February 15, 2023, Erin Frew has been appointed Chair of the Property Assessment Appeal Board.  
February 5, 2023 The Ministry of Finance has announced that appeal fees will increase, effective for the 2023 assessment appeal cycle as follows:
  • The following property types will be subject to a $30 appeal fee per property appealed: residential, supportive housing, recreation and non-profit, farm.
  • The following property types will be subject to a $300 appeal fee per property appealed: Utility, light and major industry, business and other, and managed forest land
Please see the news item here.

The Property Assessment Appeal Board is the second level of review for property assessment appeals.  We are a neutral arbiter of assessment appeals and independent of BC Assessment (who set the assessments), the Property Assessment Review Panel (first level of review), municipalities (who set tax rates and collect taxes) and the Provincial Government.  Assessment appeal fees are set by Government regulation and not within the jurisdiction of the Board.  
May 6, 2022 The Board has released the first interactive application of its kind in British Columbia.  The Pilot Project – called the Equity Evaluator - provides the power of Artificial Intelligence to residential homeowners.  If you have an appeal with the Board, you can try the application.
February 8, 2022 The Board provides notice that we have amended Rules 8 and 10 of the Board’s Rules of Practice and Procedure to better manage appeal jurisdiction considerations. For further questions or feedback, please contact the Board at [email protected]
January 18, 2022 The Board provides notice that we have amended Rule 15 of the Board’s Rules of Practice and Procedure to better reflect our appeal management processes.  The amended Rule 15 is here.  For further questions or feedback, please contact the Board at [email protected]
December 28, 2021 Further to the calls to action of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Report, the Board outlines its commitment to truth and reconciliation with Indigenous peoples.  Read more here.