Please contact your Assessment Region
(see
Taxing Authority – BCA Contacts directory) should any further information be required on assessment projects for your jurisdiction.
1. Rural Residential Questionnaires
Purpose:
Residential questionnaires enable confirmation of improvement inventory via self-reporting by property owners from target areas. The approach is particularly effective when site visits are less feasible, i.e. in rural and remote locations.
Scope:
Approximately 8,800 folios in the following regions will be reviewed:
| VANCOUVER ISLAND | 2381 |
| THOMPSON OKANAGAN | 492 |
| NOTHERN BC | 5924 |
| TOTAL | 8797 |
Impacts:
Any value changes realized will be reflected on the 2023 roll, and as part of pre-roll consultations, BCA will contact owners and/or their designated agents regarding any significant changes.
Timeline:
Start: February 2022
Completion: November 2022
2. Residential Desktop Review Project
Purpose:
Residential Desktop Review (DTR) deploys a combination of high resolution (7.5 cm) aerial and street front imagery to review residential improvement inventory in urban areas of the Province.
Scope:
Approximately 13,800 folios in the following regions will be reviewed:
| VANCOUVER ISLAND | 6,582 |
| LOWER MAINLAND | 6,626 |
| THOMPSON OKANAGAN | 593 |
| TOTAL | 13,801 |
Impacts:
Any value changes realized will be reflected on the 2023 roll, and as part of pre-roll consultations, BCA will contact owners and/or their designated agents regarding any significant changes.
Timeline:
Start: January 2022
Completion: November 2022
3. Residential Desktop Review Lite Project
Purpose:
Residential Desktop Review Lite (DTR Lite) deploys low to medium resolution (15 or 22.5 cm) aerial imagery to review residential improvement inventory in suburban and rural areas of the Province.
Scope:
Approximately 1,500 folios in the following regions will be reviewed:
| NORTHERN BC | 1,483 |
| TOTAL | 1,483 |
Impacts:
Any value changes realized will be reflected on the 2023 roll, and as part of pre-roll consultations, BCA will contact owners and/or their designated agents regarding any significant changes.
Timeline:
Start: June 2022
Completion: November 2022
3. Residential Cruise
Purpose:
Residential Cruise allows residential improvement inventory to be reviewed in the field and inspected by exception; either inspecting inventory onsite (rural areas) or by desk review with the use of a combination of medium to high resolution (15 to 7.5 cm) aerial and street front imagery (urban areas).
Scope:
Approximately 13,500 folios in the following regions will be reviewed:
| LOWER MAINLAND | 12,494 |
THOMPSON OKANAGAN
| 168 |
| NORTHERN BC | 309 |
| KOOTENAY COLUMBIA | 490 |
| TOTAL | 13,461 |
Impacts:
Any value changes realized will be reflected on the 2023 roll, and as part of pre-roll consultations, BCA will contact owners and/or their designated agents regarding any significant changes.
Timeline:
Start: May 2022
Completion: November 2022
2023 Roll Centralized Mail-Outs & Directed Information Requests
|
IC&I Income & Expense | Collect current income, expense, & lease info on Multi-Family, Industrial, Office, & Retail properties
| 15,706
|
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IC&I Strata Income & Expense | Collect current income, expense, & lease info on strata investment properties | 2,613
|
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IC&I Specialized Properties | Collect current income, expense, & lease info on Marina, Senior Housing, Golf Course, Hotel & Motel, Major Retail, Bed & Breakfast & Mobile Home Park properties | 5,304
|
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MIP/EPG | Request info from owners of major industrial plants (MIPs) & electrical power group (EPGs) facilities on any changes to the inventory | 304
|
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SAPs | Collect usage information on Strata Accommodation Properties (SAPs) to inform classification decisions | 482
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Section 19(8)
(2023 roll) | Ensures eligible owners opportunity to receive assessment relief under Sec. 19(8) of
Assessment Act | 8,991
|
December Sales
(2023 roll) | Notifies purchasers of property between December 1-31 that they're responsible for upcoming property taxes, but don't receive assessment notice (due to November 30 LTSA records cut off) | TBA in January 2023
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Early Notification Letters
(2023 roll) | Alerts owners to above average changes in their upcoming assessment & that property taxes payable will likely be greater than average increase for same property type within their jurisdiction | 56,096
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