Permits Lead to Value
BC Assessment is leading the way towards operational excellence through leveraging technology and strengthening our partnerships with local government.
BC Assessment receives over 70,000 building permits annually. Through consultation with many taxing authorities, BC Assessment has developed a standard building permit report that feeds permit information directly into our database.
Benefits to Taxing Authorities
- Appraisers have more timely access to building permit information, resulting in non-market change (NMC) revenue being added to your community's tax base sooner
- Fewer of your resources are required to provide an automated permit report
- Fewer of your resources are required to provide copies of building plans if 'Small Permit Type' is reported (see below for more on 'Small Permit Type')
- Shifts our staff effort from manual permit entry to assessment roll quality initiatives
- Standard Building Permit Report is part of our Property Data Maintenance Program to have all inventory current within five years
- Paperless exchange of information reduces our carbon footprint
Non-market change (NMC)
Changes in property value as a result of:
- New construction authorized under local building authority permit
- New construction which occurs in an area with no local building permit authority
- New development or "size" changes to land (subdivisions/amalgamations)
- Property class and exemption changes
Testimonials
"Working with the BC Assessment representatives and the Local Government personnel on this project was a perfect example of the partnership between BCA and Local Government. By working together for a solution, not only did we make the process more efficient for BCA, eliminating hours of manual entry, but we also made the assessment bases of each municipality so much more accurate, ensuring all improvements will be caught and valued for assessment purposes." -District of Central Saanich
"The Standard Building Permit Report was easy to implement. Sidney has benefited by having value added to our assessment roll more quickly." -Town of Sidney
The standard permit report includes the information summarized below. The chart below provides details on how BC Assessment uses the information requested in this report.
Attribute |
Intended Use |
Description |
Examples |
| Jurisdiction | To join permit to correct property | BCA jurisdiction code | 320 |
| Folio | To join permit to correct property | BCA folio number | 013975055 |
| Permit Number | To identify the permit | Local government permit number | BLDG1234 13-324 |
| Issue Date | To identify issue date | Date permit issued | 31-JAN-2014 |
| Civic Address | To join permit to correct property | Address where permit activity is occurring | 1250 1ST St W, North Vancouver 4501 HWY 97 N, Ten Mile Lake |
| PID | To join permit to correct property | Property PID | 001234566 |
| Legal Description | To join permit to correct property | Property legal description | Lot 1, Plan VIP18239, DL 439, Victoria Land District |
| Contact Information | For internal appraisal use only. To confirm % completion of new construction on or before Oct 31 | Name and phone number of contractor/builder, or owner | Devon Buildings Inc, 604-522-6333 John H. Ford, 250-492-1333 |
| Type | To satisfy BCA system requirements | Assign permit to one of the following BCA types: New Structure Additions & Alterations Demolitions Tenant Improvements | |
| Purpose | To identify permitted work | Detailed description of what the permit is for including square footage and use. | SFD Main Flr 1000sf, 2nd Flr 800sf, Crawl Foundation 1000sf, 3bedrms, 3bthrms 650sf Basement Suite incl. 1Bed/1Bath Renovation-new kitchen |
| Building Area | To validate building area on BCA system | Area of building in sq. ft. | 1345 2111.33 |
| Permit Value | To prioritize data collection activity | Value of permitted activity | 60000 59885.75 |
| Small Permit Type | Indication of small permit types & their area enable direct add of inventory to BCA system | Assign permit to one of the following BCA Small Permit Types if permit is EXCLUSIVELY for NEW: Carport Garage-Attached Garage-Detached Deck | |
| Small Permit Area | See Small Permit Type | EXCLUSIVELY for use with Small Permit Type, area of carport, garage or deck in sq. ft. | 200 340.50 |
More information
For more information on how to commence submitting standard building permit reports, or for support with submitting reports for your community, contact BC Assessment's Property Information Department.
Phone: 1-866-valueBC or 1-866-825-8322 (local 00119)
Email:
propertyinfo@bcassessment.ca
