Provincial or territorial service · Housing and property
Check or appeal your property assessment
Compiled by Mahmoud Halat, checked
Short answer
Your property's assessed value sets your property tax. Depending on the province, a provincial agency or your municipality assesses it, and you can ask for a review if you disagree.
Who handles it
Each province and territory runs its own. Find yours in the table below.
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In every province and territory
Who handles it in each province and territory, with the official link.
| Province or territory | Who handles it | Official link | Good to know |
|---|---|---|---|
| British Columbia | BC Assessment | Look up an assessmentchecked | |
| Alberta | Your municipality (assessor and assessment review board) | Assessment complaints and appealschecked | Your municipality sets your assessment; file a complaint with its assessment review board by the deadline on your notice. |
| Saskatchewan | Saskatchewan Assessment Management Agency (SAMA) or your city's assessor | Assessment appeals and assessorschecked | Regina, Saskatoon, Prince Albert and Swift Current do their own assessments; SAMA assesses most other municipalities. |
| Manitoba | Property Assessment Services (Manitoba Municipal and Northern Relations); City of Winnipeg inside Winnipeg | View property assessmentchecked | Inside Winnipeg the City of Winnipeg assesses property; appeals go to your municipality's Board of Revision. |
| Ontario | MPAC (Municipal Property Assessment Corporation) | Request a reconsiderationchecked | File a Request for Reconsideration with MPAC before appealing to the Assessment Review Board. |
| Quebec | Your municipality's assessor (municipal assessment roll) | Request an assessment reviewchecked | Assessments are set by your municipality's assessor; ask your municipality for a review first. |
| New Brunswick | Property Assessment Services (Service New Brunswick) | Property assessmentchecked | |
| Nova Scotia | Property Valuation Services Corporation (PVSC) | Find an assessmentchecked | |
| Prince Edward Island | Taxation and Property Records (Department of Finance and Affordability, Government of PEI); appeals to the Island Regulatory and Appeals Commission | Appeal an assessmentchecked | Ask the province for a review within 90 days of your assessment notice before appealing to IRAC. |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | Municipal Assessment Agency | Look up an assessmentchecked | Properties in the City of St. John's are assessed by the city, not the agency. |
| Yukon | Property Assessment and Taxation (Government of Yukon) | None on record | |
| Northwest Territories | Property Assessment Division (Department of Municipal and Community Affairs) | Property assessment and taxationchecked | Appeal to the Board of Revision within 45 days of the notice mailing date. |
| Nunavut | Government of Nunavut (property assessment and taxation) | Property taxchecked |
Cite this page
Canada Service Map, "Check or appeal your property assessment", checked 12 October 2026, https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/property-assessment