What's New
Read about recent announcements and changes to the Board:
| February 13, 2023 | Effective February 15, 2023, Erin Frew has been appointed Chair of the Property Assessment Appeal Board. |
| February 8, 2023 | 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. |
| February 5, 2023 | The Ministry of Finance has announced that appeal fees will increase, effective for the 2023 assessment appeal cycle as follows:
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. |
| December 21, 2022 | The Property Assessment Appeal Board is pleased to announce that we are recruiting for part-time Board Members. For more information on this opportunity please see our posting at the following link: https://www.bcpublicsectorboardapplications.gov.bc.ca/s/noticeofpositionDetail?nop=J-0204 |
| June 13, 2022 | Effective August 15, 2022, Erin Frew has been appointed Acting Chair of the Property Assessment Appeal 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 14, 2022 | The Board has released its 2021 Annual Report. We would like to acknowledge our stakeholders as achievement of the Board’s performance targets speaks highly of the level of cooperation between the parties to appeals before the Board. Please click here for the highlights. |
| 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] |
| January 6, 2022 | 2021 Residential and Online Dispute Resolution Appeal update |
| 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. |
| August 11, 2021 | The Board's offices will be closed on September 30, 2021 in observance of the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation. |
| August 3, 2021 | The Board is pleased to announce the appointment of a new fulltime Vice Chair, Zahra H. Jimale. |
| April 29, 2021 | After consultation with stakeholders, the Board has amended its Rules of Practice and Procedure by instituting Rule 14.1 and Form 11. |
| April 23, 2021 | The Board has enhanced the “Do I have a strong case” solution explorer platform to include self-represented commercial appellants. |
| March 23, 2021 | The Board has amended Practice Directive 5 |
| March 8, 2021 | The Board has released its 2020 Annual Report. |
| February 22, 2021 | The Board gives notice to the profession that beginning with appeals filed in 2021, the Board will send acknowledgement letters to appellants for any appeals filed on their behalf, including those filed by agents or counsel. |
| February 16, 2021 | The Board gives notice to the profession that the deadline for filing 2021 appeals with the Board will be APRIL 30, 2021 in accordance with section 50(3) of the Assessment Act. |