Municipal Property Assessment Corporation

[Me]

To test your assessed value, ask yourself if you could have sold your
property on January 1, 2005 for its assessed value.

There is a widespread belief that more often than not the assessment
values are not correct and the errors are usually not in favour of the
homeowner.

Here are some reference URL's for some insight into the system.

Ontario's Municipal Property Tax Assessment System
(Authored by E. J. (Ted) Legg - October 2005)
http://www.fsnaottawa.com/branch_pdf/tedlegg.pdf

The MINISTRY OF FINANCE is responsible for the Assessment Act and
regulations.
http://www.arb.gov.on.ca/english/content/propertyassessment.htm

Resolving Assessment Concerns
http://www.mpac.ca/

[Me]

VOTERS CONFUSED BY ASSESSMENT SYSTEM
See:
http://www.thewhig.com/webapp/sitepages/feature.asp?pg=1128

Poll results can be see at this URL
http://www.sesresearch.com/library/polls/POLONT-F05-T162.pdf

[Me]

Not very confusing, just unbelievably inaccurate.