“
I see the impacts
of that in the future
being devastating for
municipalities. What
is happening is the
burden of taxes is being
shifted onto residential
ratepayers and they are
not seeing increases in
services.
collectively on cost and income meth-
odology. The settlement also stated
that valuation parameters outlined
in the agreement were to be applied
to 2016 base year assessments for the
2017-2020 property tax years.
Carla Nell, MPAC’s vice-president
of municipal and stakeholder rela-
tions, points out that a province-wide
municipal working group, including
representation from the north and
northwest, was established early in
the Canadian Tire appeal process
and that the “collaborative” approach
ensured technical and administrative
items were discussed and shared ou t
to communities beforehand.
“Our priority is to provide a stable,
predictable assessment base for
municipalities, and that is a priority
for MPAC, and that is why we work so
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