This will ensure that similar properties with a similar property value within a municipality will pay similar taxes. Community Assessment Information Sessions are held annually in your community, where you can discuss your assessment. If you still disagree with your assessment, you can file an appeal with the Assessment Review Board. As always, your local government decides on the amount you pay in municipal property taxes. However, under the new system, municipalities have been given a number of fairness measures to assist property owners.
Municipalities can phase in tax changes related to reassessment over a period of up to eight years.
The Ontario Fair Assessment System gives municipalities the flexibility they need to address local priorities while creating a fair, consistent and understandable property tax system for all Ontarians.