MUNICIPAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT CORPORATION

Ministry

FINANCE

URL

www.mpac.ca

Address

1340 PICKERING PARKWAY, SUITE 101
PICKERING
L1V0C4

Phone

1-866-296-6722

Fax

Background

Municipal Property Assessment Corporation Act, 1997, S.O. 1997, c. 43, Schedule G, s. 2

Function

The board of directors manages the affairs of the corporation. The corporation performs the duties assigned to it and assigned to assessors under the Assessment Act, the Provincial Land Tax Act, and under any other Act.

Membership

The members of the board of directors are appointed by the Minister. The board is composed of:

• seven individuals who are current or former elected officials of a municipality or current or former officers or employees of a municipality ("municipal representatives");
• four individuals who represent the interests of property taxpayers ("taxpayer representatives") and
• two individuals who represent the interests of the Province ("provincial representatives").

Each year, the Association of Municipalities of Ontario may give the Minister a list containing the names of twenty-four individuals recommended by the Association for appointment as municipal representatives. The list must contain the names of individuals who are current or former elected officials of a municipality and may contain the names of individuals who are current or former officers or employees of a municipality. The Minister appoints individuals on the list as municipal representatives if the Minister receives the list at least thirty days before the expiry of the term of the existing municipal representatives. At least one of the municipal representatives must be a current or former elected official of a municipality. The board elects a chair from among the municipal representatives who are current or former elected officials of a municipality and the Minister appoints a vice-chair from among the provincial representatives.

Term

A director shall hold office at pleasure for a term not exceeding three years and may be reappointed for no more than two further terms not exceeding three years each. The term of office for the chair and the vice-chair is one year and they may hold office for more than one term. 

Remuneration

Appointees are paid by the Corporation.

Appointments & Vacancies