BC Assessment Information

BC Assessment Office

An independent group that calculates assessment values of all the properties in British Columbia.

For more information contact:
Website: https://www.bcassessment.ca/
Toll Free: 1-800-393-1332
Email: https://www.bcassessment.ca/property/contact

What is my Assessment Value

BC Assessment Notices

  •  Mailed out in early January to each homeowner
  •  Informs the homeowner the value of the property assessed July 1, of the previous year
  •  A home owner has until Jan 31 of that year to submit an appeal, if they do not agree with the assessed value
  • The total assessment value of a property will be a combination of assessments of the building(s) and land
  • There are different classifications based on zoning and use of a property (majority in Maple Ridge is Class 1 - Residential)

Property Taxes

  • The total assessment value of all the properties in Maple Ridge is used to calculate the tax rate for property taxes
Property Tax Chart

Your Property Value Change and Property Taxes Video

  • An increase in your assessment does not necessarily mean an increase in your property taxes. Property tax changes are impacted by your assessment’s change relative to your community’s average assessment change.

The video below from BC Assessment explains what could happen to your property taxes if your assessment is lower, higher or similar to the average change for your property class.


 

Farm Status Application

  • To change your tax rate class to Farm (Class 6 - Farm) certain criteria must be met
  • A portion of or the whole property may be changed
  • Applications must be submitted to BC Assessment by a certain date every year
  • Visit BC Assessment for more information and to submit your application