About BC Assessment

BC Assessment produces independent, uniform and efficient property assessments on an annual basis for all property owners in the province.

Structure

BC Assessment operates as an independent, provincial Crown corporation, governed by a Board of Directors and is accountable to the Government of B.C.

The President and CEO of BC Assessment is supported by an Executive Committee. The Board is appointed by the Lieutenant-Governor in Council.

BC Assessment's Head Office is located in Victoria. Its 18 Area Offices, located in ten regions, are situated in 10 regions in various geographic locations throughout British Columbia.

Mandate

The mandate of BC Assessment is to establish and maintain uniform real property assessments throughout British Columbia in accordance with the Assessment Act. The Act also requires that BC Assessment produce annual rolls with assessments at market value.

Assessors determine the market value of land and improvements and enter those values on the Assessment Roll. For 95 per cent of all properties on the roll, assessed value is the market value as of July 1. The remaining five per cent are subject to legislative restrictions.

BC Assessment is structured in the following units:

• Office of the President and CEO (including Communications)
• Policy and Legal Services
• Business and Customer Services
• Field Operations
• Human Resources
• Finance

Office of the President and CEO

Responsible for:

• Overall management and co-ordination of BC Assessment's functions, operations, products and services
• Serving as the main point of contact for the Board of Directors, the Minister responsible for BC Assessment, the Office of the Premier, and other senior government officials and assessment bodies.
• Communications Department
  • Producing print and web communications materials to help the public understand the property assessment process
  • Building greater awareness for BC Assessment products and services with different communities

Policy and Legal Services

Responsible for:

• Liaison with Ministries of government on assessment issues
• Research and development of assessment and valuation policy
• Provision and management of legal support services
• Legislative and regulatory support services
• Development of assessment standards
• Coordination of contract administration for First Nations Assessment services
• Information policy initiatives
• Freedom of information and protection of privacy
• Quality assurance and business processes
• Research and benchmarking

Business and Customer Services

Responsible for:

• Customer system services
• Information technology
• Project management

Field Operations

Responsible for:

• Performance of field operations for the entire province
• Non-market and market property assessment
• Assessment administration
• Valuation/appeal coordinator

Human Resources

Responsible for:

• Talent management
• Labour relations
• Capacity and succession planning
• Culture Change
• Employee and performance compensation
• Training and development

Finance

Responsible for:

• Financial Services
• Corporate Performance including performance enhancement programs
• Risk Management
• Internal audit including audit of the assessment rolls
• Facilities
• Marketing revenue contract management