What are assessment rolls?
Assessment rolls list all properties in the City of Toronto. Residential properties show owner(s) and tenant(s) names, mailing addresses and the assessed value of each property and the school support for taxation purposes.
Assessment rolls list information on every property in the city:
- Current owner and, sometimes, tenants
- Current assessed value of the property, as determined by the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC)
- School board support
- Structural information
In Ontario, property is assessed on the basis of its current value determined on a date specified in the Assessment Act. For 2009 - 2012 taxation years the date of valuation is January 1, 2008.
The assessment roll does not include information about taxes. To learn about City taxes, see the property tax site.
Questions about assessment value
All questions about your assessment should go to the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC):
Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC)
5255 Yonge Street, 4th Floor
North York, ON M2N 6P4
Tel: 1-866-296-6722
Fax: 1-866-297-6703
Web: www.mpac.ca
How to view assessment rolls
You can view current assessment rolls for the entire city at City Hall. For all civic centres see below. For older assessment rolls, please contact or visit the City Archives, which has assessment roll information dating back to 1834.
Hard copies (in binders):
The City Clerk's Office, Registry Services, has hard copies of the assessment rolls for the City of Toronto. The assessment rolls are public documents and the information is available to the public to view during regular business hours. There are Registry Services offices at City Hall and Civic Centres in the former municipalities of North York, Scarborough and Etobicoke. There are no hard copy rolls at East York and York Civic Centres.
- Toronto City Hall has a complete set of assessment rolls in hard copy for each district (former municipality)
- North York Civic Centre has assessment rolls for the former City of North York
- Scarborough Civic Centre has assessment rolls for the former City of Scarborough and the former Borough of East York
- Etobicoke Civic Centre has assessment rolls for the former City of Etobicoke and City of York
- For access to the hardcopy of the assessment roll for the current year please visit the appropriate Civic Centre or Toronto City Hall: locations and directions
- Certified copies of individual assessment roll pages are available for $20 each
By writing or telephone:
- Assessment roll information is not available over the telephone
- Written requests to provide assessment information are available for $10 per property request
- Certified copies of individual assessment roll pages are available for $20 each
Computer access:
- Assessment roll information for the entire City of Toronto is available via touch screen computers located at City Hall and each Civic Centre. These are self-serve computers that offer the ability to print individual property assessment reports at a charge of $1 per property. They directly access the rolls (they do not go through the MPAC website).
- You can search by address or assessment roll number (this number is located on your tax bill).
- You can generate a list of up to 10 neighbouring properties and their assessment value.
- You can access the MPAC website from any computer. You need to sign in using information you can find on your assessment notice.
What is an assessment?
- An assessment is the value assigned by the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC) to all property including land and buildings
Ownership/tenancy letters
- If you need a certified letter to prove you are an owner or a tenant, visit City Hall or the appropriate Civic Centre and ask for an ownership or tenancy letter. Letters are prepared only if your name is shown in the assessment roll.
- The letter will be transcribed verbatim from the assessment roll. There is a $10 fee for this service.
Appealing your assessment
- If you do not agree with the current value assessment for your property you should first discuss your assessment with your local Municipal Property Assessment Corporation Office (MPAC).
- You can file a Request for Reconsideration form available from the MPAC website. You can call MPAC toll free at: 1-866-296-6722.
- If you cannot agree with the assessor, you can file a formal notice of complaint appeal with the Assessment Review Board and appear at a hearing before a tribunal and present your evidence. The last date to file your assessment appeal (complaint) is March 31 for previous year's assessment. Please note that there is a fee for filing an assessment appeal.
