BC Assessment

BC Assessment (BCA) is a provincial Crown corporation that provides assessments for more than 1.9 million property owners in the British Columbia. Incorporated in 1974 under the Assessment Authority Act, the corporation’s mandate is to establish and maintain an independent, uniform and efficient real property assessment system throughout B.C., in accordance with the Assessment Act.

An assessment is the determination of a property’s market value, property classification and applicable exemptions – there are nine classes of property in B.C. When estimating a property’s market value, BCA’s professional appraisers analyze current sales in the area, as well as consider other characteristics such as size, age, quality, condition, view and location. BCA is widely recognized as one the world’s leading authorities on best practices and innovation for property assessments.

Over the past 40 years, BCA has played an essential role in providing property owners and local governments with accurate information for the fair distribution of property taxes that fund local important services used every day in communities all over the province. BCA’s Assessment Roll provides the foundation for local and provincial taxing authorities to raise more than $6.7 billion in property taxes each year. BCA is funded from property tax levies and does not rely on grants or government funding.   

As an award-winning employer, there are approximately 670 employees across 16 BCA offices throughout the province. BC Assessment has also received multiple awards from the International Association of Assessing Officers (IAAO) for having the world’s best public information program for a property assessment jurisdiction, specifically for the annual communication of its Assessment Roll, released in January.