Start Date
27-6-2024 1:00 PM
End Date
27-6-2024 2:45 PM
Description
Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC) is committed to exploring new ways of fulfilling its mandate to bring value-added services and property insights to all Ontarians, including property owners and prospective property owners, businesses, and government stakeholders. The Research, Insights and Engagement branch was created in 2023 to leverage and highlight the wealth of property information created and held by MPAC, along with curated third-party data sources, through timely research, media campaigns and public education on emerging issues relevant to Ontarians. It is MPAC’s view that the data that assessment organizations work with every day has relevance for areas including housing, land use, growth management, environmental issues, rural planning, demographics, employment, and more, and could significantly contribute to public education, policymaking and business planning, with the appropriate resources in place. This presentation will provide an overview of how MPAC identified an opportunity for organizational growth, the vision and approach to the creation of the Research, Insights and Engagement division, initial research findings, and the work to come.
Recommended Citation
Jamal, Naheeda and Van West, Madison, "Assessment organizations as property experts: Research, insights and engagement at Ontario’s MPAC" (2024). Mass Appraisal Valuation Symposium. 21.
https://researchexchange.iaao.org/mavs/mavs2024/sessions/21
Assessment organizations as property experts: Research, insights and engagement at Ontario’s MPAC
Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC) is committed to exploring new ways of fulfilling its mandate to bring value-added services and property insights to all Ontarians, including property owners and prospective property owners, businesses, and government stakeholders. The Research, Insights and Engagement branch was created in 2023 to leverage and highlight the wealth of property information created and held by MPAC, along with curated third-party data sources, through timely research, media campaigns and public education on emerging issues relevant to Ontarians. It is MPAC’s view that the data that assessment organizations work with every day has relevance for areas including housing, land use, growth management, environmental issues, rural planning, demographics, employment, and more, and could significantly contribute to public education, policymaking and business planning, with the appropriate resources in place. This presentation will provide an overview of how MPAC identified an opportunity for organizational growth, the vision and approach to the creation of the Research, Insights and Engagement division, initial research findings, and the work to come.
