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This dataset contains information on properties from BC Assessment (BCA) and City sources from 2020.

To limit the size of individual datasets, we segmented the property tax data into multiple datasets. See all property tax datasets for data since 2006

Note

Tax coordinates and particularly the legal description information should not be viewed as definitive or legal.
For zoning data information please consult the City's zoning pages.
Zoning data is not available in historical property tax data sets.
Values for the "previous improvement value" and "previous land value" columns are not available for the 2006-2013 reports.

Data currency

This data in City systems is updated in the normal course of business, however priorities and resources determine how fast a change in reality is reflected in the database.

Note: Only property tax data for the current year is updated weekly. All other data years contain static data.

Data accuracy

Accuracy is dependent on the matching of records between multiple agencies including non-City sources.

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PID

Property identifier, assigned by Land Title Survey Authority, sourced from BC Assessment records

No description available for this field.

Name (identifier)	pid
Type	text
Sample

LEGAL_TYPE

Values are 'STRATA', indicating property is part of a Strata Plan, 'LAND' indicating property has a non-strata plan number, or 'OTHER' for properties with no plan number

No description available for this field.

Name (identifier)	legal_type
Type	text
Sample

FOLIO

A 12-digit identifier for purposes of assessment. Assigned by BC Assessment. All communication with BCA regarding folio numbers must be prefixed with Neighbourhood code

No description available for this field.

Name (identifier)	folio
Type	text
Sample

LAND_COORDINATE

First 8 digits of BC Assessment's folio number

No description available for this field.

Name (identifier)	land_coordinate
Type	text
Sample

ZONING_DISTRICT

Name of zoning district. Each zoning districts has a corresponding district schedule in the Zoning and Development By-law. Data on this attribute is not available in historical data sets.

No description available for this field.

Name (identifier)	zoning_district
Type	text
Sample

ZONING_CLASSIFICATION

Name of zoning classification. Data on this attribute is not available in historical data sets.

No description available for this field.

Name (identifier)	zoning_classification
Type	text
Sample

LOT

Component of legal description which is assigned by Land Title Survey Authority, sourced from BC Assessment records

No description available for this field.

Name (identifier)	lot
Type	text
Sample

PLAN

Component of legal description which is assigned by Land Title Survey Authority, sourced from BC Assessment records

No description available for this field.

Name (identifier)	plan
Type	text
Sample

BLOCK

Component of legal description which is assigned by Land Title Survey Authority, sourced from BC Assessment records

No description available for this field.

Name (identifier)	block
Type	text
Sample

DISTRICT_LOT

Component of legal description which is assigned by Land Title Survey Authority, sourced from BC Assessment records

No description available for this field.

Name (identifier)	district_lot
Type	text
Sample

FROM_CIVIC_NUMBER

This is the house number, it may be the first number in a range. Assigned by the City, sourced from BCA records

No description available for this field.

Name (identifier)	from_civic_number
Type	text
Sample

TO_CIVIC_NUMBER

Blank unless it is the last house number in a range.  Assigned by the City, sourced from BCA records

No description available for this field.

Name (identifier)	to_civic_number
Type	text
Sample

STREET_NAME

The name of the street where the property is located. Assigned by the City, sourced from BCA records

No description available for this field.

Name (identifier)	street_name
Type	text
Sample

PROPERTY_POSTAL_CODE

A series of letters and/or digits that is attached to a property address.

No description available for this field.

Name (identifier)	property_postal_code
Type	text
Sample

NARRATIVE_LEGAL_LINE1

Describes a property for registration purposes, assigned by Land Title Survey Authority, sourced from BC Assessment records

No description available for this field.

Name (identifier)	narrative_legal_line1
Type	text
Sample

NARRATIVE_LEGAL_LINE2

Describes a property for registration purposes, assigned by Land Title Survey Authority, sourced from BC Assessment records

No description available for this field.

Name (identifier)	narrative_legal_line2
Type	text
Sample

NARRATIVE_LEGAL_LINE3

Describes a property for registration purposes, assigned by Land Title Survey Authority, sourced from BC Assessment records

No description available for this field.

Name (identifier)	narrative_legal_line3
Type	text
Sample

NARRATIVE_LEGAL_LINE4

Describes a property for registration purposes, assigned by Land Title Survey Authority, sourced from BC Assessment records

No description available for this field.

Name (identifier)	narrative_legal_line4
Type	text
Sample

NARRATIVE_LEGAL_LINE5

Describes a property for registration purposes, assigned by Land Title Survey Authority, sourced from BC Assessment records

No description available for this field.

Name (identifier)	narrative_legal_line5
Type	text
Sample

CURRENT_LAND_VALUE

The market value of the fee simple interest in land and improvements (Assessment Act) provided by BCA for the Tax_Assessment_Year. The assessments are issued in the Completed Roll which is received in January and in the Revised Roll which is received mid-March. Amendments to values may be received for individual properties in Supplementary Rolls throughout the year. This is the actual value; it differs from taxable value which is net of exemptions and which may also be averaged.

No description available for this field.

Name (identifier)	current_land_value
Type	integer
Sample

CURRENT_IMPROVEMENT_VALUE

The market value of the fee simple interest in land and improvements (Assessment Act) provided by BCA for the Tax_Assessment_Year. The assessments are issued in the Completed Roll which is received in January and in the Revised Roll which is received mid-March. Amendments to values may be received for individual properties in Supplementary Rolls throughout the year. This is the actual value; it differs from taxable value which is net of exemptions and which may also be averaged.

No description available for this field.

Name (identifier)	current_improvement_value
Type	integer
Sample

TAX_ASSESSMENT_YEAR

Year in effect for Current_Land_Value, Current_Improvement_Value and Tax_Levy. Tax_Assessment_Year value may be blank when the specified folio did not meet the criteria for assessment for the year.  For example: a new construction that has not yet been assessed, or a property that has since been subdivided or consolidated by new subdivision plan.

No description available for this field.

Name (identifier)	tax_assessment_year
Type	text
Sample

PREVIOUS_LAND_VALUE

This value is for the previous assessment year. Data on these attributes are not available in historical property tax report.

No description available for this field.

Name (identifier)	previous_land_value
Type	integer
Sample

PREVIOUS_IMPROVEMENT_VALUE

This value is for the previous assessment year. Data on these attributes are not available in historical property tax report.

No description available for this field.

Name (identifier)	previous_improvement_value
Type	integer
Sample

YEAR_BUILT

Year that the property was built. Assigned by BCA based on permit records

No description available for this field.

Name (identifier)	year_built
Type	text
Sample

BIG_IMPROVEMENT_YEAR

Year of major improvement to the property.  Assigned by BCA based on permit records

No description available for this field.

Name (identifier)	big_improvement_year
Type	text
Sample

TAX_LEVY

This is the total taxes printed on the most recent tax notice.  It includes the City's general levy, levies for all taxing authorities, utilities, local improvements and miscellaneous charges.Note:(1) Main property tax notices are mailed at the end of May each year. There is no value in this column until early June of TAX_ASSESSMENT_YEAR. (2) Advance tax amount is not shown separately but is included in the main tax levy.

No description available for this field.

Name (identifier)	tax_levy
Type	decimal
Sample

NEIGHBOURHOOD_CODE

This is a 3-digit number assigned by BCA which identifies the neighbourhood for the folio. All communication with BCA regarding folio numbers must include the Neighbourhood code. Note:BCA does not supply the City with the referencing neighbourhood name information. Please contact BCA to obtain neighbourhood name information.

No description available for this field.

Name (identifier)	neighbourhood_code
Type	text
Sample

REPORT_YEAR

Year when data was extracted from source data system

No description available for this field.

Name (identifier)	report_year
Type	text
Sample

JSON Schema

The following JSON object is a standardized description of your dataset's schema. More about JSON schema.

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    ,
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