Identity area
Type of entity
Authorized form of name
Parallel form(s) of name
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Appraisal Services Branch
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Description area
Dates of existence
History
The Appraisal Services Branch was created at the time of the Ministry of Finance, in 1993. It assumed the functions of the former Special Properties Branch of the Ministry of Revenue.
It continued to exist until December 31, 1998, when the property assessment function was privatised to the new Ontario Property Assessment Corporation (OPAC) controlled by municipalities in Ontario.
Places
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Functions, occupations and activities
The Appraisal Services Branch provided valuation expertise and advice on properties of all types for tax assessment purposes to Ontario regional assessment offices. It also developed assessment valuation procedures and techniques, and undertook the defence of complex assessments under judicial appeal.
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Relationships area
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Control area
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Rules and/or conventions used
RAD: Rules for Archival Description, 2nd edn (2008)
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Dates of creation, revision and deletion
2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM
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Sources
Ontario government telephone directories. KWIK Index to Services of the Ontario Government.
Maintenance notes
Archivist(s):
Bob Krawczyk