Assessment

Assessors will be out periodically throughout the County at various times of the year.  They will have the County logo’s on their vehicles and will carry identification.  Assessors will be driving in a white Ford F150, grey Ford Escape or black Infiniti QX60.  Please contact our office if you have any questions or concerns.

Property Assessment Notice

Notice is hereby given as per section 294 of the Municipal Government Act that the County of Vermilion River’s Assessment Contractor, Municipal Property Consultants (2009) Ltd., will be conducting annual inspections of properties for the 2026 tax year.

All properties within the County of Vermilion River are reviewed on a three-year re-inspection cycle to ensure assessment information remains current. Property inspections will be conducted by Assessors from Municipal Property Consultants (2009) Ltd. at any time due to circumstances such as development, reported changes to the property, and/or a sale of the property to ensure that the assessment information is current and accurate. Assessors strive to value property as fairly as possible in relation to similar properties, and in accordance with Provincial Legislation, Regulations, and Guidelines. An inspection ensures that all characteristics affecting the property are considered in its valuation.

Requests for assessment information may be conducted by Assessors via email, phone, or mail.

The assessment department has made assessment reports available on-line.  You may view these reports for any property in the county if you have the Roll Number, Address or Legal Description.  The reports can be found by clicking here.

The reports available to the public are:

• Land report (for farmland parcels, this report shows the arable vs pasture acres, the corresponding CLI rating for each field within the parcel, and the total assessed value of the farmland)
• Assessment summary report (this report shows a summary of each assessment including the site area, the amount of farmland (if applicable), the type and size of buildings assessed to the parcel, and the total assessed value of the parcel).

The first step in resolving an assessment complaint should be a review of your assessment with the County Assessor.

If you have any questions about your assessment, contact the Property Assessor at (403) 309-4190.  They will review the property information with you and may book an onsite inspection.  If, after speaking with the Assessor, you still disagree with your assessment, you may file a formal complaint.

You are entitled to see or receive information about how the assessor prepared the assessment of your property.  If you have questions about your assessment, contact the Municipal Property Consultants (2009) Ltd, Cole Castellan, at (403) 309-4190.

If, after reviewing your assessment with the Assessor, you still believe that your assessment is unfair or incorrect, you may initiate the formal complaint process with the Assessment Review Board.  You may not complain about your taxes, only the assessment. All sections of the complaint form must be filled out.  The complaint must be made on the official ASSESSMENT REVIEW BOARD COMPLAINT form.

You can appoint an agent who can, on your behalf, perform all duties with the Assessment Review Board, but your agent is not authorized to obtain your assessment information from the assessor.  You must obtain this information yourself. If you wish to have another person file an assessment complaint on your behalf, you must complete an Assessment Complaints Agent Authorization form.

FORMS YOU MAY NEED:

Assessment Review Board Complaint Form

Assessment Complaints Agent Authorization

Further information can be found through the Guide to Property Assessment and Taxation in Alberta available on the Municipal Affairs Website.

This interactive property information map provides common details on properties within the County of Vermilion River.

View Map Here

Need help?  Here is our "HOW TO" guide for getting the most out of this online map.

* The photos are copyright protected by the County of Vermilion River.  The photos are ortho corrected and cannot be used for legal survey measurements.