Property Assessments

Understanding your Property Assessment Notice

Market value, as defined in the Municipal Government Act 1(n), means the amount that a property might be expected to realize if it is sold on the open market by a willing seller to a willing buyer. Market value assessments are calculated by using mass appraisal techniques that determine property values by grouping similar properties as of a specific date.

The purpose of assessment is not to reflect a single sale price but to assess all properties at typical market value on the same valuation date so that taxation is fairly and uniformly shared. The assessed value as shown on your current year notice is based on the economic conditions on July 1 of the previous tax year and the physical condition and characteristics of the property as of December 31 of the previous tax year. With this in mind, please compare your current assessed value to the market conditions as of July 1 of the previous tax year and not to current market conditions.

Your yellow Assessment Notice is not your tax bill.

Assessment Notices are mailed by the first week of March, and owners have 60 days to review the assessment, and the dates are outlined on the Notice. The 60-day Customer Review Period is the only opportunity to review and ensure the fairness of your market value property assessment.  This assessment is the basis on which your property taxes are calculated.  

If you have questions regarding your property assessment, please contact Benchmark Assessment Consultants, the Town of Canmore's contracted assessor.

An assessed person is entitled to see or receive sufficient information about that person's property in accordance with Section 299 of the Municipal Government Act or a summary of an assessment in accordance with Section 300 of the Act, or both.  Reviewing the Assessment for the current year tax purposes means looking at the assessed value displayed on the Notice and being satisfied with the market value of the property given Canmore's real estate market as of July 1, of the previous tax year.

The Assessment Roll is a listing of the assessed value of all properties within the Town of Canmore for the period shown. The Assessment Roll links below reflect assessed values as of the date of the document.  A copy of the complete Annual Assessment Roll with more detailed assessment information may be viewed in person at the Town of Canmore Civic Centre location.

View Property Assessments For All Town of Canmore Properties

Separately Registered Parking Stalls

The Municipal Government Act (section 290.1) states that every unit, including titled parking stalls and storage units of a condominium must be assessed. In residential and/or business condominium properties, separately registered titled parking stalls, and storage units are assessed separately from living/office units because they are separately titled, hold value, and can be sold separately. The property unit and the parking stalls are assessed separately and when added together represent a total value that is in line with, or reflective of, property sale samples of a similar type in a similar area. To enroll on an automatic withdrawal program for the annual payment, visit Tax Installment Payment Plan.

How Your Assessment is Regulated by the Province of Alberta 

The Provincial of Alberta sets the legislative framework for property assessment in Alberta through the Municipal Government Act. In compliance with this legislation, the Town of Canmore delegates an assessor to prepare assessments annually. This assessor ensures that the assessment complies with the Standard of Assessment Regulation as set out in the Municipal Government Act. The Audit Branch of Alberta Municipal Affairs monitors assessments to ensure assessors have applied legislation properly and that assessments are prepared using the same value standards for all properties and that the resulting assessments are fair and equitable. The Town of Canmore and Province of Alberta use these values when they each calculate the municipal and education portions of the total property tax levy. The Government of Alberta Municipal Affairs offers informative brochures to help you understand assessment procedures. To review these documents visit their website. You can also download the   pdf Alberta Guide to Property Assessment (304 KB)  or  pdf Filing Property Assessment Complaint (236 KB) .

• Assessment amount
• Assessment Class   pdf Assessment Code Legend (135 KB)
• Description of a property: legal land description or property street address*
• School Support Declaration*
• Name or mailing address of an assessed person*

* You can correct this information without filing a complaint by emailing details to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or faxing to 403-678-1524.

Download the Assessment Complaint Form here:
pdf  Fillable PDF Complaint Form (Explorer/Edge) (1.41 MB)
  pdf Print & Fill PDF Complaint Form (Chrome) (174 KB)

Alternately, contact the Tax Officer at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 403.678.1506 to have a form forwarded to you.

Submit the completed complaint form, along with the applicable fee, on or before 4:30 p.m. the final date of complaint as shown on the Assessment Notice to the:

Assessment Review Board Clerk
902 7th Avenue
Canmore, AB  T1W 3K1

Complaint Fee Schedule, effective 2021:

Payment can be made by cash, cheque, or debit, made payable in Canadian funds only to Town of Canmore.
Appeal fees will be refunded if the Assessment Review Board decides in favor of your appeal.

It is important to note that, if you have submitted an assessment appeal and are awaiting a decision, you are still obligated to make your property tax payment by the due date.

If you file a complaint, a hearing will be scheduled and the Notice of Hearing sent to you. Upon hearing the arguments presented, the Assessment Review Board will either lower, raise, or confirm your assessment. The decision will be delivered in writing to all parties concerned.

How Your Assessment Relates to Your Property Taxes

Your Assessment Notice is not your tax bill.  Assessment value is used to calculate your property tax levy using the following formula:

              Assessed Property Value X Total Mill Rate / 1000 = Tax Levy