2022 Roll Return Fact Sheet

Key Facts

  • MPAC delivers an assessment roll annually to municipalities and the Province of Ontario to support the calculation of property and education taxes. These assessed values are used by municipalities to distribute taxes, not determine them.
  • The assessed value of all properties in Ontario is more than $3 trillion.
  • In 2022, MPAC added more than $37.8 billion in new assessment from new construction and improvements to existing properties.
  • MPAC assessed more than 48,000 new residential homes with an assessed value of close to $24.7 billion.
  • In November, MPAC mailed more than 770,000 Property Assessment Notices to property owners across Ontario, reflecting changes in assessment in support of year-end activities, including the return of the assessment roll on December 13.
  • Property assessments for the 2023 property tax year will continue to be based on the fully phased-in January 1, 2016 assessed values.
Visual of total assessment roll for 2022 including the total number of properties and assessment value.

New Assessment

In 2022, MPAC captured $37.8 billion in new assessment. New assessment refers to new construction and/or additions to existing property that have been recently completed and assessed during the year.

New Assessment by Property Type

Visual of new assessment by property type.

New Residential Homes

In 2022, Ontario saw more than 48,000 new residential homes constructed. Here’s the breakdown by type.

Visual of new residential property breakdown, including detached homes, residential condominiums, townhouses, semi-detached homes and other.

New Residential Comparison

More than 44% of the new residential units built were in the top 10 municipalities with the most residential units built. Here’s the breakdown by type of residential unit.

Visual of the top 10 municipalities comparing the number of new residential units built.


Municipalities with the Highest Growth

Top 10 Municipalities for New Assessment

Visual of the top 10 municipalities for new assessment

Municipalities for New Assessment in Residential Condominiums

Visual of the top 10 municipalities for new assessment in residential condominiums

Municipalities for New Assessment in Seasonal Properties

Visual of the top 10 municipalities for new assessment in seasonal properties.

Municipalities for New Assessment in Farms

Visual of the top 10 municipalities for new assessment in farms.

Municipalities for New Assessment (Population under 15,000)

Visual of the top 10 municipalities for new assessment in populations under 15,000.