In a recent decision, Edmonton (City of) v Ten 201 Jasper Avenue Ltd, 2020 ABCA 60, the Alberta Court of Appeal confirmed that a municipality must disclose all relevant information the municipality considered in preparing a...more
In a recent Bennett Jones Update—Property Tax Priorities in Alberta Insolvency Proceedings: Current Uncertainty—we discussed three recent decisions of the Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta that had addressed the question of...more
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The Alberta Municipal Government Act (MGA) has been amended to expand the information that an assessor can request from taxpayers regarding preparation of assessments. This expanded legislative scope has the potential to also...more
As of January 1, 2017, amendments to the Municipal Government Act, R.S.A. 2000 c. M 26 (MGA), came into force, changing how property owners can seek court review of Assessment Review Board decisions in Alberta....more