Amendments to the Real Property Policy Suite - Policy Notice
DATE: October 2002
This notice provides information on amendments made to the real
property policy suite to incorporate Treasury Board approvals related to the
management of federal real property and to ensure harmony with the new Treasury
Board Policy on the Disposal of Surplus Real Property.
Summary:
- Treasury Board approved:
- Revisions to the Treasury Board Real Property Transaction Processes and
Authorities Policy to reflect an increase in the approval levels for both
the Minister of Public Works and Government Services Canada and the Minister
of the National Research Council of Canada;
- Revisions to the Treasury Board Real Property Revenue Policy to include
requirements for determining the market value of heritage buildings;
- Consequential revisions to the existing real property policy suite to
reflect the requirements of the Policy on the Disposal of Surplus Real
Property. More specifically, these amendments include:
- Removal of the requirements related to priority purchase through the
sale or transfer of real property from the Treasury Board Real Property
Revenue Policy;
- Reinforcement of the market value principle in the Policy on the
Disposal of Surplus Real Property policy objective.
This is required to ensure harmony with the Revenue Policy and to
make it clear that the approval of the Disposal Policy did not, in any way,
change this fundamental policy requirement;
- Removal of references to the responsibilities of Natural Resources
Canada and Public Works and Government Services Canada with respect to
disposals from the Real Property Revenue Policy; and
- An increase from $75,000 to $250,000 in the approval levels for
"Exchange – general rule" in the Real Property Transaction
Processes and Authorities Policy to reflect increased disposal authorities
approved under the new Policy on the Disposal of Surplus Federal Real
Property.
- While undertaking the amendments to harmonize the policy suite with the
Disposal of Surplus Real Property Policy, other appropriate administrative
revisions were identified and have been made throughout the policy suite,
including:
- Revisions to each policy to reflect the new name of the Federal Real
Property Act, now called the Federal Real Property and Federal
Immovables Act;
- Revisions to each policy to reflect the new organizational structure of
the Comptrollership Branch of the Treasury Board Secretariat and updated
contact information for the Real Property and Materiel Policy Directorate;
- Revisions to the Accessibility, Administration, Environment, Heritage
Buildings, Investment, Open and Fair Transactions, Revenue, Transaction
Processes and Authorities and the Use of Facilities real property policies
to more accurately reflect the specific policy making authority for each
policy;
- Revisions in the Real Property Administration Policy, the Heritage
Buildings Policy, and the Real Property Transaction Processes and
Authorities Policy to clarify responsibilities of departments; and
- Revision to the Transaction Processes and Authorities Policy to clarify
the applicability of approval limits for "Transfers of administration -
general rule."
Effective Date:
The effective date of these amendments is reflected in the
applicable policy.
Monitoring:
The TBS in consultation with departments will actively monitor
the implementation of all real property policies to ensure compliance with their
requirements.
Publication of Amendments:
All Treasury Board policies can be found at
www.tbs-sct.gc.ca.
These amendments have been published on the web site along with
this notice.
Enquiries:
Real Property and Materiel Policy Directorate
Treasury Board of Canada, Secretariat
L'Esplanade Laurier
140 O'Connor Street
Ottawa, ON
K1A 0G5
Telephone: (613) 941-7173
Facsimile: (613) 957-2405
E-mail: rpmpd@tbs-sct.gc.ca
Blair M. James
Executive Director
Real Property and Materiel Policy Directorate
