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Farm Use Assessment Where can I find information on farm use assessments?To request consideration of farm use assessment on your property for assessment and tax purposes, you may wish to complete the Application for Farm Use Assessment.
Eligibility
As a property owner, you may be eligible for farm use assessment if you: - Are not a bona fide farmer but lease or rent clear arable land to a bona fide farmer who operates it as a farm operation where:
- the lease or rental agreement for the land is for a minimum of three years; and
- the total amount of land leased from the person is a minimum of ten acres of clear arable land, but excludes land approved for sub-division as residential, recreational, commercial, industrial or institutional use.
For detailed information on the criteria for granting farm use assessment, please review Section 4 of the Real Property Assessment Act.
Model Farm Lease Agreement and Farm Use Assessment Information
Please note:
This page is prepared for information purposes only, and should not be considered a substitute for the applicable statutes. Should there be any conflict between the contents of this page and the statutes, the statutes shall prevail.
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Application for Farm Use Assessment
Please print two copies - one for your records and forward a signed copy to the Property and Taxation Division of the Provincial Treasury.
 Printable version of this form
[178 KB PDF File]
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Johnston, Carol (Program Application Coordinator)
MacDonald, Leah (Program Application Coordinator)
Sencabaugh, Linda (Program Application Coordinator)
Dingwell, Kevin (Manager, Property Assessment Services)
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