Client Departments
Client Services
As outlined in What We Do,
the Payments in Lieu of Taxes Program is mandated by Treasury Board to provide
management and consulting services in respect to payments in lieu of
taxes to federal departments and certain Crown corporations and
agencies. Although we have other internal and external clients,
our main clients are departmental custodians of federal real property.
Senior officers of the PILT Program valuation staff are assigned
particular responsibilities associated with each client custodian,
and manage that relationship with respect to PILT.
In 1997, Treasury Board Secretariat "devolved" the funding
for all payments made in lieu of realty taxes to the custodians
of the property. This meant that PWGSC remained responsible to administer
the PILT program by providing valuation services and making the payments to the
taxing authorities with the Minister of PWGSC retaining full discretionary power
on all PILT payments for departmental properties under the PILT Act. However,
the custodian departments retained responsiblity to pay the amounts that were
distributed as payments in lieu of taxes to taxing authorities by way of
reimbursement to PWGSC.
Since then the relationship between the PILT program and each custodian department
has developed into a partnership, supported by a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
that details responsibilities of each party to ensure the effective and efficient
delivery of the PILT Program.
Services to Crown Corporations/Agencies
Certain custodian Crown corporations/agencies have been provided
authority under the Act and are fully responsible for their own
PILT programs, which they administer under authority of the Crown
Corporation Payment Regulations. Several of these, including
Canada
Post
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administer every aspect of their PILT programs. Others, such as
the National Research Council
and some Canadian Port Authorities, retain the service of PWGSC on
a fee-for-services basis to provide valuation services and to recommend
the amount of payment to be made. The Crown corporation or agency
then makes the payment to the taxing authority directly.
Services for Diplomatic and Consular Property
The Government of Canada by way of an Order called the Diplomatic, Consular and International
Organizations' Property Grants Order established a program of payments in lieu of local taxes and
improvement costs on diplomatic property in Canada. This program is intended to provide
compensation in respect to properties which are exempted from property taxes by virtue of
International law as reflected in the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations. The Department of
Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) is responsible for the payment which is to be an
amount that might be paid pursuant to the PILT Act if the diplomatic property were federal property
as defined in that Act.
DFAIT has contracted the PILT Program through a Memorandum of Understanding to provide PILT
administration services for all diplomatic properties in Canada excluding Quebec. As part
of these services PILT makes the payments to the taxing authority directly and is subsequently
reimbursed by DFAIT.
Links to the Custodians
Agriculture and Agri-food Canada
Canada Border Services Agency
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Canadian Museum of Nature
Canadian Museum
of Civilization
Canadian
Security Intelligence Service
Correctional Service of Canada
Environment
Canada Canadian Wildlife Services
Environment Canada Meteorological
Services
Fisheries
and Oceans Canada Small Craft Harbours
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Coast Guard
Health Canada
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
Industry Canada
National Battlefields Commission
National Defence Canada
National Gallery of Canada
National
Museum of Science and Technology
National
Research Council of Canada
Natural Resources Canada
Parks Canada
Public Works and Government Services Canada
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Transport Canada Aviation
Transport Canada Harbours and Ports
Transport Canada Air
Transport Canada Marine
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