What's New

PILT Dispute Advisory Panel

On May 19, 2005, on the advice of the Queen's Privy Council of Canada represented by Cabinet, the Governor General appointed thirty six candidates to the PILT Dispute Advisory Panel under Order in Council 2005-0990, providing membership representation to the new Panel for all provinces and territories. On June 21, 2005, under Order in Council 2005-1212, Mr. Michel Doyon was appointed to the Panel, and was also appointed as the Panel Chairperson. It is expected that the Panel will begin hearings early in 2006.

Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)

In the spring of 2005, the PILT program initiated EDI, whereby Taxing authorities may now choose to have their PILT payments deposited directly into their bank accounts via EDI, which offers a fast, reliable alternative to the issuance and processing of printed cheques. More details may be found on the PILT Applications On-line Web site.

Amalgamation of PILT and Appraisal Directorates

With the goal of improving program and service delivery to benefit federal client departments and organizations and, ultimately taxpayers, Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) decided to amalgamate the Appraisals and Payments in Lieu of Taxes directorates to make better use of the common technical skills of these two organizations. The merger took effect on April 1, 2005, when the new Valuation and Payments in Lieu of Taxes Programs Directorate was officially created.

Newsletter - Valuation Advisor

Our Directorate news letter, the Valuation Advisor, is issued in January and June each year, featuring topics of interest to the clients of both programs. Read the current issue or access back issues by clicking on Valuation Advisor.