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Overview
Designated industrial property owners will receive a Request for Information (RFI) from the provincial assessor’s office before the end of the assessment year.
The package contains a RFI guide and/or reference, as well as a pre-populated inventory that shows current provincial database records for your designated industrial property.
This is an opportunity for property owners to participate in the assessment of their properties by updating, adding, removing or otherwise correcting inventory details.
The RFI indicates a deadline for the response. It is important to respond to this request in a timely manner as it may impact the eligibility of future complaints filed against the resulting assessment.
The RFI is just one of the methods that the provincial assessor’s office uses to collect data on properties.
Other sources include data from the Alberta Energy Regulator, Alberta Utilities Commission, the Canadian Energy Regulator (formerly the National Energy Board), and other government departments, along with routine field and site inspections throughout the year.
2020 Assessment year (AY)
RFI response deadlines
RFI Type | Date of Request | Response Deadline |
---|---|---|
Land, buildings, structures, machinery and equipment (non-linear) | August 31, 2020 | October 31, 2020 |
Railway (linear) | September 25, 2020 | December 2, 2020 |
Cable distribution undertakings (linear) | September 25, 2020 | December 2, 2020 |
Electric power generation (linear) | September 25, 2020 | December 2, 2020 |
Electric power transmission and distribution (linear) | September 25, 2020 | December 2, 2020 |
Telecommunication carriers (linear) | September 25, 2020 | December 2, 2020 |
Pipeline, gas distribution, and Saskatchewan wells (linear) | October 16, 2020 | December 23, 2020 |
2020 Allocation area guides
The RFI references the allocation area, identified as the administrative areas defined by the provincial assessor and used to determine which municipality the designated industrial property is located.
- 2020 Allocation Area Guide (PDF, 271 KB) (not applicable to Gas Distribution and Wells)
- 2020 Allocation Area Maps (PDF, 23 MB) (not applicable to Gas Distribution and Wells)
- 2020 Allocation Area ESRI files (ZIP, 8.6 MB) (not applicable to Gas Distribution and Wells)
- 2020 Allocation Area MapInfo files (ZIP, 5.6 MB) (not applicable to Gas Distribution and Wells)
RFI – Guides and forms
Land, buildings, structures, machinery and equipment (non-linear)
- 2020 Assessment Year RFI (PDF, 197 KB)
- RFI Reference Guide: Land, buildings, structures, and machinery and equipment (PDF, 117 KB)
Cable distribution undertakings (linear)
- Cable distribution undertakings: 2020 AY – Read Me First (PDF, 168 KB)
- Cable distribution undertakings: 2020 AY – RFI Reference Guide (PDF, 223 KB)
- Cable distribution undertakings: 2020 AY – RFI Report Declaration Form (PDF, 908 KB)
Electric power generation (linear)
- Electric power generation: 2020 AY – Read Me First (PDF, 173 KB)
- Electric power generation: 2020 AY – RFI Reference Guide (PDF, 228 KB)
- Electric power generation: 2020 AY – RFI Report Declaration Form (PDF, 328 KB)
Electric power transmission and distribution (linear)
- Electric power transmission and distribution: 2020 AY – Read Me First (PDF, 180 KB)
- Electric power transmission and distribution: 2020 AY – RFI Reference Guide (PDF, 243 KB)
- Electric power transmission and distribution: 2020 AY – RFI Report Declaration Form (PDF, 586 KB)
Telecommunication carriers (linear)
- Telecommunication carriers: 2020 AY – Read Me First (PDF, 171 KB)
- Telecommunication carriers: 2020 AY – RFI Reference Guide (PDF, 237 KB)
- Telecommunication carriers: 2020 AY – RFI Report Declaration Form (PDF, 772 KB)
Railway (linear)
- Railway: 2020 AY – Read Me First (PDF, 165 KB)
- Railway: 2020 AY – RFI Reference Guide (PDF, 154 KB)
- Railway: 2020 AY – RFI Report Declaration Form (PDF, 789 KB)
Pipeline, gas distribution, and Saskatchewan wells (linear)
- Pipeline: 2020 AY – Read Me First (PDF, 169 KB)
- Pipeline: 2020 AY – RFI Reference Guide (PDF, 274 KB)
- Pipeline: 2020 AY – RFI Declaration Form (PDF, 599 KB)
- Gas Distribution: 2020 AY – Read Me First + RFI (PDF, 185 KB)
- Gas Distribution: 2020 AY – RFI Declaration Form (PDF, 616 KB)
- Saskatchewan Wells: 2020 AY – Read Me First (PDF, 138 KB)
- Saskatchewan Wells: 2020 AY – RFI Reference Guide (PDF, 148 KB)
- Saskatchewan Wells: 2020 AY – RFI Declaration Form (PDF, 617 KB)
Supplementary Assessment
- Supplementary Assessment: 2020 AY (PDF, 50 KB)
Letters of authorization
A letter of authorization or renewal is required when someone other than your company staff is requesting or discussing your company’s designated industrial property assessment information.
Letters of authorization are valid for the tax year in which they are filed. A copy of your company’s request for information will also be forwarded to your authorized representative in the current tax year.
Please note that a different authorization form is required when filing an assessment complaint. For more information, please read more on assessment complaints.
epost
Municipalities and property owners may now sign up for epost Connect, Canada Post’s secure and convenient web-based service.
To get started, complete the participation agreement (PDF, 131 KB) and email a signed copy to [email protected].
Contact
Connect with the Provincial Assessor’s office:
Hours: 8:15 am to 4:30 pm (open Monday to Friday, closed statutory holidays)
Phone: 780-422-1377
Toll free: 310-0000 before the phone number (in Alberta)
Email: [email protected] (DIP – Industrial assessments)
Email: [email protected] (DIP – Linear assessments)
Address:
Assessment Services Branch
15th Floor, 10155 102 Street
Edmonton, Alberta T5J 4L4