Mass Appraisal Specialist
Mass Appraisal Specialist
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Job Description
Do you want to be part of a team helping to strengthen every community across Ontario Are you interested in seeing the importance of your work firsthand
Become aMass Appraisal Specialistwith MPAC
The Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC) is made up of a team of experts who understand local communities and assess every property in Ontario. What we do provides the very foundation that municipalities use to base the property taxes needed to pay for the services we use every day.
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Job Description
What makes you great for this role
You are a detailed oriented individual who can value real property in assigned market areas and property types using industry standard CAMA practices and appropriate valuation approaches.
We have:
- A team of highly skilled dedicated and collaborative staff
- Leadership that supports you
- An enterprise that embraces change
- A work environment that has flexible work locations (including hybrid) hours of work and overall employee wellness support
You have:
- Completion of post-secondary education in a related field
- At least 5 years of progressively responsible experience in at least two of the following areas: computer assisted mass appraisal and valuation multiple regression and statistical analysis data analytics and computer programming
- Knowledge and experience in the application of various valuation tools including data collection manuals corporate databases and valuation systems multiple regression analysis spatial analysis MPAC policy and procedures
- Thorough expertise of market and economic factors affecting value across all property types and a solid understanding ad valorem appraisal techniques and theory on the approaches to value
- Good understanding of legislation and regulations in the Assessment Act
- Advanced use of various software programs and databases including statistical geospatial software programs (SPSS R Python ArcView QGIS) Microsoft Office (e.g. Word Excel PowerPoint) and databases including SQL and NoSQL
- Advanced verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills to effectively prepare and communicate detailed reports on mass appraisal analytics briefing notes and responses to complex client inquiries
Nice to have:
- Professional designation or working towards completion from one of the following accreditingorganizations: IMA AIC IAAO or RICS
What you will do:
- Develop programming code (e.g. SPSS R Python) to document mass appraisal analysis maintain and create analytical data and associated output files
- Identify the supply and demand factors that impact the value of real property through statistical analysis reviewing local economic indicators other geographical and spatial data
- Conduct and interpret sales ratio studies to ensure valuation parameters produce value conclusions that meet established internationally recognized standards and municipal service level agreements
- Evaluate the performance of valuation parameters using techniques that may include but are not limited to goodness- of-fit measures hold-out samples residual analysis or spatial analysis
- Prepare narrative reports for internal and external use (e.g. Market Valuation Reports) as well as public information and reports for ratepayers under the Information and Data Sharing Policy and Freedom of Information (FOI) Programs
- Perform quality checks on property data and value estimates for new parcels to ensure corporate quality standards have been met identify issues and develop recommendations to resolved
- Conduct and lead research initiatives on ways to improve and enhance existing valuation systems and data leveraging open source technologies and advanced spatial and mass appraisal analytics
- Provide subject matter expertise by acting as a provincial expert witness on challenges to mass appraisal processes and statistical interpretations including representing the corporation in production cross examination at discoveries and Assessment Review Board hearings alternate and dispute resolutions (ADRs)
Additional Information:
- Requisition ID: 2716
- Job Type:Union
- Closing Date: September 23 2025
Ready to apply
Please note only applications submitted through the Applicant Tracking System will be accepted.
Successful candidates will be required to undergo a background verification with Mintz Global Screening. By applying to this job posting you are providing your consent to MPAC to share your name email address and phone number with Mintz to conduct the criminal and driver abstract check and for Mintz to disclose the results to MPAC should you be the successful incumbent.
MPAC is committed to fostering an inclusive accessible environment where all employees and members of the public feel valued respected and supported. We are dedicated to building a workforce that reflect the diversity of the public and communities we serve.
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We thank all applicants for their interest however only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.
Please note that MPAC prohibits employees from holding a current/valid real estate license and successful applicants must at least suspend their real estate licenses during their period of employment at MPAC as outlined in our Employee Code of Conduct.
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Employment Type
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