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Assessment Act (R.S.O. 1990, c. A.31).

Country/Territory
Canada
Territorial subdivision
Ontario
Document type
Legislation
Date
1990 (2017)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Land & soil
Keyword
Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Institution Access right Access-to-information Land valuation Classification/declassification EIA
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Abstract

This Act concerns the assessment of the impact of human activities on the environment (57 sections). The Act contains provisions on property assessable (sect. 3), on the assessment of electricity generating facilities that use alternative or renewable energy (sect. 3.1), on property classes (sect. 7), on right of access (sect. 10) and on access to information and on offences for not furnishing information (sects. 11-13). The Act includes provisions on land assessment and valuation and on classification of land assessed, it provides for the assessment of mineral rights (sect. 20), for the assessment of lands of water, heat, light, power and transportation companies (sect. 24), for the assessment for the construction of pipelines (sect. 25) and of public utilities (sect. 27). The Act also provides for revisions of assessments and correction of errors (sect. 40), it regulates appeals against assessment decisions to be presented to the Assessment Review Board and to the regular court system (sect. 46). Section 53 concerns access to information.

Full text
English
Website
www.gov.on.ca

References - Legislation

Implemented by

Ontario Regulation (O. Reg. 17/10).

Legislation | Canada | 2010

Keyword: Land valuation, EIA, Zoning

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

General (O. Reg. 282/98).

Legislation | Canada | 1998 (2012)

Keyword: Classification/declassification, Dispute settlement, EIA, Indigenous peoples

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Assessment Areas and Regions (R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 30).

Legislation | Canada | 1990 (1998)

Keyword: Land valuation, EIA, Zoning

Source: FAO, FAOLEX