J. Walker

The Municipal Property Assessment Corporation brought a motion on consent to cancel and replace a previous order with values provided in minutes of settlement.

The Assessment Review Board granted the motion, finding it advisable to cancel the previous decision to finally resolve the proceedings for the 2009-2016 taxation years and avoid a multiplicity of further proceedings.

The moving parties, retail tenants at Toronto Pearson International Airport, brought a motion for the production of assessment details, market information, and valuation records from the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC).

The Assessment Review Board ordered MPAC to produce the requested documents, subject to the execution of strict confidentiality and non-disclosure undertakings by the moving parties' legal counsel and consultants, to protect the sensitive commercial information of other airport tenants and regional shopping centres.

The moving parties, who operate retail businesses at Toronto Pearson International Airport, brought a motion for the production of assessment details, rent rolls, and market information from MPAC regarding various airport and shopping centre properties.

The Assessment Review Board ordered MPAC to produce the requested information, subject to the execution of strict confidentiality and non-disclosure undertakings by the moving parties' counsel and consultants to protect the sensitive business information of the affected property owners and tenants.

The appellants brought a motion to compel MPAC to produce documents containing confidential information received from the Greater Toronto Airports Authority or other tenants, and for an order providing for alternative service on non-parties.

On consent of the parties, the Assessment Review Board granted the procedural order setting out the timeline for filing and serving motion materials and the method of service on assessed persons.

The Assessment Review Board held a pre-hearing conference call to review the status of appeals and confirm dates for a production motion hearing.

The appellant requested a variation of a previous procedural order regarding the service requirements for motion materials on non-parties.

With no objections from the other parties, the Board amended the previous order to allow the appellant to serve all other assessed persons by registered mail to their last known mailing address provided by MPAC.