PILT Dispute Advisory Panel

The Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) Dispute Advisory Panel has a mandate to provide advice to the Minister of Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) with respect to the resolution of disputes concerning PILT payments between the federal government and Canadian taxing authorities. This mandate is set out in subsection 11.1(2) of the Payments in Lieu of Taxes Act, 2000 as follows: "The advisory panel shall give advice to the Minister in the event that a taxing authority disagrees with the property value, property dimension or effective rate applicable to any federal property, or claims that a payment should be supplemented under subsection 3(1.1)."

Any taxing authority may make a request for review to the PILT Panel if they are in disagreement with the PILT payment they have received. Any request should be directed to:

Mr. Doug Rundell
Chair, PILT Dispute Advisory Panel
#201 - 2453 Beacon Avenue
Sidney, British Columbia
V8L 1X7

Telephone: 250-654-4093
Fax: 250-656-2669
E-mail address: d.rundell@dap-ccd.ca

Please refer to the Advisory Panel's Rules of Practice, which details the rules and procedures relating to a taxing authority's application for a review by the Panel, the preparation of a hearing and the hearing itself.