BC Geography
BCA Basics
The Team
Tools of the Trade
Office Life & Fun
100

Having the mildest climate in all of Canada, this coastal city is also the Provincial Capital.  

What is Victoria?

100

BC Assessment provides this many property assessments for municipalities and regional jurisdictions across the province.

What is 2.2 million?


100

The BCA team that reviews and updates property records in every corner of the province.

What is Data Maintenance?

100

This North America-wide building valuation system forms the basis for the majority of buildings we inventory at BCA.

What is Marshall & Swift?

100

Every BCA Staff member must be present in the office for at least this many hours each week. 

What is 14 hours?

200

This body of water separates Vancouver Island from the rest of mainland BC. 

What is the Strait of Georgia?

200

The month when BC Assessment notices are typically mailed out.

What is January?

200

Data Maintenance staff often use this application to manage permits, structures, ownership details, and other property details.

What is ABC (Assessment BC)?

200

BC Assessment uses aerial photos and street-level imagery through this external imagery platform.

What is EagleView?

200

This essential fuel keeps most DM team members running through any working day.

What is coffee?

300

Williston Lake, the largest lake in BC, is a reservoir lake that was created by this hydroelectric project.

What is the W.A.C. Bennett Dam?

300

The assessed value of a property reflects its market value as of this specific month of the year.

What is July?

300

The current (not acting) Director for the DM team. 

Who is Harpreet Basra?

300

DM staff use this tool daily to review and complete their assigned work.

What is Activity Centre?

300

The most common reason for a delay in starting a meeting.

What is "on Mute"?

400

This Rocky Mountain National Park contains sights such as the magnificent Takakkaw Falls, the deep green waters of Emerald Lake, and the International Geological Heritage site, the Burgess Shale Fossil Beds.

What is Yoho National Park?

400

BC Assessment was established in this year to create a fair, uniform assessment system.

What is 1974?

400

You can find DM staff is this many offices across BC. 

What is 8?

400

This geographic system helps visualize parcel boundaries and property characteristics.

What is GIS (Geographic Information System)?

400

This DM leader enjoys a backyard pool (and forgets to invite over any coworkers).

Who is Darren M.

500

This mountain, the tallest that is entirely within BC borders, stands at an impressive 4002 metres above sea level and is located among the peaks of the Coast Mountains.

What is Mount Waddington?

500

This BC Assessment's core value is built on the concepts of ideas of connection, teamwork and community. 

What is "We are one team"?

500

The DM team currently has this many staff members.

What is 38?

500

The public can check their property value and compare with neighbors using this online tool.

What is Assessment Search?

500

One of the two days that were the most requested vacation day for the DM team in 2025.

What is May 22nd or September 29th. (9 staff requested vacation each day)