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We are an
association that focuses on our members who have an interest in property
assessment valuation. A significant number of our members are
practicing assessors who contribute their expertise in the valuation of
property for taxation purposes in Alberta. The Association also
provides related products and services to our members, the public and
Alberta municipalities.
The Alberta Assessors'
Association (AAA) was registered under the Societies Act of Alberta
in January, 1962. Registration as a profession, under the Professional and Occupational
Associations Registration Act (POARA), and governance by the Municipal
Assessor Regulation (MAR) under that Act, was passed in March, 1994. The AAA
is an affiliate member of the International Association of Assessing
Officers (IAAO) and maintains strong relationships with assessment associations
across Canada and the United States.
This
web site provides
information for all visitors, but provides a large amount of information
for the exclusive use of our members. In the public domain,
you can find information about the Association and how to join,
our leadership, volunteers and staff, our upcoming education sessions
and our annual conference. In the "Members Only"
section, authorized users will find a full listing of our members and their contact
information along with proprietary information about property assessment
publications and position documents. These publications and documents
are provided to our members on a complimentary basis and may be available
to the public for a fee. We provide links
to other web sites that are of interest and value to our members, that
include links to some property assessment associations across Canada
and the United States.
Our
Structure
The Association is a not for
profit organization, run by its member volunteers. There
are several committees that comprise the Association's committee
structure.
Our
Head Office
Our
office is located
at:
10555
- 172 Street
Edmonton,
Alberta, Canada
T5S
1P1
PHONE:
(780) 483-4222
FAX:
(780) 487-7505
Please contact
us and give us your feedback by email at membership@assessor.ab.ca
Our
Association Objectives
The
Alberta Assessors' Association shall,
subject to the Act and Regulation, govern and conduct its affairs with
a view to furthering the following objectives:
a) To continue
to operate and build an association of professional assessors in order
to ensure the professional integrity and skill of assessors and to protect
the public;
b) To co-ordinate, promote, develop and encourage the various objectives
of the practice of assessment;
c) To co-operate with public and private bodies to advance these ends;
d) To promote and advance the practice of assessment of property as
a profession or calling;
e) To advance
and promote significant educational programming that will complement
in-service technical training;
The Association,
the Executive Committee, and the regulated members shall exercise their
powers to:
a) Devise ways
to enhance and promote improvements in the practice of assessment;
b) Print and circulate publications and any other material as may seem
conducive to the objectives of the Association;
c) Enhance the status of and protect the interests of the profession
in the practice of assessment;
d) Create, stimulate, and increase public interest in the practice of
assessment;
e) Co-operate with any organization or person having similar or like
aims and objectives;
f) Take any lawful means which the Association deems necessary or advisable
to give effect to any policy adopted by it with respect to any question
directly or indirectly affecting the status of any regulated or non-regulated
member; and
g) Conduct its affairs on a not-for-profit basis so as to utilize its
income to promote the objectives of the Association.
Our
Mission Statement
The Alberta
Assessors' Association supports its members by:
- Promoting
professional development;
- Providing
leadership; and
- Building
public trust
Our
Vision Statement
The Alberta
Assessors' Association is recognized as the authority on Assessment
practices.
Code
of Conduct and Ethics
A regulated member shall:
- be dedicated to
the profession,
- perform the
practice of assessment with fairness, honesty and integrity,
- apply expertise
and due diligence in performing the practice of assessment,
- work toward
earning the respect and confidence of all of those served through the
practice of the profession,
- maintain
professional competence by keeping informed of and complying with
developments in the acknowledged standards of the profession in which
the member practices,
- disclose to all
affected parties any potential conflict of interest that arises or is
likely to arise during the performance of their duties,
- always act in
accordance with the duties and responsibilities associated with being
a member of the Association.
- at all times act
in a manner that will enhance the image of the profession and the
Association , and
- report to the
Association conduct by any member that maybe considered unethical.
A regulated member shall not:
- undertake
assessments for which they are not qualified through either lack of
education, experience or ability,
- advance their
membership or candidacy as evidence of professional qualification,
- claim professional
qualifications that are misleading or not factual,
- put forward
membership or any designation granted by the Association as authority
to undertake the practice of assessment in areas in which they are not
fully qualified,
- allow the interest
of outside parties to take precedence over their professional duties,
- make any
irresponsible public statements of value,
- disclose any
information of a confidential nature to any person except where
required by law, and
- contravene
legislative provisions, bylaws, and/or standards of practice under
which they are bound.
Values
The Alberta
Assessors' Association promotes QUALITY through membership
excellence:
EQuality
AccoUntablity
EthicAl Behaviour
SeLf-Governance
CommItment
Trust
ObjectivitY
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