A practice rooted, not just registered.
Appraisals.on.ca connects commercial real-estate appraisal engagements in Ontario to the AACI-designated practitioners who fulfil them.
The problem we address.
Finding a qualified AACI commercial appraiser in Ontario - especially in secondary markets outside the GTA - on a lender-mandated 10-15-day turnaround is harder than it should be. Internal Rolodexes go stale. Ad-hoc email RFPs are slow. The Big-Four valuation firms are expensive and slow for engagements where speed and fee fit favour an independent practitioner.
Appraisals.on.ca is the routing layer between the demand side (banks, brokers, lawyers, asset managers who need appraisals) and the supply side (independent AACI practitioners who produce them). We do not produce appraisals. We do not sign reports. We connect the engagement to the right practitioner and ensure the deliverable meets the standard.
The platform is built for Ontario at launch. The practitioner bench spans the Greater Toronto Area, Kitchener-Waterloo, Ottawa, London, and Hamilton. Rest of Canada is planned.
What we do and don't do.
What we do
- + Route engagements to qualified AACI practitioners
- + Verify designation status before every engagement
- + Match by asset class, region, and timeline
- + Ensure CUSPAP compliance in every deliverable
- + Provide a single intake point for demand-side clients
- + Coordinate multi-property portfolio engagements
What we don't do
- - Produce appraisals ourselves
- - Sign reports
- - White-label or outsource engagements
- - Provide automated valuations (AVMs)
- - Offer legal, tax, or financial advice
- - Guarantee specific valuation outcomes
The AACI commitment.
Every engagement routed through Appraisals.on.ca is fulfilled by an AACI-designated commercial appraiser who signs the report. This is not a preference - it is a routing rule. CRA-designated practitioners (residential tier) are not eligible for commercial engagements on this platform.
The AACI you see signing your report is the one who walked the property, sourced the comparables, and applied the methodology. There are no white-label hand-offs. There are no outsourced shortcuts. The practitioner who accepts the engagement is the practitioner who delivers the report.
We verify designation status with the Appraisal Institute of Canada before routing any engagement. If a practitioner's AACI status lapses - whether through non-renewal, disciplinary action, or voluntary withdrawal - they are removed from the active bench until reinstatement is confirmed.
Standards and methodology.
All reports produced through this platform follow the Canadian Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (CUSPAP), current edition. CUSPAP is administered by the Appraisal Institute of Canada and updated biennially.
Where an engagement requires IFRS alignment (fair-value measurement under IFRS 13), the practitioner incorporates International Valuation Standards (IVS) methodology references within the CUSPAP framework. Where an engagement is cross-border, USPAP compliance can be accommodated on request.
Reference standards
- CUSPAP 2024 - Canadian Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice
- AIC - Appraisal Institute of Canada (designation body)
- OSFI - Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (lender regulation)
- IVS - International Valuation Standards (IFRS alignment)
- USPAP - Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (US cross-border)
Submit your property. We take it from there.
One form. One qualified AACI. One signed report.
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