Where I live in Ontario, within a few hours drive to Toronto, where House prices for a home have stayed about the same for the last 7 years, MPAC has decided my business is now worth 50% more and has assessed me with a 50% increase this year in Taxes.  Which is another $50,000 per year to this local tiny community.  This while business similar to mine are closing their doors permanently and dissolving their businesses and as my business cannot completely afford the capital replacements it needs.  Ontario is completely messed up, where they think the Government workers must make their 3% wage and benefit increases every year to the detriment of private working business and their private working staff.  With our 80 staff I think Government has a plan with MPAC increases and the minimum wage increase to shut us down and make us go Bankrupt as well.  Why such a major shafting all in one year is beyond me, it reminds me of the pain we and many went through with the Great Recession of 08/09