Appraisal cards
Appraisal cards were created by the Municipality prior to the establishment of the BC Assessment Authority in 1974 in order to document the value of land and improvements throughout Oak Bay for taxation purposes. Appraisal cards for most properties in Oak Bay are available for reference at the Archives. The cards will generally include date of construction, builder, additions, floor plan and an exterior photograph.
Assessment Rolls
Tax assessment rolls include the name of the property owner, legal property description (Section/Block/Lot), property size, and assessed value. Assessment rolls prior to 1920 are available to view at the Archives. The 1907 and 1912 ledgers have been transcribed by Oak Bay Archives volunteers and are available as pdf files below:
- 1907 Assessment roll – by name
- 1907 Assessment roll – by page
- 1912 Assessment roll – by page
Building Permits
Oak Bay Archives: Building Permit Ledgers, 1909-1971
- CR-135/1/1/1, permits 24-4649 (21 May 1909 – 15 Sep 1942)
- CR-135/1/1/2, permits 4650-7151 (29 Sep 1942 – 29 May 1953)
- CR-135/1/1/3, permits 7152-9592 (1 Jun 1953 – 28 Aug 1959)
- CR-135/1/1/4, permits 9593-12083 (1 Sep 1959 – 9 Dec 1965)
- CR-135/1/1/5, permits 12084-15474 (13 Dec 1965 – 17 Sep 1971)
A volunteer project is currently underway to index these historic building permit records.
Building permits index to January 1955 (vols 1, 2, and part of 3)
Building permit data for dwellings built before 1917 is available below: