Jack A. Walker, Q.C.

Partner   |   jwalker@walkerlongo.ca

ABOUT

Jack Walker is a Partner and Co-founder with Walker Longo & Associates. Jack is one of the most renowned and highly respected property tax lawyers in Canada and has acted on many high-profile cases.

His practice encompasses a variety of assessment and property taxation matters for both private and public-sector clients throughout Ontario and Canada. Jack represents taxpayers and municipalities, before the Assessment Review Board and the courts in various provinces, in valuation disputes for all types of real properties.

He advises clients on all matters relating to assessment and municipal taxation. Jack has provided consulting services for both federal and provincial government agencies and authorities and has acted as an arbitrator in lease interpretation and apportionment disputes.

Jack has lectured assessing authorities, governments, and assessment tribunals throughout the world on assessment and valuation methodology and enforcement: Australia, Brazil, China, historic Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore, the United States of America, the Government of Canada through the department of Public Works and the Department of Justice, the provinces in Canada of British Columbia, Alberta and the City of Calgary, Manitoba and the City of Winnipeg, Ontario, and the City of Toronto, the City of Barrie, Nassau and Barbados in the Caribbean, England, Ireland, Holland, Germany, Lithuania, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Scotland, and South Africa (through the International Association of Assessing Officers, the Lincoln Land Institute and most importantly the International Property Tax Institute).

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BACKGROUND

AREA OF EXPERTISE
PropertyTax Assessment Litigation

BAR ADMISSION
Ontario 1967 (Hons.)

EDUCATION
University of Toronto, Trinity College, B.A. (Hons.)
Osgoode Hall Law School, J.D.
Law Society of Upper Canada, (Hons.)



INDUSTRY RECOGNITION
  • Jack Walker, Q.C. Award of Excellence, Osgoode HallScholarship (for two students)
  • Co-founder of the International Property Tax Institute
  • Founder of the Ontario Property Tax Lawyers Association
  • Member of the Legal Advisory Committee of the InternationalAssociation of Assessing Officers
  • Commissioner of Oaths
  • Presenter to Law Society of Upper Canada, AssessmentReview Board, Ontario Municipal Board, Osgoode ProfessionalDevelopment Centre, and the Society of Ontario Adjudicators



AFFILIATIONS
  • Law Society of Upper Canada
  • Member of Her Majesty’s Counsel (Q.C.)
  • International Property Tax Association (IPTI)
  • Lincoln Land Institute
  • International Association of AssessIng Officers, Legal AdvisoryCommittee
  • Institute of Municipal Assessors (HON)



PUBLICATIONS
  • Ontario Property Tax Association handbook, co-authored withJerry Grad, published by Thomson Reuters
  • Co-editor of the Ontario Assessment Legislation, published byThomson Reuters
  • Debtor-Creditor Relations Cases and Material, published byButterworths, 1978
  • International Property Tax Publications and Journal



COMMUNITY WORK
  • Director, York Condominium Corporation (2006-present)
  • President and General Manager of the Toronto Olympics,Hockey Association (78-86)
  • Director of Skyloft Ski Club (78-82)
  • Guest Lecturer of University of Toronto


CONTACT

Email
jwalker@walkerlongo.ca

Adress
90 Adelaide St W - Second Floor
Toronto, Ontario
Canada, M5H 3V9

Phone
(416) 238-2219 - Direct
(416) 238-2221 - ext 220

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