List of building types
Residential property types
| Description | MPAC Property Type |
|---|---|
| Multi-residential – with 7 or more self-contained units | 340 |
| Multi-residential – with 7 or more self-contained residential units, with small commercial unit(s) | 341 |
| Residential condominium | 370 |
| Life lease – no redemption | 371 |
| Life lease – return on investment | 372 |
| Cooperative housing – equity | 373 |
| Cooperative housing – non-equity | 374 |
| Residential leasehold condominium corporation | 378 |
Commercial property types – office, medical office, bank and communications
| Description | MPAC Property Type |
|---|---|
| Small office building | 400 |
| Large office building | 402 |
| Large medical/dental building | 403 |
| Multi-type complex – defined as a large multi-use complex consisting of retail/office and other uses | 470 |
| Communication buildings | 496 |
Commercial property types – retail, restaurant, grocery, automotive and repair services
| Description | MPAC Property Type |
|---|---|
| Retail lumber yard | 407 |
| Retail – one storey, generally over 10,000 s.f. | 409 |
| Retail – one storey | 410 |
| Restaurant – conventional | 411 |
| Restaurant – fast food | 412 |
| Specialty automotive shop | 421 |
| Auto dealership | 422 |
| Auto dealership – independent dealer or used vehicles | 423 |
| Neighbourhood shopping centre with anchor | 425 |
| Small box shopping centre less than 100,000 s.f. | 426 |
| Big box shopping/power centre greater than 100,000 s.f. | 427 |
| Regional shopping centre | 428 |
| Community shopping centre | 429 |
| Neighbourhood shopping centre without anchor | 430 |
| Freestanding supermarket | 434 |
| Large retail building centre | 435 |
| Freestanding large retail store – national chain | 436 |
| Neighbourhood shopping centre with offices above | 438 |
| Retail or office with residential unit(s) above or behind | 472 |
| Retail with more than one non-retail use | 473 |
| Retail with office(s) | 478 |
Commercial property types – hotel, lodge and resort
| Description | MPAC Property Type |
|---|---|
| Full service hotel | 444 |
| Limited service hotel | 445 |
| Apartment hotel | 446 |
| Condominium hotel | 447 |
| Motel | 450 |
| Resort hotel | 460 |
Commercial property types – entertainment, recreation, resort and cultural
| Description | MPAC Property Type |
|---|---|
| Concert hall/live theatre | 416 |
| Entertainment complex with a large cinema as anchor tenant | 417 |
| Golf course | 490 |
| Ski resort | 491 |
| Marina | 492 |
| Place of worship – with a clergy residence | 700 |
| Place of worship – without a clergy residence | 701 |
| Recreational sport club | 710 |
| Bowling alley | 711 |
| Casino | 713 |
| Racetrack – auto | 715 |
| Racetrack – horse, with slot facility | 716 |
| Exhibition grounds/fair grounds | 718 |
| Commercial sport complex | 720 |
| Non-commercial sports complex | 721 |
| Professional sports complex | 722 |
| Amusement park | 725 |
| Amusement park – large/regional | 726 |
| Museum and/or art gallery | 730 |
| Library and/or literary institutions | 731 |
| Convention, conference, congress centre | 733 |
| Banquet hall | 734 |
| Assembly hall, community hall | 735 |
| Clubs – private, fraternal | 736 |
Commercial property types – commercial condominium
| Description | MPAC Property Type |
|---|---|
| Commercial condominium | 475 |
| Commercial condominium – live/work | 476 |
Industrial property types
| Description | MPAC Property Type |
|---|---|
| Standard industrial properties not specifically identified by other industrial property codes | 520 |
| Warehousing | 530 |
| Mini-warehousing | 531 |
| Research and development facilities | 535 |
| Other industrial – all other types not specifically defined | 540 |
| Truck terminal | 544 |
| Major distribution centre | 545 |
| Bulk oil/fuel distribution terminal | 553 |
| Industrial condominium | 575 |
| Industrial mall | 580 |
Institutional property types
| Description | MPAC Property Type |
|---|---|
| Post-secondary education – university, community college, etc. | 601 |
| Multiple occupancy educational institutional residence located on or off campus | 602 |
| School – elementary or secondary, including private | 605 |
| Other educational institution – schools for the blind, deaf, special education, training, etc. | 610 |
| Other institutional residence | 611 |
| Hospital – private or public | 621 |
| Continuum of care seniors facility | 623 |
| Retirement/nursing home | 624 |
| Nursing home | 625 |
| Old age/retirement home | 626 |
| Other health care facility | 627 |
Other property types
| Description | MPAC Property Type |
|---|---|
| Cemetery | 702 |
| Cemetery with non-internment services | 703 |
| Airport leasehold | 740 |
| Airport authority | 741 |
| Transit garage | 748 |
| Scientific, pharmaceutical, medical research facility (structures predominantly other than office) | 750 |
Updated: January 23, 2024
Published: May 30, 2019