Homeowners across Haida Gwaii are seeing another year of higher assessed property values, according to the latest assessment roll released by BC Assessment.
The 2026 values reflect market conditions as of July 1, 2025, and property characteristics as of Oct. 31, 2025. Assessment values are used as the starting point when local governments set property tax rates later this year.
BC Assessment’s regional summary for North Central B.C. shows assessed values increasing again in Haida Gwaii’s incorporated communities.
The province’s published “typical single-family home” values for 2026 are:
Daajing Giids: $428,000, up from $396,000 in 2025, an increase of about 8 per cent
Masset: $251,000, up from $232,000, about 8 per cent
Port Clements: $229,000, up from $194,000, about 18 per cent
Listed as Daajing Giids area (listed by BC Assessment as “Queen Charlotte”), the typical value rose to $326,000 from $304,000, an increase of about 7 per cent.
Port Clements recorded one of the largest increases in typical single-family home assessments on Haida Gwaii, rising by about 18 per cent in 2026. BC Assessment values are based on local sales and property characteristics as of July 1, 2025, and in small communities even a limited number of higher-priced sales can result in a notable year-over-year change in median values.
The increases continue a multi-year trend on the islands. Values in Masset, Port Clements and Daajing Giids also rose in 2025 compared with 2024.
BC Assessment does not publish separate community median figures for unincorporated areas such as Sandspit, Tlell, Tow Hill or Lawn Hill, which fall under the North Coast Regional District. Property owners in those communities still receive individual assessment notices.
Skidegate and Old Massett are not included in BC Assessment’s community summary tables, which focus on incorporated municipalities and regional district areas.
An assessment notice is not a tax bill, and an increase in assessed value does not automatically mean the same percentage increase in property taxes. Tax rates are set later in the year by municipalities and the regional district after budgets are finalized.
Property owners who believe their assessment is incorrect can contact BC Assessment to review the details or file a formal appeal with the Property Assessment Review Panel before the early February deadline.
For Haida Gwaii residents, the latest roll confirms that property values continue to rise for a third straight year, adding to ongoing concerns about housing affordability and long-term access to housing across the islands.
