PRIVATE SECTOR EXPERIENCE
Current
- Principal, Ryan, Mississauga office
- Specializes in providing real property appraisal, consulting, and expert witness valuation services for complex commercial, large format retail, industrial, energy, large industrial, and manufacturing properties.
- Director, Complex Property Tax, Ryan, Toronto office
- Managing Director, Expert Witness Services, national consulting firm
- Director, Property Assessment and Appraisal Services, national consulting firm
PUBLIC SECTOR EXPERIENCE
Previous- Manager, valueBC Core Team, BC Assessment
- Deputy Assessor, BC Assessment, Northwest
PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS
Mr. Johnstone has authored and reviewed course material on property tax topics for The University of British Columbia and the Institute of Municipal Assessors. Additionally, he has appeared as a speaker for the following organizations:
- American Bar Association
- Appraisal Institute of Canada
- Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters
- Canadian Property Tax Association
- International Association of Assessing Officers
- International Property Tax Institute
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
- Appraisal Institute of Canada
- Member of the Professional Practice Committee (2014–Present)
- Institute of Municipal Assessors
- Vice President (2019–2021)
- International Property Tax Institute
- Conference Chair, Annual Mass Appraisal Symposium (2006–2011)
- Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
- Assessor for Professional Membership
- The Real Estate Institute of British Columbia
- Past President
EDUCATION/ACCREDITATION
- Diploma in Urban Land Economics, The University of British Columbia
- Certificate in Real Estate Assessment, The University of British Columbia
- Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Valuation)
- Professional Appraiser, Appraisal Institute of Canada