Reignite municipal-provincial fiscal framework advocacy and support research on alternate sources of revenue.

Municipalities are facing costs well beyond their current financial capacity. They need a long-term infrastructure planning approach across all three levels of government.

Many communities rely on municipal operating grants to provide residents with essential services. These grants, however, are handed out year to year, making long term planning needlessly difficult for municipalities. 

Municipalities primarily generate revenue through residential and commercial property taxes, and fees associated with programming, services, and facilities. This revenue generating mechanism is inadequate for their changing needs, especially when their taxation base is at risk as a result of depopulation.

Apart from multi-year capital works funding and Federal Gas Tax funding, municipalities are obligated to compete annually for infrastructure funding. This piecemeal and competitive approach does not work.