municipalities canada

MunicipalitiesBy: Paul Young, CPA, CGA

• Here are key issues facing the cities

• Development fees are drying up due to lack of land available for development

• Arbitration – OPP settlements have put pressure on municipal budgets due to matching of those settlements. OPP Costs - http://www.durhamregion.com/news-story/4414447-municipalities-pushing-back-against-opp-costs/ or Arbitration - http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/2012/02/28/ontario_municipalities_struggle_with_cost_of_essential_services.html or http://www.parrysound.com/news-story/5447183-new-opp-billing-model-angers-municipalities/ or https://ca.news.yahoo.com/blogs/dailybrew/are-police-officers-getting-paid-too-much-174554130.html

• OMERS – OMERS is underfunded as such the municipalities will be part of the pension solution http://www.omers.com/corporate/news_article.aspx?newsid=7000

• Transportation – Why are you not pushing Ontario Government for an integrated solution for transit including using GO with TTC as well as other Transit systems to help move people around the city? http://www.metrolinx.com/en/docs/pdf/board_agenda/20140905/20140905_BoardMtg_PPI_Report_EN.pdf

• Size of Government – You increased your staff budget when other parts of the economy have either cut or reduced their costs. You have asked other departments to cut, but you grew your budget, why? http://www.torontosun.com/2015/02/12/crombie-says-22-mississauga-tax-increase-delivers-on-promise or http://www.fcm.ca/Documents/tools/International/Your_Guide_to_Municipal_Institutions_in_Canada_EN.pdf

• Build Canada and Gas Tax Funds link Municipalities: http://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/municipalities-canada

• Economic Development - Key Market Indicators KPIs for January 2015 - http://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/key-market-and-industry-indicators-for-canada-january-2015

• Hydro Rates/Rental - http://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/power-generation-canada

• Housing Prices - http://www.cbc.ca/news2/interactives/housing-canada/

• Property Taxes - http://c.ymcdn.com/sites/www.realpac.ca/resource/resmgr/research/2013_realpac_-_altus_propert.pdf

• Greenbelt Legislation - http://www.mah.gov.on.ca/Page195.aspx.

• CPPIB Proposal - http://news.nationalpost.com/2015/01/23/kelly-mcparland-justin-trudeaus-hidden-agenda/

• OPP Costs - http://www.durhamregion.com/news-story/4414447-municipalities-pushing-back-against-opp-costs/

• Arbitration - http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/2012/02/28/ontario_municipalities_struggle_with_cost_of_essential_services.html .

• Private Sector –vs- Public Sector - http://www.cfib-fcei.ca/english/article/6301-a-closer-look-at-private-public-sector-wage-gaps.html.

• P3 Failures http://www.auditor.on.ca/en/reports_en/en14/305en14.pdf

• Corporation taxation http://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/corporation-taxation-canada-44675640.

• Internal trade barriers - http://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/internal-trade-canada. Wynne will not budge on union contracts - http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/saskatchewan-premier-wall-threatens-retaliation-over-ontario-protectionism/article20216919/

• IPO / Hydro - http://www.bnn.ca/News/2015/10/27/Hydro-One-to-navigate-choppy-IPO-market-with-fat-payout.aspx

Capital Spending

Government Spending

Gas Tax Fund

Build Canada Fund

Federal Government spending on infrastructure

Federal Government spending on infrastructure

Federal Government spending on infrastructure

Arbitration Issues

•OPP Costs - http://www.durhamregion.com/news-story/4414447-municipalities-pushing-back-against-opp-costs/•Arbitration - http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/2012/02/28/ontario_municipalities_struggle_with_cost_of_essential_services.html

Water Act

• http://www.thestar.com/news/queenspark/2014/12/09/publicprivate_financing_cost_ontario_taxpayers_8_billion_auditor_says.html

Municipal Pensions

Municipal Government spending per capital

Revenue

Revenue per capital

Green Act

• http://www.lfpress.com/2014/12/02/pov-rural-urban-divide-blowing-in-the-wind• http://www.windconcernsontario.ca/ontario-rural-citizens-no-say-in-wind-farm-development/