‘We want to work in partnership instead of begging’: municipal leaders call for new funding framework

Local governments want to discuss a new framework tying funds to factors such as economic and population growth, instead of relying primarily on property tax.
Halifax Mayor Mike Savage, left, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the Federation of Canadian Municipalities Big City Mayors' Caucus meeting in 2022. The FCM has called for talks about a funding framework tied to population growth for municipalities.

Municipalities have called for a national conversation about the “outdated fiscal model” for local governments, arguing that their federal, provincial, and territorial counterparts should work with them on a more sustainable system.

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