An Exploration into the Municipal Capacity to Finance Capital Infrastructure

• Main Authors: Tassony, Almos T., Conger, Brian W.
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: The School of Public Policy Publications 2015
• Subjects: Wood Buffalo; Thunder Bay; Crowsnest
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.11575/sppp.v8i0.42545.g30431; https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/sppp/article/view/42545/30431

Municipal governments own and maintain two-thirds of Canada’s stock of public infrastructure. This burden is met by municipalities within the parameters afforded to them by their respective provinces. As a result, municipalities throughout the country rely on three primary revenue streams: issuing d...