An Exploration into the Municipal Capacity to Finance Capital Infrastructure

• Main Authors: Almos T. Tassony, Brian W. Conger
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: University of Calgary 2015
• Subjects: Political institutions and public administration (General); JF20-2112; Crowsnest; Thunder Bay; Wood Buffalo
• Online Access: https://doaj.org/article/9f47597c33db410caf9afa9eb75f25c8

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...