Municipal
Business
Canada’s tax agency may be the key to driving dangerous truck operators off Peel's roads
The Canada Revenue Agency could solve the dangerous trucking problem in Peel Region overnight if it enforced laws for contractors and underground economies
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Business
Facing wage pressures, YRP requests double-digit budget hike
A proposed York Regional Police budget hike would account for most of the overall tax levy in one of the lowest municipal property tax regions in Ontario
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Provincial
Ford’s speed camera cut could cost taxpayers up to $140K next year
Niagara-on-the-Lake says taxpayers may have to make up the difference in revenue loss through increased property taxes due to Doug Ford speed camera ban.
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Municipal
Municipalities across Ontario warn of property tax increases due to Doug Ford's speed camera ban
Like his expensive policing contract, Doug Ford’s decision to ban speed cameras will cause property taxes to increase, say municipalities across Ontario
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Municipal
$100K in revenue at stake for NOTL if Ford scraps speed cameras, mayor says
Property taxes will rise in Niagara-on-the-Lake and other cities across Ontario due Premier Doug Ford's plan to scrap automated speed cameras next month
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Provincial
New Brunswick: First Nations, province reach historic tax deals
The Holt Liberal government is set to restore tax-sharing agreements with First Nations that were cancelled by the previous Conservative government in NB
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Business
Niagara council rejects bid for $40M taxpayer incentive to fund luxury homes
Niagara Regional Council decision to reject a maneuver to avoid defeat of $40 million developer incentive called a victory for taxpayers outside of Welland
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Business
Alberta: Unpaid taxes leave municipal districts in financial pickle
In Alberta, municipalities can no longer pay for joint healthcare and social services, because Smith government lets oil and gas companies off the tax hook
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Business
New Brunswick: 'Change is needed' – Consultations begin on province's high property taxes
The new Liberal provincial government has frozen property taxes as it follows through with a campaign promise of tax reform currently in the discovery phase
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Business
Patrick Brown’s $180M transportation funding gap just the beginning of pain for Brampton taxpayers
Critics say the property tax base — Brampton homeowners — will eventually be forced to cover substantial deficits as a result of budget and tax freezes
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Business
Developers want Alberta government to intervene on Canmore vacancy tax
Developers are fighting a popular tourist town over the establishing of a higher tax for second homes that sit empty outside of tourist season in Alberta
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Business
Alberta: Province’s new 8% tax bracket begins today
Tax cut applies to Albertans earning income up to $60,000 as Albertans continue to pay considerably less in overall taxes than those in other provinces
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