Background Reports

The following is a selection of reports written for City Council that provide further background on the two issues the Commission is studying.

Issue #1: How Property Tax is Distributed Among Property Classes

• Council Report, 2005 Property Tax Options: Distribution of the Tax Levy
• Minutes of Council Meeting, 2005 Property Tax Options: Distribution of the Tax Levy

Issue #2: Year-to-year Predictability and Stability of Property Taxes

• Report of the City of Vancouver Tax Task Force on Property Taxation, April 1994 (771kb)

Consumption of Tax-Supported Services

• Study of Consumption of Tax-Supported Services, KPMG Consulting, March 1995 (3.6Mb)
• Consumption of Tax-Supported Municipal Services, MMK Consulting, January 2007
  • Main Report PDF (134kb)
  • Appendices PDF (470kb)

Backgrounder

A two-page document that provides background to the issues being studied by the Tax Commission, Background Information on Property Tax Issues (1.68MB).