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Background Materials

The following is a list of important background documents and information for Commission members. City staff will provide the Commission any other available documentation and data that is requested.

DATE

DOCUMENT / REFERENCE

1979

1979 Assessment Act, Chapter 21 and various amendments

1982

Municipal Expenditures Restraint Act Chapter 22 (assented to June 2, 1982)

1983

Property Tax Reform Act, No. 1 1983, Chapter 23 & The Property Tax Reform Act, No 2, 1983, Chapter 24, as well as related Table of Statutes, updated to December 31, 1996

1983

British Columbia Gazette, December 27, 1983

1984

Variable Tax Rates: A Guide to Implementation, Province of British Columbia Ministry of Municipal Affairs

1984

Local Government Act, Tax Rate Limits Regulation

1989

Report of the Municipal Taxation Review Commission, March 1989

1994

City of Vancouver Task Force on Property Taxation Report to Council, April 1994

1995

Study of Consumption of Tax-Supported City Services, KPMG Consulting , March 1995

1996

Local Government Act; Sechelt Indian Government District Enabling Act, Vancouver Charter – Taxation Rate Cap for Class 2 Property Regulation, November 18, 1996

2004

Enhancing Toronto’s Business Climate – It’s Everybody’s Business, Attachment 2, 2004 Public Consultation – Synopsis of Tax Policy Workshop Comments (www.toronto.ca/finance/tax_policies.htm)

2004

Local Government Act, Improvement District Tax Regulation

2005

Council report, 2005 Property Taxation: Distribution of Property Tax Levy and associated meeting minutes, April 28, 2005

2006

Council report, 2006 Property Taxation: Distribution of the Property Tax Levy and associated meeting minutes, April 20, 2006

2006

Report of the City of Vancouver Roles, Relationships and Responsibilities Review Committee and associated meeting minutes, July 20, 2006

2006

Comparison of Municipal Operating Expenditures, prepared for the Fair Tax Coalition by MMK Consulting, March 16, 2006

2006

City of Vancouver 2005 Annual Financial Report, March 2006

Currently underway

City of Vancouver Metropolitan Core Jobs and Economy Land Use Plan – www.city.vancouver.bc.ca/commsvcs/planning/corejobs

Currently underway

Update to the Study of Consumption of Tax-Supported Services, by MMK Consulting Inc.