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Understanding The Impact Of Section 63 On Commercial Property Taxes

Year: 1983

Summary: Discusses the province's adoption of Section 63 of the Assessment Act. Section 63 aims to base assessment on market value but not allow shifts in the tax burden between residential, commercial and industrial properties.

BMR In Review

Year: 1983

Summary: A review of current Bureau of Municipal Research studies. Topics include: industrial development, changes in property taxes in Canada, urban growth, rising school costs, and prostitution. Includes Bureau board changes, details of the BMR luncheon, at which Bob Rae spoke on economic development.

BMR Bureau Of Municipal Research Annual Report

Year: 1983

Summary: A summary of the work done by the Bureau of Municipal Research for the year ending 1982. Documents highlights of the past year and significant research projects. Bureau expenditures, publications, and contributors at the end.

BMR In Review

Year: 1982

Summary: A review of current Bureau of Municipal Research studies. Topics include: questions for electors, decentralization and transit proposals, industrial developments, trends in schools, property and business tax assessment, and declining local, provincial and federal revenue for municipal services.

A Case For Bachelorettes

Year: 1982

Summary: Examines the phenomenon of bachelorettes (furnished, one-room rental units) and consequences for housing in Toronto.

Questions For Electors 1980

Year: 1980

Summary: Presents important issues faced by municipal representatives in the 1980 election.

Property Taxation And Land Development

Year: 1973

Summary: Investigates the effects of property tax on land use planning. Suggests possible alternative tax structures for Ontario.

A Paradox In Assessment Reform

Year: 1970

Summary: Assesses the reform in property taxation and the paradox created by the more advanced legislation being applied in a context where the assessment practices are far behind.

Brief To To The Task Force On Housing And Urban Development By The Bureau Of Municipal Research

Year: 1968

Summary: A brief submitted to the Task Force on Housing and Urban Development outlining overlooked areas of discussion in the task forces' proceedings - including reduced tax assessments for farms, the impact of municipalities withdrawing from subdivision servicing on housing costs, and the hidden costs of "satellite cities" on existing metropolitan centers

Report Special Tax Conference Report Of The Ontario Committee On Taxation

Year: 1968

Summary: Report of the Ontario Committee on Taxes with the joint participation of the Bureau of Municipal Research and the Canadian Tax foundation - compiles the papers presented at the Special Tax Conference. Papers and discussion concern federal, provincial and municipal taxes, property taxes, tax exemptions, school board finance, sales taxes, municipal debt, and taxes on certain industries

Local Government And The Report Of The Ontario Committee On Taxation

Year: 1968

Summary: Summarizes the Report of the Ontario Committee on Taxation, with emphasis on assumptions, conclusions, and recommendations pertaining to municipal government.

Municipalities As Landlords And Land Development Partners

Year: 1967

Summary: Suggests the long-term increase in urban realty values and property tax is affected by public services and facilities. Provides recommendations for property development and land administration in Toronto.

Source Of Current Revenue--Toronto And Six Major Canadian Cities

Year: 1967

Summary: Discusses how Toronto relies much more heavily on property and business tax in comparison to other Canadian cities.

Property Tax Exemptions- Erosion Of The Tax Base

Year: 1966

Summary: Calculation of the level of revenue lost due to property tax exemptions.

Financing Metro-Additional Sources Of Revenue

Year: 1965

Summary: Examines additional means by which Metro's municipal services might be financed.

A Report On The Taxation Of Personal Property Including Stock-In -Trade

Year: 1964

Summary: A report submitted to the Ontario Committee of Taxation, regarding taxation of personal property and stock in trade. Includes a brief history of taxation and tax reform in Ontario, a summary of property taxes in other provinces, and in the United States, and estimated property tax revenues for Ontario in 1963.

A Report On Local Improvement Works And Taxes In Ontario

Year: 1964

Summary: A report on local improvement and works taxes. Details how and why local improvement acts are initiated, the process of accepting or rejecting local improvement taxes, how special assessments are levied, how costs for local improvements are split and who may be exempt from these taxes and fees.

The Impact Of Property Taxes In Metro

Year: 1964

Summary: Reproduces extracts of arguments in a Bureau brief in support of the broadening Metro's revenue base. Emphasizes property taxation.

Bureau Of Municipal Research Submission To The Royal Commission On Metropolitan Toronto 1964

Year: 1964

Summary: A report submitted to the Royal Commission of Metropolitan Toronto examining the possibilities of removing incentives and needs for non-residential fiscal zoning. Addresses the possibility of partial fiscal amalgamation of thirteen municipalities to increase and pool revenue, as well as alternate systems for pooling and redistributing revenue among Toronto's boroughs.

Public Finance In Metropolitan Toronto And Region The Submission Of The Bureau Of Municipal Research To The Ontario Committee On Taxation

Year: 1963

Summary: A report submitted to the Ontario Committee of Taxation, proposing that Toronto/Hamilton need special taxation arrangements, a broadening of the municipal revenue base, and that a closer partnership between municipal and provincial governments is needed to better manage shared responsibilities (eg. education, hospitals, highways, public transit)

A Review Of Municipal Tax Exemptions

Year: 1963

Summary: Examines exemption from property taxation. Considers property owned municipally, provincially, and federally, as well as partial graded, and religious and charitable exemptions.

BMR News Briefs

Year: 1961

Summary: Appointment of new Bureau Director; Ontario Municipal Association petition to the province to change legislation so that businesses pay for their share in common spaces - halls, parking etc.

Civic Affairs: The Canadian Experience With Payments In Lieu Of Taxes

Year: 1960

Summary: Scan of all Canadian provinces and the Federal government's systems of paying for property occupied in cities in ways other than property taxes.

BMR News Briefs

Year: 1959

Summary: Bureau successfully advocated changes in legislation to end tax exemptions to property owners.

Forty-Fourth Annual Report

Year: 1958

Summary: A summary of the work done by the Bureau of Municipal Research for the year ending 1958. The chief concern of the Bureau is municipal revenue raising (different methods of taxation etc.) Bureau expenditures and subscribers at the end.

Forty-Second Annual Report

Year: 1956

Summary: A summary of the work done by the Bureau of Municipal Research for the year ending 1956. Topics of importance include emergency housing, the city budget, and taxation. Bureau expenditures and subscribers at the end.

Open Letter: Half A Loaf

Year: 1953

Summary: Describes anticipated restructuring of municipal borders and amalgamation in the Toronto area.

Open Letter: The Turnout In Civic Elections

Year: 1952

Summary: Analysis of voter turnout.

Submission To The Committee On Provincial Municipal Relations Of The Province Of Ontario

Year: 1952

Summary: A report summarizing the interactions between the provincial government of Ontario and the municipal government of Toronto, particularly in the areas of taxation and finance of public infrastructure and municipal services. The expansion of municipal franchise to those who do not own property is debated.

Thirty-Eighth Annual Report

Year: 1952

Summary: A summary of the work done by the Bureau of Municipal Research for the year ending 1952. Topics of importance include taxation and the need for improved municipal revenue sources. Bureau expenditures and subscribers at the end.

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