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Information bulletin [Municipal Affairs] [2017 to current]

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Information bulletins highlights legislated dates and deadlines for municipal governments in Alberta.

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Local Government Fiscal Framework program guidelines

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The Local Government Fiscal Framework (LGFF) is Alberta’s primary funding mechanism for providing local governments with predictable infrastructure and operating grant support. Local governments... More ≫

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The Local Government Fiscal Framework (LGFF) is Alberta’s primary funding mechanism for providing local governments with predictable infrastructure and operating grant support. Local governments determine projects and activities to be funded by the LGFF based on local priorities, within the general qualification criteria set out in the program guidelines. The LGFF is replacing the Municipal Sustainability Initiative, which was in place from 2007 to 2023.

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Small communities fund (SCF) : Alberta project outcomes report

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The document reports on the outputs and outcomes from projects that were funded by the federal government's Small Communities Funds (SCF) program. The SCF supports communities with populations... More ≫

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The document reports on the outputs and outcomes from projects that were funded by the federal government's Small Communities Funds (SCF) program. The SCF supports communities with populations under 100,000 and funds projects that address local priorities while contributing to national or regional objectives, supporting economic growth, a clean environment, and stronger communities.

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Designated industrial property (DI) requisition listing by municipality

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Annual listing of the designated industrial property tax requisition by municipality. The cost of assessing designated industrial property is recovered annually through a requisition and paid by... More ≫

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Annual listing of the designated industrial property tax requisition by municipality. The cost of assessing designated industrial property is recovered annually through a requisition and paid by designated industrial property taxpayers. Municipalities collect the designated industrial property tax and remit payment to Municipal Affairs.

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Designated industrial property requisition tax rate : quick facts

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Provides a quick overview of the Designated Industrial Property Requisition tax rate, including how the tax rate is determined and payment of the designated industrial property requisition by... More ≫

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Provides a quick overview of the Designated Industrial Property Requisition tax rate, including how the tax rate is determined and payment of the designated industrial property requisition by municipalities.

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Municipal codes

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Provincial codes pertaining to the governing of municipalities in the province of Alberta. A spreadsheet version of the municipal codes is also available under the 'Related' tab above.

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Municipal codes

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Provincial codes pertaining to the governing of municipalities in the province of Alberta. A pdf version of the municipal codes is also available under the 'Related' tab above.

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Rural municipalities and their communities

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The documents below provide information about relationships between rural municipalities and their communities. (See the "related" tab for a link to pdf versions of this dataset.)

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Alberta construction cost reporting guide

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The costs of construction reported by the company to the assessor are the actual expenditures made in constructing the facility as referenced in the agreement with the contractor or as incurred... More ≫

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The costs of construction reported by the company to the assessor are the actual expenditures made in constructing the facility as referenced in the agreement with the contractor or as incurred directly by the company. Construction costs include both direct and indirect costs.

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Recording and reporting information for assessment audit and equalized assessment manual

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An annual audit program, involving submissions of data from municipalities to Alberta Municipal Affairs, checks for compliance with regulated assessment standards. The annual submission contains... More ≫

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An annual audit program, involving submissions of data from municipalities to Alberta Municipal Affairs, checks for compliance with regulated assessment standards. The annual submission contains the information about every assessable property in the municipality for the purposes of conducting the annual audit and for determining the equalized assessment. The main section of this manual describes the following: how that information is to be submitted to the ministry's Computer Assisted Mass Appraisal system; and the steps of the annual audit process, including collection & processing of property sales data, sales price adjustments, matching sale data to assessment data, stratification of data, and use of standardized codes. The final sections briefly review scheduled detailed assessment audits, the declaration prepared by the assessor, reporting of linear property assessments, and the municipal audit & assessment process.

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