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Municipal financial and statistical data

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Compiles information submitted annually by all Alberta municipalities via the financial information return (FIR) and statistical information return (SIR). The FIR represents a standardized summary... More ≫

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Compiles information submitted annually by all Alberta municipalities via the financial information return (FIR) and statistical information return (SIR). The FIR represents a standardized summary of the information contained in the annual audited financial statements of each municipality including assets, liabilities, revenue, expenses, long term debt, and property taxes. The SIR provides basic municipal statistics including population, assessment and tax rate information.

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Updated equalized assessment

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In Alberta, equalized assessment is the means of comparing property wealth in a uniform manner for all municipalities. Alberta uses an ad valorem assessment and tax system where property taxes are... More ≫

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In Alberta, equalized assessment is the means of comparing property wealth in a uniform manner for all municipalities. Alberta uses an ad valorem assessment and tax system where property taxes are based on wealth and wealth is measured by the value of property expressed as an assessment. Equalizing an assessment is simply a process of adjusting each municipality's taxable assessment to a common year in accordance with current legislation and policy. The equalization process results in a common provincial assessment base that is used to determine the amount of requisition for each requisitioning body.

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Alberta municipal election results

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The datasets contain a summary of the election results for general municipal elections and summer village elections sorted by election year. Starting in 2017, additional data has been added,... More ≫

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The datasets contain a summary of the election results for general municipal elections and summer village elections sorted by election year. Starting in 2017, additional data has been added, including number of votes for all candidates by municipal type and municipality. By-election results are not included.

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Property assessments by municipality

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The total value of a municipality's equalized assessment, by year, property type, and municipality and municipal district. The total value of a municipality's equalized assessment is equal to... More ≫

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The total value of a municipality's equalized assessment, by year, property type, and municipality and municipal district. The total value of a municipality's equalized assessment is equal to total taxable assessment divided by the assessment level of that municipality.

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Non-residential mill rates by municipality

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Lists municipal tax rates, expressed as a mill rate, for Alberta municipalities. The Mill rate is the amount of tax payable per dollar of the assessed value of a property. The mill rate is based... More ≫

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Lists municipal tax rates, expressed as a mill rate, for Alberta municipalities. The Mill rate is the amount of tax payable per dollar of the assessed value of a property. The mill rate is based on 'mills'; as each mill is one-thousandth of a currency unit, one mill is equivalent to one-tenth of a cent or $0.001. Property tax in dollar terms is calculated by multiplying the assessed property value and the mill rate and dividing by 1,000. As a property may be subject to tax by a number of different authorities, mill rates are set by each taxing authority so as to meet the revenue projections in their budgets.

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A guide to the new legislative requirements for municipal financial & capital plans

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This guide provides information to assist municipalities with the development of multi-year financial and capital plans as a result of legislative changes to the Municipal Government Act from 2015... More ≫

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This guide provides information to assist municipalities with the development of multi-year financial and capital plans as a result of legislative changes to the Municipal Government Act from 2015 to 2017. Included in the record is an excel spreadsheet containing samples and templates for an operating budget and three-year financial plan, a five-year capital plan, and a tax rate bylaw worksheet.

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Getting started : toolkit user guide. Quick start tools and templates for building an asset management program

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The tools in this toolkit have been designed to help kick-start municipalities who are in the early stages of their asset management journey, or to support others with continuous improvement of... More ≫

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The tools in this toolkit have been designed to help kick-start municipalities who are in the early stages of their asset management journey, or to support others with continuous improvement of their asset management programs. The purpose of these tools is to provide a low-barrier path to municipalities to build foundations of asset management practices and thinking. Asset management practices should be tailored to suit an organization, so these tools should be used as guidelines or support where needed – not as prescribed approaches that must be conformed to.

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