This report shines a light on the gap between residential and commercial property taxes across Atlantic Canada. The property tax gap is the difference between the residential and commercial tax rates for properties within the same jurisdiction. In Atlantic Canada, the rates for commercial properties are often more than two times those of their residential counterparts.
The Canadian Federation of Independent Business’s (CFIB) Atlantic Municipal Report examines how well municipal governments respond to the needs of their local businesses. The report also challenges municipalities to adapt their policies to the changing business landscape in Atlantic Canada.
Small businesses in Prince Edward Island (PEI) are paying way more than their fair share in property taxes. As a result, CFIB is calling on the Minister of Housing, Land and Communities, the Minister of Economic Development, Innovation and Trade, and PEI’s mayors to step up.
In this report, CFIB examines the disparity between commercial and residential property taxes among Manitoba’s 10 largest municipalities, highlighting its adverse impact on the province’s small businesses. Additionally, the report provide scenarios that simulate potential tax shifts currently under consideration by some municipalities, illustrating their potentially detrimental effects on small businesses.
In this report, CFIB examines the disparity between commercial and residential property taxes among Saskatchewan’s 15 largest municipalities, highlighting the adverse impact on the province’s small businesses. Additionally, the report provide scenarios that simulate potential tax shifts currently under consideration by some municipalities, illustrating their potentially detrimental effects on small businesses.
This report ranks Alberta's 20 largest municipalities by measuring two indicators of property tax fairness and showcases how a property tax shift in Calgary, Edmonton, Red Deer, and Lethbridge would deliver significant cost savings to businesses with a marginal impact on residents. The report further shows that without municipal action property tax fairness in Alberta's municipalities is expected to get worse for businesses owners.
This report ranks BC's 20 largest municipalities by measuring two indicators of property tax fairness. Further, it showcases how a property tax shift in Vancouver, Surrey, Burnaby, and Richmond would deliver significant cost savings to businesses with a marginal impact on residents.