User fees have become increasingly relied upon by municipal governments in Canada to fund municipal services, yet little information exists about how to design and implement a user fee. This book provides a useful source of technical and non-technical guidance for Canadian municipal officials,...

"Despite the growing reliance on municipal user fees in Canada, there exists no structured, detailed guidance on their design and implementation. Without such guidance, the municipal user fees introduced in this country are unlikely to satisfy either the relevant criteria from law and economics...

"Funding the Canadian City, a collection of papers on municipal taxation and finance by leading experts, emerging scholars, and policy makers in the field, sets out the financial challenges facing municipalities in Canada today and examines various practical means--some established, others...