President of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities Claude Dauphin issued a statement following the release of National Household Survey (NHS) from Statistics Canada.“Today’s release of National Household Survey (NHS) data shows that Canadians continue to be trapped in a high-priced housing market. Average incomes are failing to keep up with housing costs, people are struggling … Read more
Strengthening Canada’s local economic foundations must be the top priority for federal, provincial and territorial governments as they prepare to design a new generation of cost-shared funding programs this fall. That was the message sent by municipal leaders as the board of directors of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) wrapped up its meeting in … Read more
Members of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities' (FCM) National Municipal Rail Safety Working Group called for swift, concrete federal action on rail safety. The group met in Montreal, Que., to discuss rail safety and begin the process of making formal recommendations to the federal government.“Today, municipal leaders have identified three priority areas in which we … Read more
Federation of Canadian Municipalities president Claude Dauphin spoke to municipal leaders gathered in Ottawa for the Association of Municipalities of Ontario annual conference, and called for a strategic partnership among all orders of government to fix the holes in Canada’s housing system that are threatening the country’s economic growth. “The growing gaps in Canada's housing … Read more
Members of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities’ (FCM) National Municipal Rail Safety Working Group held their first meeting on July 29 and approved guiding principles to address national municipal rail safety concerns.“The federal government must work in close partnership with municipalities if it is going to effectively address rail safety,” said federation president Claude Dauphin. … Read more
The Federation of Canadian Municipalities strongly supports the commitment by the Provincial-Territorial Ministers for Housing to address growing housing challenges in partnership with the Government of Canada. The Provincial and Territorial housing ministers met in Toronto this week where they highlighted the urgent need to protect federal investments in Canada’s 600,000 social housing units that … Read more
President of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities Karen Leibovici issued a statement following the speech by Heritage Minister James Moore (Port Moody-Westwood-Port Coquitlam, B.C.) at FCM's annual conference. "We welcomed Minister Moore’s message that the federal government is following through on the ground-breaking infrastructure commitments it announced in this spring’s federal budget. The Minister was … Read more
The Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) kicked off the 76th Annual Conference and Trade Show with the release of its “Report on the State of Cities and Communities”. The report, released in Vancouver, addresses where Canada stands and the way forward for municipalities. The report calls for a new, lasting and strategic federal recognition of … Read more
Canada’s Big City Mayors’ Caucus (BCMC) is calling on its provincial, territorial and federal partners to confront the growing housing crisis across the country. The BCMC, a group representing 22 of the largest cities in Canada, met in Vancouver ahead of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities’ (FCM) Annual Conference and Trade Show. $1.7 billion annually … Read more
President of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, Karen Leibovici, issued a response to the analysis of municipal spending trends conducted by the Canadian Federation of Independent Businesses (CFIB). “If the CFIB wants a conversation about municipal spending, it should start with the facts. While 92 cents of every tax dollar collected in our communities is … Read more
