Menu
Municipalities & Urban Development
Our publications are available to all at no cost. Please support the CCPA and help make important research and ideas available to everyone. Make a donation today.
Olympic Costs & Benefits
A Cost-Benefit Analysis of the Proposed Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games Download 282.37 KB31 pages
Olympics cannot be justified on economic grounds
(Vancouver) Hosting the 2010 Winter Olympics cannot be justified on economic grounds alone. That is one of the key findings of Olympic Costs and Benefits: A…
FastFacts: Neighbourhoods Making Decisions
Download 33.68 KB 2 pages
Olympic trade-offs
Proponents of the 2010 Winter Olympics claim that the Games will provide major economic benefits to British Columbians-so much so that the economic returns would…
Trade rules create barriers to high quality municipal services
At the just-finished annual meeting in Hamilton of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) delegates were undoubtedly talking about municipal strategies for water protection in…
FastFacts: Considerations on True North
Download 36.66 KB 2 pages
Trade rules may prevent municipalities from implementing Walkerton recommendations
Study READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. (OTTAWA) Municipalities may face unexpected barriers in implementing the Walkerton Inquiry recommendations to protect drinking water and agricultural lands…
From Global to Local
GATS Impacts on Canadian Municipalities Download 572.23 KB 50 pages
Building on Our Strengths
Inner-city Priorities for a Renewed Tri-level Development Agreement Download 103.75 KB 30 pages
Updates from the CCPA
Read the latest research, analysis and commentary on issues that matter to you.
CCPA Updates