Four Canadian Models for Regional Planning

Four Canadian Models

Saskatoon Regional Growth SummitAndrew Sancton,Professor of Political Science, Western University, Londonasancton@uwo.caNovember 20, 2013

Amalgamation

Halifax Regional Municipality Created in 1995 from cities of Halifax

and Dartmouth, Town of Bedford and Halifax county

Includes entire metro area and more

Regional government

Communauté métroplitaine de Montréal established in 2002

Mayor of Montreal is always the chair Has recently adopted a regional plan Big test will be implementation

A regional government

Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal (CMM)

Established in 2002 Takes in the whole metropolitan area Has recently adopted a regional plan Big test will be implementation

Metro Vancouver

A regional government that includes regional special-purpose bodies that continue their legal existence

I am a great admirer of structural arrangements of Metro Vancouver

Voluntary cooperation

Best Canadian example here is Calgary Regional Partnership

Most common model in US, along with regional special-purpose bodies for infrastructure

Calgary expanded territorially by annexation – leads to unbalanced “partnership”

Provincial planning control

Ontario plans for the Greater Golden Horseshoe

The Greenbelt and Places to Grow