Redevances de développement (RD): Eco-taxation? - Andrew Sancton (asancton@uwo.ca) - e Québec et

Redevances de développement (RD): Eco-taxation? Andrew Sancton (asancton@uwo.ca)e Québec et l’écofiscalité : État de la recherche et partage d’expériences « Le Québec et l’écofiscalité : État de la recherche et partage d’expériences » Montréal, le 1 novembre 2023 Le Québec et l’écofiscalité : État de la recherche et partage d’expériences mailto:asancton@uwo.ca Redevances de développement o In Engl. [...] And governments need to work together, rather than pulling in opposite directions Ontario o Has had RD since 1970s o Now has some of the highest in North America o RD on a new home in Vaughan (suburb north of Toronto) in 2022 was $135,000. [...] What I know mostly comes from Tremblay-Racicot and Prémont o Mario Polèse (INRS) claims absence of RD is one reason housing is cheaper in Québec than Ontario Mario Polèse Options Politiques Pour bien comprendre l’impact des redevances (ou, plutôt, l’impact de leur absence), retournons au Québec, où les service. [...] My research is about the origins and historic justifications of RD o Original idea of RD was to enable development when local taxpayers resisted n Developers told taxpayers they would not have to pay for costs of growth n This mainly occurred in small residential suburban municipalities in US that did not need or want growth o RD: too. [...] Can people afford to pay $100,000 in RD? The heart of the issue o Even if academics and environmentalists make the case for high RD rates for single-family homes, will voters and politicians accept it? o Support seems to be eroding in Ontario and British Columbia as housing affordability becomes so important (see Globe editorial) Conclusion (1) o RD with differential rates are certainly a potentia.