Transcript Diapositive 1

National Forum on Economic Growth
of the Big Cities in Canada
Montréal, June 9-10-11, 2004
Context
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In the context of globalization, a nation’s wealth is mainly created in its
big cities.
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To reach their full economic potential, cities must invest massively in
their competitiveness and attractiveness and enjoy a fair return on
their investments.
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To reinvest in the future, cities must obtain their fair share of the
new growth
We Need to Close the Gap of our GDP per capita
26 Major North American Metropolitan Areas
Rank
1
2
3
4
5
…
21
22
23
24
25
26
Metro GDP. per capita ($US)
Boston
San Francisco
Seattle
New York
Dallas
…
St. Louis
Tampa-St-Petersburg
Toronto
Miami
Vancouver
Montreal
Source: Montreal Metropolitan Community
73 470
64 836
50 241
48 562
46 584
…
35 318
35 198
33 581
32 695
28 545
26 629
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Cities are a major players in closing the gap
of our living standard
« It is becoming overwhelmingly apparent that the long
term performance of the Canadian economy and
Canadian living standards will hinge on the
fortunes of our cities. »
TD Economics, April 2002
The Business Approach : Sharing New Wealth
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Let’s stop asking and let’s start proposing a new partnership with
both levels of government.
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Revenue sharing agreements would encourage cities to keep
improving the attractiveness of their living environments and thus
contribute to stimulating even more growth and wealth.
The Forum
Two questions
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How can cities become more competitive?
(how to create new wealth)
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How can we implement competitive tax policies in cities?
(how to share this new wealth)
Objectives
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Establish a new partnership between big cities and higher levels of
governments, to :
• accelerate growth and increase citizens’ prosperity
• allow municipalities to better plan their development, by
decentralizing and diversifying sources of revenue
Proposed Methodology
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22 profiles of the competitiveness of cities in Canada
• Assessment (strengths & opportunities and weaknesses & threats)
• Main economic development strategies (clusters, international
promotion, foreign direct investment)
• Investment needs (social housing, facilities and infrastructure, public
transit, environment, urban planning, etc.)
• Growth objectives of the big city
(scenarios of metropolitan GDP, jobs and other performance
indicators)
The MMC will provide the BC22 with a template.
Deliverables to improve our competitiveness
• 22 city profiles
• National Summary on the competitiveness of cities
• Short term and Long term action plan
• BC22 declaration
• A first draft of the deliverables will be discuss at a working session of the
BCMC in Edmonton
Proposed Formula *
Wednesday
• Launch of the Forum
Thursday
• A.M.: Working session to reach a consensus on competitiveness
challenges for Canadian big cities (summary)
• P.M.: Working session to reach a consensus on the action plan
Friday
• BC22 declaration
• Press conference
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To develop a new partnership civil society and government representatives will be invited to the meetings
Organization Chart
Big City Mayors Caucus
Pat Fiacco, Mayor of Regina, Chair of the FCM-BCMC
Organizing Committee
National Co-ordinating
Committee
David Cohen, FCM
Sylvie Cossette, MMC
22 technical representatives
of the BCMC
Gérald Tremblay, Mayor of Montréal, Chair of the MMC
Yves Ducharme, Mayor of Gatineau, Chair of the FCM
Pat Fiacco, Mayor of Regina, Chair of the FCM-BCMC
Coordinator
LCP Committee
Massimo Iezzoni, Director General, MMC
James Knight CEO, FCM
Logistics, Line Rioux, MMC
Communications, Protocol
Head: Cities + FCM
Civil Society
Advisory Committee
Head: Benoit Labonté,
Chair, BTMM
Content Committee
Action Plan Committee
Competitiveness
Head: Yves Charette, MMC
Head: Stéphane Pineault, MMC
Deliverables:
- Analysis grid
- Profile of the competitiveness
of Canada’s city-regions
- Summary
Deliverables
- Action plan to enhance the competitiveness
of Canadian city-regions
- BC22 Declaration
FCM-BCMC
1.
Mississauga,
Her Worship Mayor Hazel McCallion
2. Ottawa,
His Worship Mayor Bob Chiarelli
3. Windsor,
His Worship Mayor Eddie Francis
4. Toronto,
His Worship Mayor David Miller
5. Gatineau, Mayor Yves Ducharme
6. Montréal, Mayor Gérald Tremblay
7. Laval, Mayor Gilles Vaillancourt
8. Québec, Mayor Jean-Paul L’Allier
9. Longueuil, Mayor Jacques Olivier
10. Halifax,
His Worship Mayor Peter J. Kelly
11. St. John's,
His Worship Mayor Andy Wells
12. Vancouver,
His Worship Mayor Larry Campbell
13. Surrey,
His Worship Mayor Doug W. McCallum
14. Calgary,
His Worship Mayor David Bronconnier
15. Edmonton,
His Worship Mayor Bill Smith
16. Regina,
His Worship Mayor Pat Fiacco
17. Saskatoon, His Worship Mayor Don Atchison
18. Winnipeg, His Worship Mayor Glen Murray
19. Brampton, Her Worship Mayor Susan Fennell
20. Hamilton, His Worship Mayor Larry Di Ianni
21. Kitchener, His Worship Mayor Carl Zehr
22. London,
Her Worship Mayor Anne Marie DeCicco
BC22
Population for the BC22 in 2001
City
CMA and CA (province)
Population
City/CMA
CMA/province
CMA/Canada
Vancouver
Surrey
Vancouver (B.C.)
Vancouver (B.C.)
545 671
347 825
27,5%
17,5%
50,8%
50,8%
6,62%
6,62%
Calgary
Edmonton
Calgary (Alta.)
Edmonton (Alta.)
878 866
666 104
92,4%
71,0%
32,0%
31,5%
3,17%
3,13%
Regina
Saskatoon
Regina (Sask.)
Saskatoon (Sask.)
178 225
196 811
92,4%
87,1%
19,7%
23,1%
0,64%
0,75%
Winnipeg
Winnipeg (Man.)
619 544
92,3%
60,0%
2,24%
Brampton
Mississauga
Toronto
Hamilton
Kitchener
London
Ottawa
Windsor
Toronto (Ont.)
Toronto (Ont.)
Toronto (Ont.)
Hamilton (Ont.)
Kitchener (Ont.)
London (Ont.)
Ottawa-Gatineau (Ont.)
Windsor (Ont.)
325
612
2 481
490
190
336
774
208
428
925
494
268
399
539
072
402
6,9%
13,1%
53,0%
74,0%
46,0%
77,8%
96,0%¹
67,7%
41,0%
41,0%
41,0%
5,8%
3,6%
3,8%
7,1%¹
2,7%
15,61%
15,61%
15,61%
2,21%
1,38%
1,44%
3,54%
1,03%
Gatineau
Montréal
Laval
Longueuil
Québec
Ottawa-Gatineau (Que.)
Montréal (Que.)
Montréal (Que.)
Montréal (Que.)
Québec (Que.)
226
1 812
343
371
507
696
723
005
934
986
88,0%²
52,9%
10,0%
10,9%
74,4%
3,6%²
47,3%
47,3%
47,3%
9,4%
3,54%
11,42%
11,42%
11,42%
2,28%
Halifax
Halifax (N.S.)
359 111
100,0%
39,6%
1,20%
St. John's
St. John's (Nfld.Lab.)
99 182
57,4%
33,7%
0,58%
Caucus Total
Canada
12 573 210
30 007 094
1. Share of the Ottawa-Gatineau CMA which is in Ontario.
2. Share of the Ottawa-Gatineau CMA which is in Quebec.
Source: Statistics Canada, 2001 Census
57,22%