Community Operations
The Gas Tax Agreement
The signing of the Canada-Northwest Territories Agreement on the Transfer of Federal Gas Tax Revenues, under the New Deal for Cities and Communities 2005-2015, was officially witnessed by Yellowknife Mayor Gordon Van Tighem, the president of the Northwest Territories Association of Communities on November 10, 2005. NWT communities received Gas Tax funding over the initial five-year period with a commitment for a further five years. Gas Tax funding is intended to be used for environmentally sustainable municipal infrastructure as well as strengthening the ability of a community government to effectively manage their infrastructure. Read more
- Signed Gas Tax Agreement 15.3 MB
- Gas Tax Allocation Table
- Gas Tax Backgrounder
- Federal Gas Tax Announcement
- Joint Gas Tax Extension to 2014 Announcement
What types of projects are eligible?
Projects Communities Have Undertaken
What are the reporting requirements?
In order to ensure your community continues to receive Gas Tax funding on schedule, your community government must:
- Complete and submit the Community Expenditure Report (CER) on a quarterly basis to MACA; and
- Submit yearly Audited Financial Statements (AFS) to MACA.
The information contained in the CER and AFS will be used to monitor the use of the funding, ensuring that the principles of the agreement are being fulfilled by way of this direct source of funding from the Federal Government. Failure to provide either the CER or AFS, or if problems are found with either, may result in funding being delayed to your community.
Who can I contact for more information?
For more information about the Gas Tax Agreement, contact your MACA Regional Office, or James Tolley, Gas Tax and Financial Policy Analyst at Community Operations (867) 920-8725.