Les statuts particuliers des grandes villes au Canada : promesses et limites
The special status of Canada’s major cities: promises and limitations
Author(s): Eric Champagne, Charles‑Étienne BeaudrySubject(s): Social Sciences, Public Administration, Public Law, Sociology, Government/Political systems, Rural and urban sociology
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: local autonomy; intergovernmental relations; decentralization; legal framework; local and regional authorities; municipalities; provinces; Canada
Summary/Abstract: In 2006 and 2016, Canada’s two largest cities, Toronto and Montreal, have received a special status in their respective provinces (Ontario and Quebec). This paper proposes to analyze and compare the legislative and administrative frameworks behind these new statutes (City of Toronto Act, 2006 and the Bill to increase the autonomy and powers of the City of Montreal, a metropolis of Quebec with an intergovernmental agreement called RéflexeMontréal). The paper analyzes the legal framework of metropolitan construction in order to understand the possibilities and the limits of the new powers acquired under these new statutes. The article concludes that these new statutes allow to reorganize relations between municipal and provincial governments differently but not necessarily significantly. The article also reveals how these differences have their origins in the English and French legal traditions.
Journal: Górnośląskie Studia Socjologiczne. Seria Nowa
- Issue Year: 9/2018
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 256-271
- Page Count: 16
- Language: French