Montreal ready to revisit 'compensation' tax on shelters if groups ask
The city is one of the few Quebec municipalities charging a compensation tax to non-profit building owners who have a provincial exemption from paying municipal taxes.
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The city is one of the few Quebec municipalities charging a compensation tax to non-profit building owners who have a provincial exemption from paying municipal taxes.
Due to the creation of an underground public transit station, the construction of Place Oscar Peterson has been delayed.
A new study suggests most bus stops, Metro and train stations in the Montreal region are hard to access for people with low incomes and for those with reduced mobility.
The opposition at city hall and unions representing municipal workers call the ban illogical and contrary to efforts to help the environment.
The non-profit Vietnamese Cultural Center of Canada was the only bidder, but would need time to raise money to restore the building.