The Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM, Fédération canadienne des municipalités) is an advocacy group representing over 2000 Canadian municipalities. It is an organization with no formal power but significant ability to influence debate and policy, as it is a main national lobby group of mayors, councillors and other elected municipal officials. It negotiates with the Government of Canada's departments and agencies on behalf of municipalities, and provides fund administration services for the Government of Canada's departments and agencies.
History In 1901, the Union of Canadian Municipalities was formed to represent the interests of municipal governments. Another association, the Dominion Conference of Mayors was established in 1935. In 1937, these two associations were amalgamated into the Canadian Federation of Mayors and Municipalities which in 1976 would be renamed the Federation of Canadian Municipalities.
FCM was instrumental in negotiating the federal government's 2005 "New Deal for Cities" programme,G+M oped by Jack Diamond: "New deal for cities critical", 3 Dec 2003 under which Canadian federal gasoline taxes are remitted to municipalities. see also Department of Finance archives "A New Deal for Canada's Communities"
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Infrastructure Flow-through for $2 billion of federal funds to municipalities from a Gas Tax Fund. Worked to address municipal infrastructure deficit. Changes in federal policy are not attributable to any specific group or campaign. "In the 2009 budget, the federal government committed more than $12 billion over two years in new and accelerated infrastructure funding to municipal priorities."
Environment Flow-through for federal funds to support municipal initiatives that improve air, water and soil quality, and protect the climate through the Green Municipal Fund's below-market loans, grants, education and training. This programme was established by the Chrétien government in 2001 with $100 million "to stimulate investment in innovative municipal infrastructure", and "to support municipal government action to cut pollution, reduce greenhouse gases and improve quality of life".
International development Flow-through for federal aid for development cooperation in more than 40 countries across Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Latin America and the Caribbean since 1987.
List of presidents No. Year Name Office Community Province 1 1937 Mayor Halifax Nova Scotia 2 1938 Mayor Ottawa Ontario 3 1943 Mayor Montreal Quebec 4 1944 Mayor Toronto Ontario 5 1945 Mayor Toronto Ontario 6 1945 Mayor Vancouver British Columbia 7 1946 Mayor Winnipeg Manitoba 8 1947 Mayor Fredericton New Brunswick 9 1948 Mayor Quebec City Quebec 10 1949 Mayor Saint Boniface Manitoba 11 1950 Mayor Granby Quebec 12 1951 Mayor Victoria British Columbia 13 1951 Alderman Victoria British Columbia 14 1952 Mayor Springhill Nova Scotia 15 1952 Councillor Montreal Quebec 16 1953 Mayor Calgary Alberta 17 1955 Mayor Charlottetown Prince Edward Island 18 1956 Mayor Edmonton Alberta 19 1957 Mayor Hamilton Ontario 20 1958 Mayor St. John's Newfoundland and Labrador 21 1959 Mayor Arnprior Ontario 22 1960 Mayor Saskatoon Saskatchewan 23 1961 Mayor Victoria British Columbia 24(1 of 2) 1961 Mayor West Kildonan Manitoba 25 1962 Mayor Trois-Rivières Quebec 26 1963 Mayor Dartmouth Nova Scotia 27 1963 Mayor New Westminster British Columbia 24(2 of 2) 1963 Mayor West Kildonan Manitoba 28 1964 Mayor Halifax Nova Scotia 29 1965 Mayor Hamilton Ontario 30 1966 Mayor Vancouver British Columbia 31 1966 Mayor Mount Royal Quebec 32 1967 Mayor Edmonton Alberta 33 1968 Mayor Scarborough Ontario 34 1969 Mayor Halifax Nova Scotia 35 1970 Mayor Edmonton Alberta 36 1971 Mayor Hull Quebec 37 1972 Mayor Fredericton New Brunswick 38 1973 Councillor Winnipeg Manitoba 39 1974 Chairman Ontario 40 1975 Mayor Glace Bay Nova Scotia 41 1976 Mayor Vancouver British Columbia 42 1978 Mayor Granby Quebec 43 1979 Mayor Edmonton Alberta 44 1980 Mayor Etobicoke Ontario 45 1981 Mayor Dartmouth Nova Scotia 46 1982 Mayor Quebec City Quebec 47 1983 Mayor Carlyle Saskatchewan 48 1984 Alderman Burnaby British Columbia 49 1985 Alderman Halifax Nova Scotia 50 1986 Councillor Toronto Ontario 51 1987 Mayor Anjou Quebec 52 1988 Mayor Spruce Grove Alberta 53 1989 Mayor Abbotsford British Columbia 54 1990 Councillor St. John's Newfoundland and Labrador 55 1991 Councillor Markham Ontario 56 1992 Mayor Sillery Quebec 57 1993 Mayor Edmonton Alberta 58 1994 Mayor Lunenburg Nova Scotia 59 1995 Mayor Chilliwack British Columbia 60 1996 Councillor Richmond Hill Ontario 61 1997 Deputy Mayor Winnipeg Manitoba 61 1998 Deputy Mayor Quebec City Quebec 62 1999 Deputy Mayor Marystown Newfoundland and Labrador 63 2000 Councillor Kitimat British Columbia 64 2001 Councillor Toronto Ontario 65 2002 Alderman Calgary Alberta 66 2003 Mayor Gatineau Quebec 67 2004 Mayor New Glasgow Nova Scotia 68 2005 Mayor Duncan British Columbia 69 2005 Councillor Guelph Ontario 70 2006 Councillor Winnipeg Manitoba 71 2008 Mayor Sherbrooke Quebec 72 2009 Mayor Summerside Prince Edward Island 73 2010 Director Central Kootenay British Columbia 74 2011 Councillor Kitchener Ontario 75 2012 Councillor Edmonton Alberta 76 2013 Mayor Lachine Quebec 77 2014 Mayor Fredericton New Brunswick 78 2015 Councillor Vancouver British Columbia 79 2016 Regional Councillor Halton Hills Ontario 80 2017 Councillor Winnipeg Manitoba 81 2018 Mayor Magog Quebec822019Bill KarstenCouncillorHalifaxNova Scotia832020Garth FrizzellCouncillorPrince GeorgeBritish Columbia842021Joanne VanderheydenMayorStrathroy-CaradocOntario852022Taneen RudykCouncillorVegrevilleAlberta862023Scott PearceMayorGoreQuebec872024CouncillorVancouverBritish Columbia
See also List of local government organizations
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