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Canadian Choices.
Independent research and practical tools for informed municipal decisions.
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Know the commitments.
Know the costs. Know your options.
The Council Audit Toolkit helps councillors and residents review municipal programs, funding agreements and emissions commitments. It gives councils a starting point to find out what’s voluntary, what’s required and what it costs.
Get the free toolkitThree practical areas of review
Programs & partnerships
Identify what previous councils signed up for and who has authority to review those commitments.
Grants & funding agreements
Check what conditions come with the funding and what costs the municipality is responsible for.
Emissions targets & costs
Review existing targets and what it costs to meet them.
Start where you are.
For residents
Share the toolkit and ask your council to review the commitments your municipality has already made.
Find the council email templateFor councillors
Use the toolkit’s audit requests to bring a review forward through your municipality’s established procedures.
Explore the toolkitIndependent research. Practical local action.
Founded by Maggie Hope Braun, KICLEI Canada publishes independent research and develops practical tools to help residents and councillors understand municipal commitments and take part in local decisions.
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