RTA · Municipal Government Act
Part 3 — Special Municipal Powers and Limits on Municipal Powers Division 1 Expropriation
14 Expropriation powers
organizations in which the municipality is a member or has
acquired shares:
(a) a society under the Societies Act;
(b) an association registered under Part 9 of the Companies Act;
(c) a corporation under the Business Corporations Act that is a
charity or operates for non-profit purposes;
(d) a controlled corporation as defined in section 75.1.
(2) If a council wants to acquire an estate or interest in land, inside
or outside the municipality
(a) for a purpose authorized by an enactment,
RSA 2000
Section 15 MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT ACT Chapter M-26
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(b) to carry out an area redeve lopment plan under Part 17,
whether undertaken by the municipality alone or in
conjunction with another person,
(c) to improve land owned by the municipality,
(d) for the purpose of selling the land as building sites,
(e) to enable an organization to carry out a development as
defined in Part 17 or a redevelopment, or
(f) for any other municipal purpose,
it may acquire the estate or interest in the land by expropriation
under the Expropriation Act.
(3) No council may expropriate an estate or interest in mines or
minerals.
(4) The expropriation of an estate or interest in land that is outside
the municipality is subject to section 72.
(5) When the council is of the opinion that the municipality can
obtain a more reasonable price or other advantage by acquiring the
whole or a larger portion of any parcel of land of which a part may
be expropriated by the municipality, the municipality may
expropriate the whole or the larger portion of the parcel.
RSA 2000 cM-26 s14;2016 c24 s7
May, 2026
name or number display, 58
non-conforming use (See land use
bylaws)
offences and penalties (See offences
and penalties)
planning and development (See
planning and development)
public utility connections, including
pipes, wires or things, 29
public utility installations over
multiple units, 40
stop-cock (See stop-cock)
stop order (See stop order)
burial sites
taxation, 362(1)(l)
buses. See transportation systems
business
business improvement areas (See
business improvement areas)
bylaw matters
appeal procedures, 8(1)(d)
conditions for licence renewal,
8(1)(c)(v)
division into classes, 8(1)(b)
duration and suspension of
licences, 8(1)(c)(vi)
intermunicipal business licenses,
8(2)-(3)
licences, permits or approvals for
non-residents, 8(1)(c)(ii)
prohibited activities until licence
granted, 8(1)(c)(iii)
taxi or limousine fares, 8(1)(c.1)
terms and conditions until licence
granted, 8(1)(c)(iv)
definition of business, 1(1)(a),
326(2)
licences, penalty for operating
without, 557(a), 564
loading (See loading and unloading
facilities)
parking (See parking)
supplementary business taxes (See
supplementary business tax)
tax assessments (See business tax
assessments)
taxes (See business taxes)
tax exemptions (See business tax
exemptions)
Business Corporations Act
authorized municipal investments,
250(2)(e), 250(3)
definitions for conflict of interest of
councillors, 169(a)
non-profit or charity corporation
defined as organization,
14(1)(c)
business improvement areas, 50-53
approved budget defined, 52(1)
board, 51-52
budget estimates for business
improvement area tax,
243(2)(c)
bylaws, 50-51, 53
definition of business improvement
area tax, 1(1)(aa)(iii)
notices, 53(e.1)
purposes, 50
business or shopping area, 50(c)
improving property, 50(a)
public parking, 50(b)
regulations, 53, 381
business tax assessments
assessment method
floor space, 374(1)(b)(iii)
gross annual rental value,
374(1)(b)(i)
net annual rental value,
374(1)(b)(i.1)
percentage of other assessment,
374(1)(b)(iv)
storage capacity, 374(1)(b)(ii)
assessment not required, 374.1
basis for tax
assessment methods, 374(1)
classes, 374(2)
contents, 374
exemptions for classes, 374(2)(b)
instalment payments, 374(2)(c)
proration procedure, 374(1)(d)
rebate procedure, 374(1)(d)
business taxes, 371-380
actions, right to continue
proceedings, 478