Intermunicipal Collaboration Framework

As part of the updated Municipal Government Act (MGA), Intermunicipal Collaboration Frameworks (ICFs) are required for municipalities that share a border.

An ICF is a tool to facilitate cooperation between neighbouring municipalities to ensure municipal services are provided to residents efficiently and cost effectively. The City of Grande Prairie only shares a border with the County of Grande Prairie and therefore only completes an ICF with one municipality. The County shares a border with multiple towns, counties and districts and is required to complete an ICF with all of them.

Recreation and Cost Sharing Agreement

In alignment with ICF legislation, this agreement showcases the shared responsibility between the City and County to ensure residents have access to vital services and amenities. Recognizing that residents from both municipalities use facilities and programs across the region, the City and County have worked together to determine fair and equitable funding for these services.

The Recreation and Cost Sharing Agreement lays out the recognition that the County and the City each provide and support various services accessible to residents residing in both municipalities. In balancing out the cost of these services provided by the City and those provided by the County, the agreement notes compensation of $1.5 million dollars for four years from the County to the City. These payments are retroactive to April 1, 2021.

Through collaborative discussion, the City of Grande Prairie has successfully completed all required ICFs and the report can be viewed below.