The Toronto Office Coalition

STUDIES AND REPORTS

The Toronto Office Coalition has commissioned a number of studies prepared by independent experts that outline the current tax inequities and recommend viable options to correct these inequities.

Property Tax Incentives and Economic Development: A Review of the Implications for Toronto
September 9, 2008
Prepared by Enid Slack, PhD, this report reviews the use of property tax incentives in other cities and what impact they may have on Toronto’s economic development and business competitiveness.
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A LEVEL PLAYING FIELD BY 2009: ACHIEVING PROPERTY TAX PARITY FOR TORONTO BUSINESSES
January 31, 2006
Prepared by Peter Tomlinson, PhD, this study examines various options to rectify business tax inequities and improve Toronto’s business competitiveness.
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BUSINESS COMPETITIVENESS IN THE GTA: WHY TORONTO IS LOSING GROUND
June 15, 2005
Prepared by the Canadian Urban Institute and Harris Consulting Inc, this study analyzes the impact that current tax inequities between Toronto and the surrounding 905 region are having on the city and the province.
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ABOUT US

BACKGROUND

MEMBERS

NEWS AND EVENTS

The Toronto Office Coalition represents the interests of property owners and tenants of office buildings who occupy approximately 55 million square feet of office space (35 per cent of the leaseable commercial space in the Greater Toronto Area) and employ some 250,000 people, the majority in the downtown core.