At a time when municipal employees are stepping up their pressure tactics against Bill 3 on pension plans, the HEC Montréal Centre for Productivity and Prosperity (CPP) has just released its annual Quebec Municipalities Rankings. “Still with the goal of offering all Quebeckers a tool that tells them how much the services provided by their municipality cost, this second edition of the rankings contains a series of new indicators looking at the wages and pension plans of municipal employees. This will not only allow Quebeckers to compare the costs of the different municipal services, but also give them a better understanding of the current debate,” says Robert Gagné, Director of the CPP.

To read more :  2014 Quebec Municipalities Rankings, Centre for Productivity and Prosperity, HEC Montréal, October 2014.

2014 Quebec Municipalities Rankings – Methodology, Centre for Productivity and Prosperity, HEC Montréal, October 2014 (Available in French only)