Working Together Toward Efficient, Effective Service Provision

An Intermunicipal Collaboration Framework (ICF) highlights and formalizes existing collaborative work between adjacent municipalities and provides a forum to work together. The primary goal of ICFs is ensuring neighbouring municipalities work together regarding service delivery and cost-sharing.

Municipalities that do not have a common boundary may be parties to a framework. Municipalities that are parties to a framework may invite an Indigenous nation or Metis settlement to participate in the delivery and funding of services to be provided under the framework. Each framework must:

• Describe the services that benefit residents in more than one of the municipalities
• Identify which municipality is responsible for providing these services
• Outline how the services will be delivered and funded
• Include a process for resolving disputes that occur while the framework is in effect