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Market-based tools for sustainable water and wastewater management

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Justin Leroux, Ecofiscal Commissioner and professor at HEC Montréal, and Carl Yates, General Manager at Halifax Water, host a 2-hour webinar discussing practical options for designing and implementing user fees for water and wastewater. This module explores specific case studies, illustrating the environmental, fiscal and asset management benefits of well-designed user fees. Following the webinar, participants will be asked to complete an online case study with questions.

Instructors

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JUSTIN LEROUX

Associate Professor, Department of Applied Economics, HEC Montréal

Justin Leroux is an Associate Professor at the Department of Applied Economics of HEC Montréal. He is also a member of the Center for Interuniversity Research and Analysis of Organizations (CIRANO) and the Centre de Recherche en Éthique (CRÉ).

Prof. Leroux holds an M.A. and a Ph.D. in Economics from Rice University, as well as an M.A. in Mathematics applied to Economics from the Sorbonne University in Paris. He is also laureate of the Nationwide French competition for tenured professorship in Economics. Prof. Leroux also holds an engineering degree from the National Superior School for Advanced Technologies (ENSTA), Paris, France.

His research interests focus on fair division and cost sharing, specifically of public services and in environmental issues. Prof. Leroux is also involved in consulting for private firms and governments for which he made contributions regarding the optimal pricing of call center services, road networks and water services.

Prof. Leroux is also the recipient of several research grants from different organizations including Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), the Quebec Research Fund for Society and Culture (FQRSC) and the French National Research Agency (ANR).

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CARL YATES

General Manager, Halifax Water

Carl Yates has extensive experience in the water utility profession having served as Project Engineer, Chief Engineer and General Manager of the Halifax Water Commission from 1988 to 1996. In 1996, he was appointed General Manager of the Halifax Regional Water Commission which assumed a regional mandate after the municipal amalgamation of the greater Halifax area in 1996.

In 2007, Mr. Yates oversaw the formation of the first regulated water, wastewater and stormwater utility in Canada with the transfer of wastewater and stormwater assets from Halifax Municipality. Halifax Water is a body corporate municipal utility, generating approximately 140 million dollars in annual revenue with assets of over $2 Billion.

Mr. Yates is Past Chair of the Focus Area Council of the Water Research Foundation, Vice Chair of the Canadian Water Network, and a member of the Board of Directors of Special Olympics Nova Scotia.

Discuss practical options for designing and implementing user fees for water and wastewater.

Instructors

Member

JUSTIN LEROUX

Associate Professor, Department of Applied Economics, HEC Montréal

Member

CARL YATES

General Manager, Halifax Water

197 spots available

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Earn a certificate in market-based tools for sustainable development!

This online professional development course, offered with support from The McConnell Foundation, will draw from Canada’s Ecofiscal Commission’s reports on congestion pricing, water and wastewater user fees and a forthcoming report on solid waste pricing. It also follows on our successful course offered at the federal and provincial levels, “Designing market-based instruments for the environment”.

We have designed the course with the needs and challenges of municipal employees in mind. To avoid travel approvals and keep it affordable, participants will be able to complete the course online. It is divided into five live and interactive webinars, combined with online case studies and exercises. The webinars will also be recorded to allow for even greater flexibility.

Comments from previous Ecofiscal courses

“Kudos to presenters: passionate, engaging, and knowledgeable”

“Very useful and unique course that fills a training gap in the available courses”

“I think this is a course that would also benefit Municipal governments”

“Very good quality/price ratios! The quality of the instruction is amazing. I will continue following the work of the Ecofiscal Commission.”

Course instructors include leading Canadian experts on market-based tools, combined with current and former municipal practitioners. The dynamic teaching styles of Ecofiscal Commission chair Chris Ragan and other Ecofiscal Commissioners such as Nancy Olewiler have received strong praise from participants in previous courses.

The course is broken out into five different modules, with each module including a 2-hour live and interactive webinar lecture and discussion as well as an online case study or exercise. You can mix and match the different modules, but module 1 is mandatory as it is foundational. Sign up for all five webinars to receive a discount and a certificate!

  • All five modules: $300
  • Module 1: Making the case for municipal market-based tools – $70 (Oct. 1st 11:00am to 1:00pm EST)
  • Module 2: Market-based tools for sustainable water and wastewater management – $70
  • Module 3: Market-based tools for reducing traffic congestion – $70
  • Module 4: Market-based tools for sustainable solid waste management – $70
  • Module 5: Getting to yes: securing political and public support for market-based tools – $70

Live webinar participation is limited to 25 people. Register today to guarantee your spot!

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    This online professional development course, offered with support from The McConnell Foundation, draws from Canada’s Ecofiscal Commission’s reports on congestion pricing, water and wastewater user fees and solid waste pricing. It also follows on our successful course offered at the federal and provincial levels, “Designing market-based instruments for the environment”. Includes all five course modules for $200:

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    • Nancy Olewiler, Professor, School of Public Policy, Simon Fraser University
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    Module 3: Market-based tools for sustainable water and wastewater management

    • Justin Leroux,Associate Professor, Department of Applied Economics, HEC Montréal
    • Carl Yates, General Manager, Halifax Water

    Module 4: Market-based tools for sustainable solid waste management

    • Lindsay Tedds, Associate Professor & Scientific Director, Fiscal and Economic Policy, School of Public Policy, University of Calgary
    • Andrew Duffield, Director of Sustainable Development, City of Beaconsfield

    Module 5: Securing political and public support for market-based tools

    • Moderator – Dale Beugin, Executive Director, Canada’s Ecofiscal Commission
    • Panellists:
      • Mike Buda, Executive Director, Mayors’ Council on Regional Transportation, Vancouver
      • Josie Osborne, Mayor, Tofino
      • Joe Pennachetti, Senior Fellow, University of Toronto and former City Manager, Toronto
      • Enid Slack, Director of the Institute on Municipal Finance and Governance, University of Toronto

    Students who participate in all Module webinars and complete all related quizzes and case studies will receive a certificate.

    SIGN UP FOR THE COMPLETE COURSE

    Get $50 off when you sign up for all 5 modules.

    With this option you can cover all the municipal topics and tools.

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    Mini-cours en français
    Instruments économiques municipaux pour le développement durable

    Courses Included

    La Commission de l’écofiscalité du Canada propose un séminaire de deux heures (à la demande) sur les instruments municipaux de développement durable fondés sur la tarification. Justin Leroux, membre de la Commission et professeur agrégé au département d’économie appliquée de HEC Montréal, y décrit plusieurs des outils dont disposent les municipalités et donnera des exemples où ces instruments ont permis d’améliorer la viabilité financière et environnementale. Le cours complet fait aussi l’objet d’une série de vidéos synthèses destinées au public francophone.

    Formateur

    Member

    JUSTIN LEROUX

    Professeur agrégé au département d’économie appliquée d’HEC Montréal

    Justin Leroux est professeur agrégé au département d’économie appliquée d’HEC Montréal. Il est également Fellow du Centre interuniversitaire de recherche en analyse des organisations (CIRANO) et membre régulier du Centre de recherche en éthique (CRÉ).

    Il détient un Ph.D. en économie de Rice University, une M.Sc. en mathématiques appliquées de l’Université de la Sorbonne, et un diplôme d’ingénieur de l’École Nationale Supérieure de Techniques Avancées (ENSTA). Il a été lauréat du concours national d’agrégation des universités en France.

    Ses intérêts de recherche concernent les questions de justice distributive et de partage de coûts, ainsi que leurs applications à l’élaboration de règles de tarification des services publics et de politiques environnementales. Il est régulièrement appelé à conseiller des firmes privées et des organismes publics sur la tarification de leurs services.

    Il est le récipiendaire de plusieurs allocations de recherche provenant de différents organismes, comme le SSHRC (Canada), le FQRSC (Québec), le FNS (Suisse) et l’ANR (France).

    Découvrez les instruments reposant sur les mécanismes du marché, comme les redevances d’utilisation, qui aident les municipalités à relever leurs défis.

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    JUSTIN LEROUX

    Professeur agrégé au département d’économie appliquée d’HEC Montréal

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    Module 1
    Making the case for municipal market-based tools

    Courses Included

    Chris Ragan, Chair of Canada’s Ecofiscal Commission and Director of the Max Bell School of Public Policy at the University of McGill, will host a 2-hour webinar discussing how market-based tools such as user fees can help municipalities address their challenges. This module provides participants with a framework for analysing market-based tools and identify design features that can help achieve desired outcomes and mitigate concerns. A brief online quiz completed after the webinar will allow participants to master and retain important concepts.

    Instructor

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    CHRIS RAGAN

    Chair, Canada’s Ecofiscal Commission

    Director, Max Bell School of Public Policy
    Department of Economics, McGill University

    Formerly

    Clifford Clark Visiting Economist, Finance Canada
    Special Advisor to the Governor, Bank of Canada

    Christopher Ragan is the inaugural Director of McGill University’s Max Bell School of Public Policy and is an Associate Professor in McGill’s Department of Economics. He is the Chair of Canada’s Ecofiscal Commission, which launched in November 2014 with a 5-year horizon to identify policy options to improve environmental and economic performance in Canada. He is also a member of the federal finance minister’s Advisory Council on Economic Growth, which began in early 2016.

    Chris Ragan is a Research Fellow at the C.D. Howe Institute, from 2010-13 he held the Institute’s David Dodge Chair in Monetary Policy, and for many years was a member of its Monetary Policy Council. In 2009-10, he was the Clifford Clark Visiting Economist at Finance Canada; in 2004-05 he served as Special Advisor to the Governor of theDr Bank of Canada. In 2010-12 he was the President of the Ottawa Economics Association.

    Ragan’s published research focuses mostly on the conduct of macroeconomic policy. His 2004 book, co-edited with William Watson, is called Is the Debt War Over? In 2007 he published A Canadian Priorities Agenda, co-edited with Jeremy Leonard and France St-Hilaire from the Institute for Research on Public Policy. The Ecofiscal Commission’s The Way Forward (2015) was awarded the prestigious Doug Purvis Memorial Prize for the best work in Canadian economic policy.

    Chris Ragan is an enthusiastic teacher and public communicator. In 2007 Ragan was awarded the Noel Fieldhouse teaching prize at McGill. He is the author of Economics (formerly co-authored with Richard Lipsey), which after fifteen editions is still the most widely used introductory economics textbook in Canada. Ragan also writes frequent columns for newspapers, most often in The Globe and Mail. He teaches in several MBA and Executive MBA programs, including at McGill, EDHEC in France, and in special courses offered by McKinsey & Company. He gives dozens of public speeches every year.

    Ragan received his B.A. (Honours) in economics in 1984 from the University of Victoria and his M.A. in economics from Queen’s University in 1985. He then moved to Cambridge, Massachusetts where he completed his Ph.D. in economics at M.I.T. in 1989. See his personal McGill website for downloads of his published research as well as his newspaper columns: https://mcgill.ca/economics/christopher-t-s-ragan

    Learn how market-based tools such as user fees can help municipalities address their challenges.

    Instructor

    Member

    CHRIS RAGAN

    Chair, Canada’s Ecofiscal Commission

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