Municipal Potash Tax Sharing

Municipal Potash Tax Sharing is a redistribution of municipal property taxes on potash mines with eligible rural and urban municipalities within a 20 mile radius of a potash mine's shaft and head frame.  The program was established in 1968 in accordance with The Municipal Tax Sharing (Potash) Act and General Regulations under The Municipal Tax Sharing (Potash) Act in recognition of the fact that potash mines have impacts on municipalities surrounding the mine, and not just the rural municipality in which the mine is located.  The Act and Regulations outline the principles governing the municipal potash tax sharing program.  Section 3 of the Act provides authority for the establishment of a Municipal Potash Tax Sharing Administration Board (Board) to administer the program.