Municipal & Public Sector Law

Brownlee LLP has developed the largest Municipal Law team in Western Canada to serve its many provincial and municipal clients and related entities, such as regional utility authorities and seniors housing authorities.

Due to the volume of the work the firm performs and the number of lawyers practicing municipal law, municipal clients regularly seek Brownlee’s help to arrange, among other things:

municipal borrowing
municipal lending, grant programs and grant agreements
purchases and sales of assets and personal property
software and intellectual property licensing
independent contractor and service agreements
service/supply agreements
operating agreements
management agreements
public-private partnerships (P3s)

Brownlee has developed expertise in all major municipal law practice areas, including:

safety codes
employment and labour assessment
property tax assessment
linear property assessment
environmental enforcement

We enjoy strong working relationships with many municipally related organizations such as:

Alberta Assessor’s Association
Alberta Rural Municipal Administrators Association
Local Government Administrators Association
Society of Local Government Managers of Alberta
Alberta Development Officers Association
Alberta Association, Canadian Institute of Planners
Alberta Expropriation Association
Federation of Canadian Municipalities

DRAFTING BYLAWS
We commonly draft, review, revise, comment upon, and assist in the administration of municipal law including:

utility bylaws
road and transportation bylaws
nuisance, animal and pet bylaws
off-site levy bylaws
special tax bylaws
local improvement tax bylaws
borrowing and lending bylaws
road closure bylaws
any and all other bylaws contemplated or possible under the provisions of the Municipal Government Act and its regulations.