When developers don’t cover the cost of the infrastructure required for new development, municipal Councils have two choices for where to make up the difference: Spend less on services, thereby reducing service levels across the board, or spend the same on services by charging more through other revenue streams: Taxes and fees.

For those that think municipalities’ main financial accountability should be to the people who pay for municipal services, the absorption of administrative capacity to report on provincial programs is alarming.

Here’s how the 350 provincial reports required per year break down by requisitioning Ministry and program.