Alberta Capital Finance Authority
Guide to Long-Term Borrowing


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INDEX

Borrowing Procedures
Capital Project Financing
Section 257, the Municipal Government Act
Section 258, the Municipal Government Act
Section 262, the Municipal Government Act
Section 263, the Municipal Government Act
Debt Guidelines
By-law Amendment Notes

APPENDICES

Appendix A Application form to Sell Debentures to ACFA (Municipal)
Appendix B
(no longer available
in html format).
The following borrowing by-law formats may be used for by-laws passed after January 1, 2004 related to the new ACFA Lending Policy.  We have included a "sample" by-law as well as a "clean" by-law for each by-law format listed.  These are in MS Word format and will open in a separate window.

For your information below is a Ministerial Order exempting amending by-laws that changed the repayment terms from annual to semi-annual payments adopted prior to December 31, 2003, from the advertising requirements in the Municipal Government Act.

Appendix C
Interactive Program
Debt Limit Worksheet
Note: this is an interactive program, added June 13, 2001.  If you would rather access the html or Word version of Appendix C - Debt Limit Worksheet for printing, click here.
Appendix D Public Notice to Owners (Sections 251 and 263, Municipal Government Act)
Appendix E Declaration Form Re: Publication of Notice of Proposed By-law (Section 251, Municipal Government Act)
Appendix F Declaration Form Re: Sufficient Petition (Section 393(2), Municipal Government Act)
Appendix G Notice - Intention to Construct a Local Improvement (Section 393(1), Municipal Government Act)
Appendix H Declaration Form Re: Notice of Intention to Construct Local Improvement (Section 396(1), Municipal Government Act)
Appendix I Alberta Capital Finance Authority Resolution No. 223 relating to the Terms and Conditions (Prepayment Policy, Section 9) for Lending Money
Appendix J Application to Prepay a Loan
Appendix K
Interactive Program
Loan Calculator
Note: this is an interactive program, added June 13, 2001.
Appendix L Application form to Sell Debentures to ACFA (Universities/Colleges/Technical Institutes)
Appendix M Application form to Sell Debentures to ACFA (School Boards)

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