Municipal Type Service Agreements

A Municipal Type Service Agreement (MTSA) is an agreement between two communities, or a community and service provide for the provision of municipal type services (e.g. water, sanitary sewer, fire protection, solid waste collection, 9-1-1/NG 9-1-1 emergency communication, etc.). 

 

The purpose of the Municipal Type Service Agreements: A Guide and Toolkit for First Nations Considering Municipal Service Agreements (Guide and Toolkit) is to support First Nation communities in British Columbia that are developing or re-negotiating Municipal Type Service Agreements (MTSAs) with local governments. 

 

The Guide and Toolkit is only a starting point for the MTSA process.  It is meant to encourage questions, communication and partnership.  It will:

• Introduce the MTSA process

• Highlights key questions to ask yourself, your community and your service provider

• Outline how to negotiate an MTSA

• Provide suggestions, tips and resources for tackling challenges

• Identify consideration for dealing with growth and development

• Provide helpful resource developed by others

 

First Nation communities all have unique histories, needs and experience negotiating MTSAs. This Guide and Toolkit is meant to provide useful information for communities in many different situations.