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What is land value return?
Land value is generated from the work and investments of the community around it, like public infrastructure and economic activity. We can capture and reinvest some of this publicly created value to fund tax relief for workers and builders; rebates to every household; and housing, transit, or other public needs. We call this land value return (LVR).
Variants of LVR have been successfully implemented all over world including the US, Australia, Taiwan, Singapore, and right here in Canada.
How can LVR benefit housing and the economy?
By returning more land value to the public, we can realign incentives in our economy to:
→ build more housing and improve affordability
→ discourage vacant, underused, or speculative landholding
→ shift taxes off work, construction, and enterprise
→ fund housing, transit, infrastructure, and public services
→ return wealth to residents through rebates or dividends
For a quick primer, read our 2-Page Brief on Land Value Return.
Rethinking how progress is shared.
Common Wealth Canada is a non-profit advocating for land tax shift to improve the housing market and address the urgent productivity and affordability crisis; and sovereign wealth funds that invest natural & public wealth to pay dividends.
Why? Shifting taxes from income and productive investments to land fixes the incentives that have made housing too expensive, while increasing returns to workers and businesses. Together with dividends from common investment funds, they give everyone a stake in a growing and automating economy.
The goal of this project is to expand our common wealth so that our shared resources and economic progress benefit all current and future generations of Canadians.
Rethinking how Canada’s progress benefits all Canadians.
We’re a think tank and advocacy organization focused on practical solutions to Canada’s economic, housing, and productivity challenges.
We focus on 2 key areas:
Capturing land value — to build a healthier housing market, replace harmful taxes on work and productivity, and fund public needs.
Public wealth funds & dividends — investing natural and public wealth to give all Canadians a direct stake in a growing and automating economy.
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Let’s tax land,
not your income.
A land value tax would curb runaway speculation, encourage housing supply, and make life affordable again for millions. And it could eliminate all taxes income and property taxes, while paying us monthly dividends.