Asset Management for Nova Scotia Municipalities
As municipal governance has grown more complex, asset management has emerged as a crucial skill set to support longer term capital planning and financial sustainability. Here you will find a set of resources to support you in developing and executing your asset management plans for robust, sustainable communities.
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Resources and Learning Opportunities
CCBF
CCBF funding may be applied to capacity building for asset management. For more information on the CCBF, visit Canada Community-Building Fund (CCBF).
FCM Provides Municipalities with Support for Asset Management
The Municipal Asset Management Program (MAMP) was an eight-year $110-million program, delivered by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities and funded by the Government of Canada. From 2017 to 2024, MAMP supported 2,773 communities across the country in evolving their asset management competencies, skills, and knowledge and improving service delivery to residents.
If you are interested in learning more about infrastructure asset management, check out MAMP’s curated selection of resources from across the country. Visit Municipal Asset Management Program.
Relevant highlights:
- Online asset management training
- Asset management insights: People and leadership
- Asset management insights: Policy and governance
From the Green Municipal Fund:
- Asset management resources for beginners
- Starting the conversation about asset management: Present to your municipal council with the help of these tools.
- Practical advice for common asset management challenges
- One mayor’s approach to managing his community’s assets
- Case study: Raising the bar on asset management
More resources in the asset management resource library, specifically section 9 on council engagement.
Department of Municipal Affairs: The Nova Scotia Asset Management Program
The Nova Scotia Asset Management Program continues to support municipalities with their infrastructure planning efforts. The program aims to provide tools and resources that help lay a foundation for making informed, evidence-based decisions to manage municipal assets.
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Asset Management Webinars / Presentation Recordings
The Asset Management Webinar
March 22, 2023: Matt Delorme spoke on the ongoing asset management work of AIM Network and Gary Lines of ClimAction Services Inc. reviewed the Climate Resilience Framework.
Related: Matt Delorme's pdf slides (PDF)(829 KB)
FCM presents Christina Benty
The following two presentations were offered through the Municipal Asset Management Program, which is delivered by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities and funded by the Government of Canada.
Association of Municipal Administrators’ (in partnership with NSFM) Asset Management Workshop on the Role of Staff in Asset Management
November 7, 2017: Christina Benty (www.christinabenty.com). View on YouTube.
The long-time practice of short-term decisions about investment, maintenance, and renewal of assets is not sustainable. We now must quantify the true cost to provide, maintain, and renew community-owned capital assets and balance it against the community’s willingness to pay for these services and assets.
In this session, Christina Benty outlines the role of municipal staff in asset management planning to support informed decision-making. She provides sound advice and best practices on how to communicate the reality of the current state of a municipality’s infrastructure to its elected officials.
NSFM’s Asset Management Workshop on the Role of Council in Asset Management Planning
November 8, 2017 at NSFM’s Fall Conference: Christina Benty. View on YouTube.
Local infrastructure provides the foundation for the health, well-being, and economic prosperity of communities across the country. Dependable core services, such as water, sewer, transportation networks, fire halls, recreation amenities, and more, make up the built environment and exist to provide services that residents rely on every day.
In this session, Christina Benty explains why adopting sound asset management practices is essential to sustainable and fiscally responsible service delivery. She also outlines the role council can play in supporting the adoption of robust infrastructure practices and provides useful tips for facilitating the public’s understanding of the importance of proactively managing municipal assets.
Central Procurement and Asset Management Education
Through NSFM, all municipalities in Nova Scotia can access Canoe Procurement. This service can save you time and money in procuring Asset Management and related topics consulting. You can visit their site to learn more about education available through these resources as well.
Other Resources
Atlantic Infrastructure Management (AIM) Network Courses
Develop your municipality’s asset management program with AIM Network’s online training program.
Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation (Intact Centre)
Intact Centre has developed numerous guidelines to mitigate extreme weather risk. The Centre collaborates with residents, communities, governments, and businesses to identify and reduce risks associated with climate change, such as flooding, wildfire, and extreme heat.
Climate Insight
Climate Insight’s mission is empowering communities across Canada with the data and information they need to build low carbon, climate-resilient housing and infrastructure today for a changing tomorrow.
NAMSCanada
NAMS Canada is a leader in Canadian infrastructure asset management, providing training, mentoring, and tools to assist local governments and public works organizations in effective management of public assets.
Canadian Network of Asset Managers – E-Learning
CNAM’s AM E-Learning Courses are specifically tailored for Canadian communities and municipalities of all sizes, locations, or progress with asset management. They offer three courses, AM101 – Asset Management Awareness, AM102 – Core Elements of Asset Management and Implementing the AMCF. The courses cover a total of twelve hours of content, delivered virtually.
