QOSHE - Opinion: Alberta should put a stop to municipal 'vacancy taxes' What happens when a municipal government decides that how you use your own property is grounds for financial punishment? In Canmore, a radical new tax policy threatens to transform property ownership from a well-earned right to a highly-regulated privilege — potentially driving some owners to sell, threatening investors and turning a once strong community spirit into a corrosive, adversarial relationship. Left unchecked, these actions risk fundamentally reshaping Alberta’s real estate landscape.