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The owners of the Bell Centre have initiated a new mandate under Quebec’s registry of lobbyists outlining their efforts to obtain “tax relief” from the city of Montreal.

Team officials have noted the Canadiens are the most highly taxed team in the National Hockey League.

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Under the new mandate, l’Aréna des Canadiens Inc. states its objective is to demonstrate that other large stadiums in Quebec, Alberta, British Columbia and Ontario benefit from a lower tax rate than that paid by the Bell Centre owners, a consortium headed up by the Molson family.

The owners wish to “determine what financial and tax measures can be put in place so that the Bell Centre benefits from a tax level comparable to those stadiums,” the mandate reads.

Donald Beauchamp, vice-president of communications for the Canadiens, confirmed the team is the mostly highly taxed in the NHL. The organization does not comment on their lobbying efforts, he said.