What’s New at IMFG

It is with great sadness that we report the passing of Richard Bird, Senior Fellow at IMFG and Professor Emeritus in the Department of Economics and the Rotman School of […]

IMFG Director Enid Slack and IMFG Manager of Programs & Research Tomas Hachard have co-authored a new article for Policy Options on the need for municipalities to be given more control […]

IMFG Fellow Alexandra Flynn co-authored an op-ed in the Vancouver Sun on provinces as partners and not ‘parents’ to cities.

IMFG Director Enid Slack was featured in the Toronto Star to comment on the future of city revenues due to COVID-19’s impact on the downtown core’s real estate values.

IMFG Director Enid Slack was featured in The Hill-Times (paywall) to discuss the necessity for ongoing federal support as pandemic has laid bare cracks in ‘outdated’ municipal financing system.

IMFG Fellow Alex Flynn has article published in the current volume of The Journal of Law and Social Policy. The article is called “With Great(er) Power Comes Great(er) Responsibility: Indigenous […]

IMFG Director Enid Slack presented on the pressures and potential policy solutions for Canadian cities during COVID-19 for a webinar organized by the Toronto Association for Business and Economics and […]

IMFG Director Enid Slack was interviewed on Global News to discuss the fundamental mismatch between municipal responsibilities and funding tools.

IMFG Director Enid Slack was featured on CBC News to discuss the new funding for Ontario municipalities from the province and federal government to address COVID-19 budget gaps.

IMFG Director Enid Slack was quoted in an article for Maclean’s Magazine examining what Canada’s economic recovery might look like.