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Institute on Municipal Finance and Governance releases bold ideas from some of Toronto’s most respected leaders, ahead of the municipal election. Toronto, September 17, 2018 – Elections are an ideal time […]

IMFG Fellow Alexandra Flynn was mentioned in the Burnaby Now article, “What does the court decision quashing Ontario’s council-cutting move mean?”, commenting on the ruling against the Ontario Province’s legislation […]

In the Toronto Star article, “Voters want Toronto to have more power. Is that possible?” IMFG Board Chair Alan Broadbent and IMFG Director Enid Slack explained how a mix of […]

IMFG Fellow Aaron Moore looked at why the lack of candidates running for municipal elections in Manitoba is concerning for the Virden Empire-Advance.

IMFG is pleased to introduce our Fellowship Recipients for 2018-2019. Alejandra Reyes is the recipient of the 2018-2019 IMFG Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Municipal Finance and Governance; Kate Nelischer is awarded […]

IMFG Director Enid Slack presented a talk on “Metropolitan Governance: Lessons from International Case Studies” at the 3rd International Congress on Metropolitan Areas, co-sponsored by the Inter-American Development Bank and […]

New paper from the Institute on Municipal Finance and Governance revisits the remaking of Toronto Toronto, August 21, 2018 – In 1998 the Province of Ontario consolidated Metropolitan Toronto and […]

IMFG Chair Alan Broadbent and Richard Florida wrote an article for The Globe and Mail entitled, “What is the most democratic and effective way to govern a city the size […]

IMFG Director Enid Slack and IMFG Senior Fellow Richard M. Bird contributed a chapter entitled, “Financing Regional Public Transit in Ontario: The Case for Strengthening the Wicksellian Connection,” in the […]

IMFG Director Enid Slack gave the policy keynote speech entitled, “Governance and Finance of Metropolitan Areas: Learning from International Experience,” at Shanghai Jiao Tong University’s Conference on Urban Development and […]