What’s New at IMFG

Enid Slack made a presentation to the Minister of Service Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations in Halifax on an overview of Property Tax and Market Value Assessment.

Enid Slack made a presentation to the Atlantic Mayors’ Council on “The Municipal Fiscal Environment in Atlantic Canada.”

Richard Bird recently completed a paper entitled “Subnational Taxation in Developing Countries: A Review of the Literature.”  

Enid Slack made a presentation at the Western Canada Roadbuilders & Heavy Construction Association Infrastructure Forum in Laguna Beach, California on Roles and Responsibilities of Government in Funding Infrastructure.

Richard Bird chaired a meeting of the OECD Fiscal Network in Paris on “Taxonomy of Grants and Measures of Fiscal Decentralization.”

Enid Slack co-chaired a meeting in Barcelona, sponsored by the Forum of Federations for chapter authors of a forthcoming book on the finance and governance of metropolitan areas in federal […]

Alan Broadbent gave a speech at the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing entitled Urban Challenges for an Urban Nation.

Enid Slack made a presentation entitled Rethinking the Property Tax in Ontario, to the International Property Tax Institute workshop on “Ontario Property Taxes: Challenges, Issues, Practical Applications and Solutions.”

Alan Broadbent participated in a panel discussion entitled Regional Economic Development, held at the CivicAction Summit.

Enid Slack participated in a session on “Ottawa as Canada’s Capital: Exploring Potentialities,” held at the University of Ottawa.