Category: News

In the CBC Radio’s London Morning panel discussion on the upcoming Ontario provincial election, IMFG Fellow Dr. Zack Taylor looks at the rise of PC populism and the fall of […]

The Globe and Mail article, “Canada facing ‘brain drain’ as young tech talent leaves for Silicon Valley?” discusses the first-ever academic study charting the reasons Canadian tech talent leave for […]

By using the experiences in developing countries, IMFG Senior Fellow Richard M. Bird and IMFG Author Roy Bahl’s new book  “Fiscal Decentralization and Local Finance in Developing Countries: Development from […]

In the article “Nearly 40% of municipal politicians in Manitoba ran uncontested in 2014,” IMFG Fellow Dr. Aaron Moore explores the reasons behind citizens choosing not to run in municipal […]

IMFG is delighted to welcome Visiting Scholar Graham Sansom to the Institute this spring. Graham is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS). Previously, he was Chief Executive […]

In the article “Why Ontario’s planning act needs major changes,” IMFG fellow Dr. Aaron Moore argues the provincial government should revisit Section 37 of Ontario’s Planning Act. Section 37 allows […]

IMFG Director Enid Slack is on a World Bank Mission in Tanzania, from April 17-April 28, studying fiscal decentralization and own-source revenue.

As the fracking industry expands to Canada, a new paper from the Institute on Municipal Finance and Governance presents lessons from the United States to inform regulatory responses for municipalities […]

The May 3rd IMFG Graduate Fellow Seminar “Does Local Government Autonomy Promote Fiscal Sustainability? Lessons from Illinois’ home rule municipalities?” was advertised in the Municipal World Journal. More information about […]

IMFG Director Enid Slack presented “You Get What You Pay For: Funding Cities in the 21st Century” as part of the Harry Kitchen Lecture in Public Policy Series at Trent […]