This month’s issue of eFocus Municipal Assessment & Taxation (subscribers only) featured an IMFG Paper, Climate Change, Floods and Municipal Risk Sharing in Canada by Daniel Henstra and Jason Thistlethwaite, […]
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26 Jun,
2017
IMFG’s launch of Data Visualization Pilot Project featured in Cities@UofT blog post
IMFG’s launch of its Data Visualization Pilot Project was featured in the Cities@UofT blog post, Visualizing Ontario’s Municipal Finance Data: U of T’s Institute on Municipal Finance & Governance Launches […]
Find out more »23 Jun,
2017
IMFG welcomes Board Member Shirley Hoy
IMFG is pleased to announce the appointment of Shirley Hoy to the Institute’s Board of Directors. Shirley Hoy’s public service career has spanned more than 30 years. Between 2001 and […]
Find out more »23 Jun,
2017
IMFG welcomes Dr. Zachary Spicer as Visiting Researcher
IMFG is pleased to welcome Dr. Zachary Spicer as Visiting Researcher. Dr. Spicer recently served as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at Brock University. He received […]
Find out more »22 Jun,
2017
New IMFG research paper explores the contested legal terrain of ward boundary reviews
New paper from the Institute on Municipal Finance and Governance provides lessons for cities across Canada from Toronto’s 2013 ward boundary review. Toronto, June 22, 2017 – In 2013, the […]
Find out more »20 Jun,
2017
Director Enid Slack presents at the 61st Annual Conference of the Institute of Municipal Assessors
IMFG Director Enid Slack made a presentation on the role of the property tax in municipal finance at the 61st Annual Conference of the Institute of Municipal Assessors in Ottawa, […]
Find out more »13 Jun,
2017
Director Enid Slack participates in a U of T/ University College London workshop on affordable housing
IMFG Director Enid Slack participated in a University of Toronto/University College London workshop on affordable housing in London, UK on June 13 and 14, 2017.
Find out more »07 Jun,
2017
IMFG Perspectives Paper: Cities as Prudent Investors: New Rules for Investment by Ontario Municipalities
New paper from the Institute on Municipal Finance and Governance explores the changing landscape of financial investments as a source of income for municipalities in Ontario. Toronto, June 7, 2017 […]
Find out more »05 Jun,
2017
Enid Slack presents to delegation from Myanmar in Toronto
Director Enid Slack presented on the “Place and Role of Local Government in Canada” to a senior delegation from Myanmar in Toronto on June 5th, 2017. The group was hosted […]
Find out more »02 Jun,
2017
Upcoming IMFG book “Financing Infrastructure” available for pre-order
IMFG’s new book, “Financing Infrastructure: Who Should Pay?”, edited by Richard M. Bird and Enid Slack, is available for pre-order (to be released in November). Politicians and citizens universally agree […]
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