IMFG Director Enid Slack gave a presentation entitled “How to Reform Property Tax – Challenges, Obstacles, and Opportunities”, at the International Property Tax Institute, 12th Mass Appraisal Valuation Symposium in […]
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08 May,
2017
Former IMFG Post-Doctoral Fellow Abigail Friendly writes article for Citiscope
Former IMFG Post-Doctoral Fellow Abigail Friendly wrote an article entitled, Federal systems don’t preclude national urban policies on May 8, 2017, for Citiscope .
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2017
IMFG Paper on urban flooding featured in the Globe and Mail
An editorial in the Globe and Mail on May 8, 2017, “In Canada, flooding happens because governments let it happen“, featured a recent IMFG Paper.
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2017
New IMFG Paper: The Evolving Role of City Managers and Chief Administrative Officers
A new paper from the Institute on Municipal Finance & Governance explores the role of the city manager in Canadian municipal government.
Find out more »04 May,
2017
IMFG Board Chair launches new book, “You’re It”
IMFG Board Chair, Alan Broadbent, launched his new book You’re It, on May 4th , at St. Michael’s College, University of Toronto.
Find out more »03 May,
2017
IMFG welcomes Visiting Scholar Harry Kitchen
IMFG welcomes Harry Kitchen as a Visiting Scholar. Harry is Professor Emeritus in the Economics Department at Trent University and is spending five months at the Institute researching the impact […]
Find out more »03 May,
2017
IMFG events featured in this month’s issue of eFocus Municipal Assessment & Taxation
An article on who pays for damage and property tax relief due to fracking in this month’s issue of eFocus Municipal Assessment & Taxation (subscribers only) featured IMFG’s event, Local […]
Find out more »03 May,
2017
Enid Slack facilitates panel discussions at Ontario Community Hubs Summit 2017
IMFG Director Enid Slack facilitated two panel discussions at the Ontario Community Hubs Summit 2017, May 1 -2. Dr. Slack sits on the Premier’s Advisory Group on Community Hubs.
Find out more »03 May,
2017
IMFG’s Visiting Scholar Harry Kitchen presents at AMCTO
Harry Kitchen, IMFG’s Visiting Scholar, presented a seminar on “Local Taxes and User Fees: Myths and Realities” at the Association of Municipal Managers, Clerks and Treasurers of Ontario (AMCTO) , […]
Find out more »01 May,
2017
Abigail Friendly, IMFG’s 2015-2016 Post-Doctoral Fellow, appointed Assistant Professor at Utrecht University
IMFG’s 2015-2016 Post-Doctoral Fellow Abigail Friendly has been appointed Assistant Professor in Human Geography and Spatial Planning at Utrecht University, Netherlands, starting in July 2017.
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