New paper from the Institute on Municipal Finance and Governance evaluates the ability of local accountability officers to improve the quality of Canadian municipal government.
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14 Mar,
2017
IMFG welcomes Zack Taylor as a Fellow
IMFG is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Zack Taylor as an IMFG Fellow.
Find out more »06 Mar,
2017
IMFG’s event on Climate Risk Management Strategies featured in eFocus Municipal Assessment & Taxation
This month’s issue of eFocus Municipal Assessment & Taxation made mention of an IMFG presentation by Daniel Henstra and Jason Thistlethwaite called, Tackling the Storm out of the Norm: Climate Risk Management […]
Find out more »27 Feb,
2017
Climate Change, Floods, and Municipal Risk Sharing in Canada
New paper from the Institute on Municipal Finance and Governance looks at how cities can reduce exposure to flood risk caused by climate change.
Find out more »21 Feb,
2017
Toronto Star references Dr. Aaron Moore’s OMB research
In Planning Power and Politics, part 2 of an in-depth Toronto Star report on the role of the Ontario Municipal Board in shaping growth in the City of Toronto, reporter […]
Find out more »21 Feb,
2017
IMFG Director Enid Slack Quoted in Durham Radio News
Durham Radio News.com interviewed IMFG Director Enid Slack for an article entitled Durham residents paying way more property taxes than Toronto neighbours.
Find out more »21 Feb,
2017
Enid Slack at the Simcoe Chapter LAI, honourary land economics society
IMFG Director Dr. Enid Slack gave a presentation entitled You Get What You Pay For: Is It Time to Diversify Funding Sources for Canadian Cities? at the Simcoe (Toronto) Chapter […]
Find out more »21 Feb,
2017
How can cities reduce greenhouse gas emissions?
New paper from the Institute on Municipal Finance and Governance examines the successes and stumbling blocks of three major cities in trying to meet greenhouse gas emission reduction targets.
Find out more »15 Feb,
2017
IMFG Senior Fellow Joe Pennachetti on Metro Morning
Joe Pennachetti, IMFG Senior Fellow, was interviewed on Metro Morning about Toronto’s annual budget.
Find out more »13 Feb,
2017
Enid Slack quoted in The Next Ontario
IMFG Director Dr. Enid Slack was interviewed in an article entitled Nobody likes property taxes, but Toronto turns hating them into an art form, on TVO’s The Next Ontario.
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