In this second annual IMFG address, regional Chief Administrative Officers of Durham, York and Peel gave their perspectives on the role and effectiveness of regional governments, and discussed how they are addressing the housing crisis as well as the underlying infrastructure needed to serve it.
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Development charges are currently being debated across Canada. On November 14, 2023, two municipal finance exports explored differing viewpoints on development charges.
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On November 29, 2023, Richard M. Bird post-doctoral fellow, Stephanie Ortynsky, outlined how New Zealand adopted and implemented its innovative wellbeing approach to budgeting, described where Canada stands on wellbeing budgets, and discussed how Canadian municipalities could benefit from considering their budget decisions holistically.
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Toronto City Manager Paul Johnson discussed the intergovernmental New Deal Working Group aimed at establishing a path to fiscal sustainability.
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Development charges are currently being debated across Canada. On November 14, 2023, two municipal finance exports explored differing viewpoints on development charges.
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Toronto City Manager Paul Johnson discussed the intergovernmental New Deal Working Group aimed at establishing a path to fiscal sustainability.
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Panel discussed new trends in regional governance in Australia and implications for Greater Toronto, Ontario, and Canada, with a focus on the dissolution of Peel Region.
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On June 20, 2023, Richard M. Bird post-doctoral fellow Robert Stewart outlined the methods used to encourage private capital to provide Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) financing in the US and discussed how similar arrangements can be adapted to Canada.
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