Search Results for: Municipal Expenditures
Presentation | 2015
Financing Regional Public Transit in Ontario
Enid Slack and Richard M. Bird
Presentation delivered by IMFG Director Enid Slack at the 2015 State of the Federation Conference at Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario.
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Presentation | 2015
Policing Costs in Ontario: How to Back Away from a Breaking Point
Robert Scherf
This talk surveys the fiscal impacts of rising police salaries for Ontario's municipalities, then goes on to present research about best practices for controlling costs.
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Presentation | 2014
Institutional Design and the Geography of Rural-Urban Water Conflict in Mumbai, India
Bharat Punjabi
This presentation focused on the regional dimensions of water delivery in Mumbai and looked at the role of institutions and the impact of local laws, agencies, and governance on how water is shared between rural and urban areas.
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Perspectives Paper | 2014
Is Toronto Fiscally Healthy? A Check-up on the City’s Finances
Enid Slack and André Côté
This paper describes the City of Toronto’s financial condition and recent fiscal trends in four areas: spending and services; taxes and revenues; infrastructure; and debt and savings.
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Presentation | 2014
Cooperation, Coordination and Competition: The Mechanics of Formalizing Inter-Municipal Agreements
Zachary Spicer
This talk examines the policy and fiscal aspects of inter-local cooperation agreements in six Canadian metropolitan areas—Toronto, Saskatoon, Regina, Winnipeg, Edmonton, and Calgary.
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Video | 2014
Toronto: Looking Forward 2014-2018
Joe Pennachetti
This video features Toronto City Manager Joe Pennachetti in his third annual address to IMFG. In the presentation, he discusses the key challenges facing municipalities, the City’s fiscal position, and the strategic directions the City must weigh to build for the future.
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Presentation | 2014
Financing Municipal Services for Sustainable Development – “Getting the Prices Right”
Enid Slack
Presentation delivered by IMFG Director Enid Slack to the Urban Development Conference at the University of Alberta in Edmonton on April 10, 2014.
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Presentation | 2014
Basic Concepts of Service Delivery
Enid Slack
Presentation delivered by IMFG Director Enid Slack to the Inter-Regional Dialogue on Local Governance and Gender in Decentralizing and Transitioning States in Tunis on February 15, 2014.
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Toronto Star: 13th Annual Toronto City Manager’s Address
November 25, 2025
Global Radio: Enid Slack on the Challenges Facing Municipalities
October 21, 2025
CBC Calgary: Enid Slack on How Canadian Municipalities Face Similar Fiscal Strains
October 18, 2025
