Search Results for: Municipal Revenues
Presentation | 2017
Accountability and Transparency Gaps in Inter-Local Collaboration
Zachary Spicer
By most accounts, inter-local contracting and service sharing is increasing. This presentation considers a number of questions related to accountability and transparency in these types of local servicing arrangements.
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Presentation | 2017
York Region - Northern Six (N6) Shared Services and Collaboration
David Cash
This presentation discusses the experiences with shared services and collaboration of six municipalities in York Region: Aurora, East Gwillimbury, Georgina, King, Newmarket, and Whitchurch-Stouffville.
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Presentation | 2017
A Quiet Evolution: The Emergence of Indigenous-Local Partnerships in Canada
Christopher Alcantara and Jen Nelles
This presentation explores what kinds of intergovernmental relationships exist between local and Indigenous governments in Canada, and what explains the emergence and character of those relationships.
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Presentation | 2017
Local Governance and Public Finance Challenges of the Fracking Boom: Lessons for the US and Canada
Austin Zwick
Hydraulic fracturing drilling - commonly known as fracking - makes up the majority of US oil output. Canada may soon follow. This presentation focuses on the impacts of boom-bust resource extraction cycles on local revenues and expenditures and intergovernmental relations.
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Presentation | 2017
Transit Fare Integration: Lessons for Toronto from Around the World
Lauren Birch
This presentation explores some key challenges and considerations when it comes to fare integration in Toronto. How can lessons learned from other major cities help us to develop our own transit fare policies?
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Perspectives Paper | 2016
New Tax Sources for Canada’s Largest Cities: What Are the Options?
Harry Kitchen and Enid Slack
This paper argues that additional taxes are entirely appropriate for major cities and estimates the potential revenue that some of these taxes could generate in eight Canadian cities – Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Toronto, Ottawa, Montréal, and Halifax.
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Presentation | 2016
Can Ontario Municipalities Borrow More to Make Needed Investments?
Gustavo Carvalho
What new financial instruments and strategies could municipalities rely on to take advantage of today’s low interest rates? What can we learn from municipal lending markets elsewhere?
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Presentation | 2016
How to Reform the Property Tax
Enid Slack
This presentation was delivered by Dr. Enid Slack to the Caribbean Valuation and Construction Conference in St. Lucia.
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November 25, 2025
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