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IMFG Paper | 2020
Power and Purpose: Canadian Municipal Law in Transition
Zack Taylor and Alec Dobson
Zack Taylor and Alec Dobson examine the state of municipal empowerment by presenting an overview of municipal law in Canada’s 10 provinces. They identify similarities and variations within and among the provinces in how they articulate the provincial-municipal relationship, municipal powers and jurisdiction, the organization of municipal institutions, and financial powers.
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Special Projects | 2020
In It Together: Clarifying Provincial-Municipal Responsibilities in Ontario
Gabriel Eidelman, Enid Slack, and Tomas Hachard
This report from Ontario 360, the Institute on Municipal Finance and Governance, and the Urban Policy Lab explores the relationship between the Province and Ontario’s 444 municipalities – how it has become so intertwined and why the time has come for a reassessment that ensures Ontarians receive the highest quality, most effective, and most efficient services from their governments.
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Video | 2019
Engagement to Action: Improving Policy Outcomes Through Better Consultation
In this video, experts from different sectors discuss the role of public consultation in policy development within the context of increasing polarization and erosion of trust.
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IMFG Paper | 2019
The Fallacy of the Creatures of the Provinces Doctrine
Kristin R. Good
This paper explores the place of municipalities in Canada’s democratic system and constitution, arguing that their status in Canada’s constitutional order ought to be recognized and secured.
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Perspectives Paper | 2019
Property Taxes in Canada: Current Issues and Future Prospects
Harry Kitchen, Enid Slack, and Tomas Hachard
This paper examines the current state of property tax policy across Canada and finds that municipalities and provinces are facing a number of shared challenges and questions, including: whether to apply progressive property tax rates, the volatility of property taxes, the benefits and drawbacks of using property tax incentives to attract businesses, and the role of provincial property taxes
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Presentation | 2019
The 8th Annual IMFG Toronto City Manager’s Address
Chris Murray
To tackle our modern challenges – population growth and changing demographics, climate change, aging infrastructure, congestion, and poverty – Toronto and the region‘s success decades from now will hinge on how we work together.
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Video | 2019
Future Ain’t What it Used to Be: The 8th Annual IMFG Toronto City Manager’s Address
Chris Murray
In this video, Chris Murray, Toronto’s City Manager, spoke about how challenges require municipalities not only to set their own priorities, but to work together and with other governments, institutions, the private sector, community partners and Indigenous peoples to improve quality of life.
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Presentation | 2019
Conflict and Cooperation in Large-Scale Infrastructure Projects
Nick Lombardo
IMFG Post-Doctoral Fellow Nick Lombardo presented on New York’s experience and drew lessons for how different levels of government can cooperate – or not – to provide large-scale infrastructure in cities today.
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