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Presentation | 2014
Innovative Governance Approaches in Metropolitan Areas in Developing Countries
Enid Slack
Presentation delivered by IMFG Director Enid Slack to the UN Habitat Global Expert Group Meeting on Urban Development Financing: The Challenge of Local Governments in Developing Countries in Barcelona, Spain on June 25, 2014.
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Presentation | 2014
Mobilizing Private Capital in an Era of Public Constraint
André Côté
Presentation delivered by André Côté at the York Region Make Rental Happen Awards and Housing Symposium on June 20, 2014.
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Presentation | 2014
Perceptions of Municipal Professional Accreditation in Ontario
Zachary Spicer
Presentation delivered by IMFG Post-Doctoral Fellow Zachary Spicer at the annual conference of the Association of Municipal Managers, Clerks, and Treasurers of Ontario on perceptions of professional accreditation on June 10, 2014.
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IMFG Paper | 2014
A Better Local Business Tax: The BVT
Richard M. Bird
This paper makes the case for a local business tax. The BVT is better than the discriminatory and heavy real property taxes currently levied on businesses in Ontario and other provinces. Moreover, such a tax would be complementary rather than competitive to VATs like the GST and HST.
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Perspectives Paper | 2014
Approaching an Inflection Point in Ontario’s Provincial-Municipal Relations
André Côté and Michael Fenn
Three major trends are pushing us towards an inflection point in provincial-municipal arrangements. Adapting provincial-municipal arrangements to changing circumstances will require a shift in how the two orders of government understand their roles and the nature of their relationships.
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IMFG Paper | 2014
Provincial-Municipal Relations in Ontario: Approaching an Inflection Point
André Côté and Michael Fenn
Three major trends are buffeting provincial-municipal arrangements in Ontario. The first is a growing recognition of the role cities and metropolitan regions play as centres of growth and national prosperity. The second is increasing complexity in the provincial-municipal relationship. The third is the emergence of threats to the fiscal health of Ontario municipalities.
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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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Presentation | 2014
Property Tax Incentives 101: Pros and Cons
Enid Slack
Presentation delivered by IMFG Director Enid Slack to the Windsor-Essex Policy & Solutions Forum on May 15, 2014.
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