Finance and governance solutions for stronger cities
Publications by an array of domestic and international experts.
Profiling best practices for Canadian cities and elevating the public debate.
Shaping Canada’s next generation of municipal finance and governance experts.
Featured Research
Perspectives Papers | 2023
Robert Stewart
Who Does What Report | 2023
Fanny Tremblay-Racicot, Patricia Burke Wood, Carolyn Kim, Marie-Ève Assunçao-Denis, et al
IMFG Paper | 2023
Bernard Deschamps, Michael Bourdeau-Brien, and Mathieu Boudreault
Who Does What Report | 2022
Katherine Fierlbeck, Gaynor Watson-Creed, Lawrence Loh, Lindsay McLaren, Jason Cabaj
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Recent Presentations
Presentation | 2023
Robert Stewart
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. Find out more »
Presentation | 2023
Kaela Sanborn-Hum
On May 30, 2023, IMFG graduate fellow Kaela Sanborn-Hum discussed corporate investment in single-family housing after the 2008 financial crisis, with a focus on Roofstock, an Oakland-based proptech startup, and described Roofstock’s strategies to introduce retail investors to the single-family rental market through proprietary technologies. Find out more »
Video | 2023
Heather Taylor, Andrew Reschovsky, François Vaillancourt, Antti Moisio
On May 18, 2023, a panel of experts brought examples of different revenue sources used in cities around the world. They told us what works, what doesn’t, and what could be applied to Toronto. Find out more »
Presentation | 2023
Celia Wandio
IMFG graduate fellow Celia Wandio discussed the origins and importance of affordable housing acquisition programs, specifically the City of Toronto’s Multi-Unit Residential Acquisition Program. Find out more »
Video | 2023
Don Iveson, Jen Nelles, Zack Taylor
Don Iveson, former Mayor of Edmonton and Chair of Canada's Big City Mayors’ Caucus, made the case for regionalism on January 17, 2023. He was was joined by Jen Nelles from the Oxford Brooks Business School and Zack Taylor from Western University who discussed ideas around regional coordination and highlighted some of the findings from their research. Find out more »