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
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
Video | 2023
Heather Taylor, Andrew Reschovsky, Francois 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 »
Presentation | 2023
Don Iveson
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 »
Video | 2022
Janice Baker, Elaine Baxter-Trahair, Bruce Macgregor, Drew Fagan
On Tuesday, December 6, 2022, the CAOs of York, Peel and Durham regions outlined their current fiscal situations and provided a fiscal outlook. They explored their region’s COVID-19 response, and set out some future goals, including in the context of complex intergovernmental relationships across the GTA and with the provincial and federal governments. Find out more »