IMFG Director Enid Slack made a presentation on “Metropolitan Governance: International Experience” to Diplomado en Gestión de Áreas Metropolitanas at the Catholic University in Santiago, Chile.
Find out more »29 Sep,
2017
Month: September 2017
29 Sep,
2017
IMFG Visiting Researcher Zachary Spicer featured in London Free Press
IMFG Visiting Researcher Zachary Spicer was featured in an article in the London Free Press, discussing potential advantages incumbent city councillors may hold.
Find out more »19 Sep,
2017
IMFG Visiting Scholar Harry Kitchen publishes new article in Public Sector Digest
IMFG Visiting Scholar Harry Kitchen has a new article, Financing Canadian Cities: It is Time to Diversify Revenues, appearing in this month’s issue of Public Sector Digest. (Subscribers only.)
Find out more »19 Sep,
2017
IMFG featured in eFocus Newsletter
The IMFG was recently featured in eFocus – Municipal Assessment and Taxation’s newsletter (subscriber only), with a write-up on the IMFG’s third visual exploration of Ontario municipal finance data.
Find out more »19 Sep,
2017
Director Enid Slack and Visiting Scholar Harry Kitchen present report to Saint John Council
IMFG Director Enid Slack and Visiting Scholar Harry Kitchen presented a report to the Saint John Council on Municipal Property Tax Issues in the City of Saint John. CBC covered the report and resulting discussion on September 18th, 2017, in an article titled Saint John Hamstrung by Provincial Tax Rules, Report Says. The Telegraph-Journal (subscribers only) covered […]
Find out more »15 Sep,
2017
IMFG’s “What Makes a Resilient City?” event featured on CBC Radio-Canada
IMFG and 100 Resilient Cities, Pioneered by the Rockefeller Foundation co-sponsored the event “What Makes a Resilient City?” on September 14th at the Campbell Conference Facility at the Munk School of Global Affairs. Featuring the Chief Resilience Officers from Toronto (Elliott Cappell), Montreal (Louise Bradette), and New York City (Daniel Zarrilli), and moderated by Otis Rolley, the event was […]
Find out more »13 Sep,
2017
Director Enid Slack presents to visiting delegation from China
IMFG Director Enid Slack presented to a group of visiting delegates from China, discussing Non-Tax Revenues in Municipal Government in Canada. As the size and scope of responsibilities for cities expands, do local governments have the appropriate financial and governance arrangements to effectively and efficiently deliver services to residents?This presentation provides a background on municipal government […]
Find out more »12 Sep,
2017
IMFG Visiting Scholar Harry Kitchen featured in Metro News article
IMFG Visiting Scholar Harry Kitchen was featured in a Metro News article on September 11th, regarding Toronto’s parking rates, suggesting that increasing prices for parking is the best way to decrease congestion in downtown Toronto.
Find out more »01 Sep,
2017
Director Enid Slack presents IMFG Perspectives paper on fiscal autonomy of eight cities
IMFG Director Enid Slack presented on “How Much Local Autonomy do Cities Have? A Comparison of Eight Cities” at the International Forum of Fiscal Autonomy and Coordination for Effective Decentralization in Washington, DC, on September 1st, 2017. Her presentation was based on her new IMFG paper, How Much Local Fiscal Autonomy Do Cities Have? A […]
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