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February 2024

Second Annual IMFG Address by Regional CAOs

February 6 @ 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Campbell Conference Facility, Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, 1 Devonshire Place
Toronto, Ontario M5S 3K7 Canada
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In this second annual IMFG address, regional Chief Administrative Officers of Durham, York and Peel gave their perspectives on the role and effectiveness of regional governments, and discussed how they are addressing the housing crisis as well as the underlying infrastructure needed to serve it.

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November 2023

Wellbeing Budgets in New Zealand and Canada: What Can Municipalities Learn?

November 29, 2023 @ 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, Room 108N, 1 Devonshire Place, North House, Room 108N
Toronto, ON M5S 3K7 Canada
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On November 29, 2023, Richard M. Bird post-doctoral fellow, Stephanie Ortynsky, outlined how New Zealand adopted and implemented its innovative wellbeing approach to budgeting, described where Canada stands on wellbeing budgets, and discussed how Canadian municipalities could benefit from considering their budget decisions holistically.

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Development charges: The case for and against

November 14, 2023 @ 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Massey College, Massey Common Room, 4 Devonshire Place
Toronto, Ontario M5S 2E1 Canada
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Development charges are currently being debated across Canada. On November 14, 2023, two municipal finance exports explored differing viewpoints on development charges.

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11th City Manager’s Address: A New Deal for Toronto: What if They Say ‘Yes’

November 1, 2023 @ 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Campbell Conference Facility, Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, 1 Devonshire Place
Toronto, Ontario M5S 3K7 Canada
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Toronto City Manager Paul Johnson discussed the intergovernmental New Deal Working Group aimed at establishing a path to fiscal sustainability.

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October 2023

Changing Patterns of Governance in Metropolitan Regions: Australian and Canadian Perspectives

October 25, 2023 @ 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Massey College, Massey Common Room, 4 Devonshire Place
Toronto, Ontario M5S 2E1 Canada
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Panel discussed new trends in regional governance in Australia and implications for Greater Toronto, Ontario, and Canada.

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June 2023

Decarbonization of Buildings in Canadian Cities: Using Property Assessed Clean Energy Financing to Attract Private Capital

June 20, 2023 @ 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, Room 108N, 1 Devonshire Place, North House, Room 108N
Toronto, ON M5S 3K7 Canada
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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.

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May 2023

‘Forever Renters’ – Owning Housing Shares, Not Homes

May 30, 2023 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, Room 108N, 1 Devonshire Place, North House, Room 108N
Toronto, ON M5S 3K7 Canada
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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.

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New Revenue Sources for Toronto: Learning from Other Cities

May 18, 2023 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

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.

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Analysing the City of Toronto’s Multi-Unit Residential Acquisition Program

May 2, 2023 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, Room 108N, 1 Devonshire Place, North House, Room 108N
Toronto, ON M5S 3K7 Canada
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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.

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April 2023

Book launch: Sustainability, Citizen Participation, and City Governance

April 13, 2023 @ 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy, Room 208N, 1 Devonshire Place
Toronto, ON M5S 3K7 Canada
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On April 13, 2023, IMFG held a Toronto book launch to discuss "Sustainability, Citizen Participation, and City Governance" with Hoi L. Kong and Alexandra Flynn

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