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Presentation | 2024
The Culture of Public Money: Local, Provincial and Federal Perspectives
Peter Wallace
On April 11 2024, Peter Wallace, who has played key roles at all three orders of government, joined the IMFG’s Enid Slack for a candid chat about the financial governance at the heart of Canada’s federal government, its largest province and the largest city.
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Video | 2024
Second Annual IMFG Address by Regional CAOs
Gary Kent, Elaine Baxter-Trahair, Erin Mahoney
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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IMFG Paper | 2024
Reforming Statutory Public Hearings for Planning
Aaron Moore, Alexandra Caporale
IMFG paper examines mandatory public hearings in municipal planning processes and makes four recommendations to improve public participation.
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Presentation | 2024
Second Annual IMFG Address by Regional CAOs
Gary Kent, Elaine Baxter-Trahair, Erin Mahoney
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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Video | 2023
Development Charges: The case for and against
Adam Found, Ben Dachis
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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IMFG Paper | 2023
Decarbonization of Buildings in Canadian Cities
Robert Stewart
New IMFG paper on reducing emissions from buildings through property assessed clean energy (PACE) financing examines how municipalities can attract private capital to PACE programs.
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Who Does What Report | 2023
The Municipal Role in Long-Term Care
Pat Armstrong, Daniella Balasal, Nadia De Santi, Shirley Hoy
New report examines the role municipalities play in delivering long-term care and building age-friendly communities, with a special focus on Ontario municipalities.
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Presentation | 2023
Wellbeing Budgets in New Zealand and Canada: What Can Municipalities Learn?
Stephanie Ortynsky
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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Municipal World: Enid Slack on Municipal Finance
March 5, 2024
Daily Commercial News: Aaron Moore on Winnipeg’s Infrastructure
February 23, 2024
The Public Record: Alexandra Flynn on the ‘Strong Mayor’ Powers
February 22, 2024