Search Results for: Fiscal Health
Video | 2023
11th City Manager’s Address: A New Deal for Toronto: What if They Say ‘Yes’
Paul Johnson, Sabine Matheson
Toronto City Manager Paul Johnson discussed the intergovernmental New Deal Working Group aimed at establishing a path to fiscal sustainability.
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Presentation | 2023
11th Toronto City Manager's Address
Paul Johnson
Toronto City Manager Paul Johnson discussed the intergovernmental New Deal Working Group aimed at establishing a path to fiscal sustainability.
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Video | 2023
New Revenue Sources for Toronto: Learning from Other Cities
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.
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IMFG Paper | 2023
Measuring the Fiscal Health of U.S. Cities
Howard Chernick, Andrew Reschovsky
New IMFG report analyzes the fiscal health of U.S. cities and finds that, between 2000 and 2014, many cities were in poor health and disparities among cities increased.
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Video | 2022
The Pandemic and Beyond: Perspectives from Chief Administrative Officers in the GTA
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.
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Presentation | 2022
The Pandemic and Beyond: Perspectives from Chief Administrative Officers in the GTA
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.
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Video | 2022
How Has the Pandemic Impacted Global Cities: Some Evidence from London, Paris, and Toronto
Mark Kleinman
In this talk, Professor Mark Kleinman of King’s College London discusses how cities have been changed by the pandemic, and how they will need to adapt, with a particular focus on London, UK.
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IMFG Paper | 2021
Addressing the Fairness of Municipal User Fee Policy
Almos Tassonyi and Harry Kitchen
User fees are one of the principal funding mechanisms for a range of municipal services, from water and waste management to transit and recreation. New IMFG paper explains why user fees are a good source of revenue for municipalities, how they are employed in Ontario, and how to navigate the trade-off between efficiency and fairness.
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The Globe and Mail: Alexandra Flynn on Gaps in B.C.’s New Housing Plan
December 5, 2023
The Globe and Mail: Alexandra Flynn on Inability to Identify Public Lands for Housing
December 4, 2023
CBC News: Zack Taylor on How the Federal Government Can Help Municipalities
December 3, 2023