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
Forum Paper | 2024
Graham Sansom, Janice Baker, Zack Taylor
Who Does What Report | 2024
Valerie Preston, John Shields, Valerie Pruegger, Mireille Paquet, Sivakamy Thayaalan
IMFG Paper | 2024
Clara Turner, Jeff Allen, Karen Chapple, Sarah A. Smith
Who Does What Report | 2024
Martha Friendly, Gordon Cleveland, Sue Colley, Rachel Vickerson, Carolyn Ferns, Carley Holt,
Who Does What Report | 2023
Pat Armstrong, Daniella Balasal, Nadia De Santi, Shirley Hoy
Perspectives Papers | 2023
Robert Stewart
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Recent Presentations
Presentation | 2024
Keir Matthews-Hunter
The 2023-24 Blanche and Sandy Van Ginkel Graduate Fellow in Municipal Finance and Governance Keir Matthews-Hunter presented preliminary findings from analysis of approved multi-residential development applications from 2012-2015. Find out more »
Presentation | 2024
Sean Grisdale
On June 18, 2024, 2023-24 IMFG Fellow in Municipal Finance and Governance Sean Grisdale provided the first comprehensive summary of housing development outcomes on former city land in Toronto, drawing on almost 30 years of data documenting land sales, Find out more »
Presentation | 2024
On June 12, 2024, Richard M. Bird Post-Doctoral Fellow, Stephanie Ortynsky, compared the process of local government budgeting to federal and provincial budgeting processes before diving into three case studies of municipalities that have embarked on budgetary reform: Halifax, Toronto, and Vancouver. Find out more »
Video | 2024
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. Find out more »
Presentation | 2024
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. Find out more »