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The Institute on Municipal Finance and Governance (IMFG) focuses on the finance and governance issues faced by cities and city-regions in Canada and internationally. Located in the School of Cities at the University of Toronto. www.imfg.org
Still time to register for this afternoon's livestream of IMFG's 13th Annual Toronto City Manager's Address!

Paul Johnson will speak on "Feeding Focus and Starving Distraction: Focusing on Priorities to Deliver on Torontonians' Investment."

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November 18, 2025 at 3:10 PM
In-person event: Maintaining and Renewing the Social Housing Stock: Canada in Comparison.

On Dec. 8, Dr. Collin Bernard will draw on international cases to examine how different systems govern and fund the maintenance and renovation of their social housing stock.

www.eventbrite.ca/e/maintainin...
November 17, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Join us for our 13th Annual Toronto City Manager's Address as
Paul Johnson speaks on "Feeding Focus and Starving Distraction: Focusing on Priorities to Deliver on Torontonians' Investment."

Nov. 18 at 4:30 at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy.

www.eventbrite.ca/e/13th-annua...
October 27, 2025 at 6:35 PM
5/ However, growth-related gains turn out to be temporary because the corresponding rise in population ultimately puts a strain on services and leads to an increase in per capita spending. bit.ly/FiscalGains
October 22, 2025 at 7:10 PM
4/ Meloche adds that growing municipalities also benefit significantly from one-time growth-related revenues such as building permits, land transfer taxes, and development charges. bit.ly/FiscalGains
October 22, 2025 at 7:10 PM
3/ Jean-Philippe Meloche shows that faster-growing municipalities tend to experience smaller increases or even decreases in their property tax rates, indicating a fiscal gain from development. bit.ly/FiscalGains
October 22, 2025 at 7:10 PM
2/ New IMFG paper examines the relationship between municipal growth and property taxation in Quebec to evaluate the fiscal impact of real estate development on municipalities. bit.ly/FiscalGains
October 22, 2025 at 7:10 PM
1/ Property taxes are well suited to finance municipal infrastructure and services. But does the dependency on property taxes force municipalities to encourage real estate development as a way to improve their financial situation without having to raise taxes? bit.ly/FiscalGains
October 22, 2025 at 7:10 PM
New IMFG report evaluates the fiscal impact of real estate development on municipalities, by examining the relationship between municipal growth and property taxation in Québec.
bit.ly/FiscalGains
October 22, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Join us for an in-person seminar on November 4 on Municipal Finance in Germany – Caught Between Investment Needs and Transformation Pressures, featuring Dr. Henrik Scheller.

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October 7, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Latest IMFG report examines how municipalities can use innovative eco-fiscal tools, such as taxes, fees, and charges, to influence behaviour to help fight climate change.

bit.ly/4mHizah

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September 17, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Don't want to miss our upcoming City Manager's Address or our latest paper?

Keep up with the latest in IMFG's papers, events, and updates by subscribing to our mailing list here.

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September 9, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Jean-Philippe Meloche and Fanny Tremblay-Racicot conclude the latest IMFG paper with observations of the state of eco-fiscal tools in Canada.

bit.ly/4mHizah

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September 3, 2025 at 6:17 PM
The report argues that fiscal tools, such as water charges, waste collection fees, and congestion pricing, are not only a source of revenue for municipalities, but also a means to incentivize climate-efficient behaviour. 3/4

bit.ly/4mHizah

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September 3, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Jean-Philippe Meloche and Fanny Tremblay-Racicot explain the advantages of eco-fiscal tools and explore the range of such mechanisms implemented by various Canadian municipalities. 2/4

bit.ly/4mHizah

@fannyrose.bsky.social @enap-qc.bsky.social
September 3, 2025 at 6:17 PM
New IMFG report examines how municipalities can use innovative eco-fiscal tools, such as taxes, fees, and charges, to influence behaviour to help fight climate change. 1/4

bit.ly/4mHizah

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September 3, 2025 at 6:17 PM
IMFG Fellow Alexandra Flynn argues that municipalities aren’t just service providers: they have the tools and authority to realize housing rights.

Human Rights Cities: Realizing the Right to Housing at the Municipal Scale - bit.ly/44hOYO5
July 15, 2025 at 7:24 PM
IMFG Director Enid Slack was on the podcast Century of Cities. Listen as she talks about the fiscal future of Canadian cities.

www.thecenturyofcities.com/podcast-epis...
July 3, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Watch as the CAOs of York, Peel, and Durham regions discuss how they are navigating the impact of tariffs, the influx of refugees and asylum seekers, and the nexus between development charges and housing affordability.

imfg.org/research/doc...
June 26, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Does the advent of a land transfer tax reduce property sales volumes and prices? View 2024-25 Graduate Fellow in Municipal Finance and Governance Peter Wu's presentation of the effects of Toronto's 2008 land transfer tax on the local real estate market.

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June 25, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Missed the IMFG panel on eco-fiscal tools? Watch the video on how eco-fiscal tools, designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and pollution, are being used across Canada, featuring IMFG Visiting Scholar Jean-Philippe Meloche, Fanny Tremblay-Racicot, and Ben Dachis.

imfg.org/research/doc...
June 24, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Interested in what the CAOs of Peel, Durham, and York said at our Friday event?

See their slides as they covered the impact of tariffs, the influx of refugees and asylum seekers, and the nexus between development charges and housing affordability.

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June 18, 2025 at 1:43 PM
The Municipal Role in Mental Health: New paper examines how municipalities can better position themselves to effectively respond to mental health and addiction challenges and the need for further cooperation from other orders of government and local agencies.

imfg.org/report/the-m...
June 9, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Join us on June 10 as IMFG Graduate Fellow Peter Wu discusses the impact of the introduction of the land transfer tax in Toronto in 2008.

Register for the in-person seminar:

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May 27, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Did you miss the presentation on eco-fiscal tools with Jean-Philippe Meloche and Fanny Tremblay-Racicot?

View the slides. imfg.org/research/doc...

The video will be coming out too.
May 23, 2025 at 3:05 PM