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In the fourth publication of the IMFG Municipal Pre-Election Series, Aaron Moore profiles Manitoba's largest city, Winnipeg.
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In the third essay of IMFG's Pre-Election Series, Gabriel Eidelman, Young Luk, and Ananya Yadav profile Ontario’s largest city, Toronto.
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In the second essay of IMFG's Pre-Election Series, Stewart Prest and Andy Yan profile British Columbia’s largest city, Vancouver.
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Municipal elections shape the priorities and policy agendas of the governments that are closest to the daily lives of Canadians. Yet local elections often take place with limited publicly accessible analysis of the broader context in which they occur and the key challenges facing local governments.
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In the inaugural essay of IMFG's Pre-Election Series, Gabriel Arsenault and Mathieu Wade profile New Brunswick’s largest city, Moncton.
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Video for IMFG's fourth annual CAOs Address with the regional Chief Administrative Officers of York, Halton, Peel, and Durham on April 20, 2026.
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Presentation for IMFG's fourth annual CAOs' Address with the regional Chief Administrative Officers of York, Halton, Peel, and Durham on April 20, 2026.
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Over the past four decades, the role of municipalities in Canada has evolved significantly. This paper provides an accessible and systematic overview of municipal authority and responsibilities across all ten provinces and three territories. The authors find that while the general trend has been toward more permissive authority and the recognition of municipalities as democratic and accountable governments, significant variation persists in both law and practice across - and within - provinces and territories.
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