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IMFG Paper | 2025
Fiscal Gains from Real Estate Development: The Case of Québec Municipalities
Jean-Philippe Meloche
Report examines the relationship between municipal growth and property taxation in Québec.
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IMFG Paper | 2025
Eco-Fiscal Tools and Municipal Finance: Current Practices and Opportunities
Jean-Philippe Meloche, Fanny Tremblay-Racicot
Report details how municipalities can use innovative eco-fiscal tools (taxes, fees, and charges) to influence behaviour and combat climate change.
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Video | 2025
Third Annual Regional CAOs’ Address
Elaine Baxter-Trahair, Erin Mahoney, Gary Kent
On June 13, 2025, the CAOs of York, Peel and Durham Regions discussed how they are continuing to build communities while navigating the impact of tariffs, the influx of refugees and asylum seekers, and the nexus between development charges and housing affordability in the region.
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Video | 2025
Eco-fiscal Tools and Municipal Finance: New Practices and Opportunities
Jean-Philippe Meloche, Fanny Tremblay-Racicot, Ben Dachis
Seminar on how eco-fiscal tools are used in Canadian cities, their impact, and some potential municipal eco-fiscal strategies on May 22, 2025.
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Presentation | 2025
Third Annual Regional CAOs’ Address
Elaine Baxter-Trahair, Erin Mahoney, Gary Kent
On June 13, 2025, the CAOs of York, Peel and Durham Regions discussed how they are continuing to build communities while navigating the impact of tariffs, the influx of refugees and asylum seekers, and the nexus between development charges and housing affordability in the region.
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Presentation | 2025
Effect of Land Transfer Taxes on Real Estate Markets: Evidence from Toronto
Peter Wu
2024-25 Graduate Fellow in Municipal Finance and Governance Peter Wu presented new research on the effects of the introduction of the City's land transfer tax on Toronto's real estate market.
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Who Does What Report | 2025
The Municipal Role in Mental Health
R. Marcus Hammond, Barb Fornssler, Elaine Hyshka, Kwame McKenzie, et al.
Who Does What report examines the role municipalities can play in delivering mental health and harm reduction services.
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Presentation | 2025
Eco-fiscal Tools and Municipal Finance: New Practices and Opportunities
Jean-Philippe Meloche, Fanny Tremblay-Racicot
Presentation on how eco-fiscal tools are used in Canadian cities, their impact, and some potential municipal eco-fiscal strategies held on May 22, 2025.
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CBC News: Aaron Moore on Political Engagement of Young Voters
October 14, 2026
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