• New IMFG paper makes a case for new taxes for Canada’s largest cities
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  • IMFG Publishes New Book on the Fiscal Health of Cities
  • IMFG Publishes New Book on the Fiscal Health of Cities
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What's new at IMFG

New IMFG paper makes a case for new taxes for Canada’s largest cities
June 27th, 2016

A new paper from the Institute on Municipal Finance and Governance looks at the impact of potential revenue tools on eight Canadian cities.

IMFG’s new paper on potential revenue tools was mentioned in the Toronto Star
June 27th, 2016

IMFG’s new paper (No. 27, More Tax Sources for Canada’s Largest Cities: Why, What, and How?), co-authored by IMFG Director Enid Slack and Professor Emeritus Harry Kitchen (Trent University) was mentioned in a Toronto Star article.

Enid Slack facilitates workshop for the International Property Tax Institute (IPTI) in Prague, Czech Republic
June 23rd, 2016

IMFG Director Enid Slack was invited by the International Property Tax Institute (IPTI) to facilitate a day-and-a-half workshop on property taxation in Central and Eastern European countries in Prague, Czech Republic.

Enid Slack wrote an article for the newest edition of Plan Canada Magazine about financing cities
June 22nd, 2016

IMFG Director Enid Slack wrote an article called “Financing Canadian Cities in the 21st Century” for Plan Canada Magazine’s summer edition, Financing Cities, published by the Canadian Institute of Planners.