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February 4, 2020: Power and Purpose: Canadian Municipal Law in Transition
New Publication
Power and Purpose: Canadian Municipal Law in Transition
In their new report, Power and Purpose: Canadian Municipal Law in Transition, Prof. Zack Taylor and Western Political Science MA student Alec Dobson examine the state of municipal empowerment by presenting an overview of municipal law in Canada's 10 provinces. They identify similarities and variations within and among the provinces in how they articulate the provincial-municipal relationship, municipal powers and jurisdiction, the organization of municipal institutions, and financial powers.
The paper is the first in a series of papers being prepared for the Urban Project, an initiative led by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) that brings city leaders together with other levels of government, academia, civil society, and the private sector to identify actionable and scalable solutions to the biggest challenges facing Canada's cities. The paper is co-published by the Centre and the Institute on Municipal Finance and Governance in the University of Toronto's Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy.