MUNISCOPE is Canada’s national resource on municipal issues, sponsored by the Provincial-Territorial Officials Committee on Local Government (PTOC), formerly the Intergovernmental Committee on Urban and Regional Research (ICURR). With a dedicated team of professional researchers backed by the largest circulating library of its kind in Canada, Muniscope is your best source for information to support local government policies, practices and service delivery.

 

REPORTS

Federal Budget 2024–2025: Highlights and ReactionsFederal Budget 2024–2025: Highlights and Reactions

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PTOC Strategic Plan 2020-2025Strategic Plan 2020–2025 of the Provincial-Territorial Officials Committee on Local Government

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NEW BOOKS

Broken city: Land speculation, inequality, and urban crisisBroken city: Land speculation, inequality, and urban crisis

/ Condon, Patrick M. — [Vancouver, BC] : UBC Press, 2024.

Escaping the housing trap: The strong towns response to the housing crisisEscaping the housing trap: The strong towns response to the housing crisis

/ Marohn, Charles L. & Herriges, Daniel. — Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, 2024.

Voting online: Technology and democracy in municipal electionsVoting online: Technology and democracy in municipal elections

/ Goodman, Nicole J.; Hayes, Helen A.; McGregor, R. Michael; Pruysers, Scott; & Spicer, Zachary Devon. — Montréal ; Kingston : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2024.