On June 14, 2022, the Government of Canada introduced “Bill C-26: An Act respecting cyber security, amending the Telecommunications Act and making consequential amendments to other Acts.” If passed into law, it will significantly reform the Telecommunications Act as well as impose new requirements on federally regulated critical infrastructure providers
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January 22, 2016
Authored by Matti Siemiatycki, associate professor in Department of Geography and Planning at the University of Toronto, the new IMFG report shows the causes of cost overruns are not merely technical. Instead, Siemiatycki argues, there are deep psychological and political economic factors that also contribute.
Read full articleJanuary 15, 2016
David A. Wolfe, co-director of the Innovation Policy Lab, examines Richard Harris’ background study on trade and industrial policy. Read the full paper.
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This paper, written by Wilson Pritchard, introduces the new Government Revenue Dataset from the International Centre for Tax and Development, which provides a more reliable, transparent, and comprehensive basis for cross-national research.
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November 5, 2015
Professors Dan Breznitz and David A. Wolfe, co-directors of the Innovation Policy Lab, with support from Assistant Professor Shiri Breznitz, have released a report on the region’s financial services technology (“Fintech”) sector and its impact on the region’s future economic success.
Read full articleOctober 15, 2015
This report, written by David Ticoll, was commissioned by City of Toronto Transportation Services Division as part of a broader project under the University of Toronto Transportation Research Institute (UTTRI). The report’s purpose is to equip City of Toronto decision...
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With the spread of globalization and internationally fragmented production, many scholars have declared the demise of the old Marshallian industrial districts. This chapter in The Oxford Handbook of Local Competitiveness argues that spatial agglomeration of activities across all stages of production and...
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September 15, 2015
Joseph Wong, interim director of the Asian Institute, has written a paper for the World Health Organization (WHO) on some of the challenges and solutions to achieving universal health coverage.
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This article, co-authored by Wilson Prichard, offers new insights into the political dynamics of property tax reform through a case study of Sierra Leone, focusing on variation in experiences and outcomes across the country’s four largest city councils.
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October 21, 2014
We live in a time of constant and rapid change − change that affects our economy, our society, and our environment. So it is perhaps not surprising that as governments and communities consider the future of the Columbia River Treaty, a central question becomes “How can we build in the capacity to adapt to future change in the Basin?” This bulletin from the Program on Water Issues addresses this important question
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September 30, 2014
Political change is coming to many of Ontario’s big cities. This IMFG paper profiles the election campaigns of six of Ontario’s biggest cities; Hamilton, London, Mississauga, Ottawa, Toronto and Windsor, and reflects on the unique conditions of each city, as well as what voters should be considering as they head to the ballot box.
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