Enid Slack: The Fiscal Future of Canadian Cities

The Century of Cities welcomes Enid Slack, Director of the Institute on Municipal Finance and Governance (IMFG) at the University of Toronto School of Cities to unpack Canadian cities' past, present, and future. From Toronto's once-hailed two-tier system to today's mounting financial pressures, she explores the structural challenges cities face, including aging infrastructure, climate change, housing shortages, and the fiscal fallout of remote work. With municipalities bearing the brunt while higher levels of government hold the purse strings, what is the path forward? Enid offers bold insights on new revenue models, rethinking regional governance, and lessons Canada can learn from cities worldwide.