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New Canada Healthy Communities Initiative to help fund community-led COVID-19 resilience solutions
Today, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, Catherine McKenna, announced the Healthy Communities Initiative. $31 million will be dedicated to funding community-led projects that address specific
Canada Infrastructure Program adjusted to better address COVID-19-related infrastructure projects
Today, the Government of Canada announced adjustments to the Canada Infrastructure Program to better support Canadian communities on the front line of the COVID-19 pandemic.
COVID’s Values Revolution: Measuring Culture Change, Charting Civic Recovery
Only a few months prior to the COVID outbreak in North America, I delivered the conference keynote address to Ontario’s municipal CAOs/City Managers on the
How Community-Based Data Collection can Help Local Governments Combat the COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has and continues to greatly impact Canadians in various and numerous ways, especially in terms of job and economic security; what began
$19 Billion to help safely restart the economy: Funding for municipal services, healthcare, and childcare
July 16, 2020 – Canada’s First Ministers announced a federal/provincial/territorial (FPT) Safe Restart Agreement. The FPT Safe Restart Agreement is supported by a $19 billion
PSD Citywide Partners with Canadian Urban Institute for Cross Country Tour
Today marks the 100th day since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic. In the days, weeks, and months that followed, communities were tasked
Incorporating Nature into Core Infrastructure Services
By Municipal Natural Assets Initiative For several months now, the world has been thrown into a state of turmoil as we collectively struggle to manage the
Running A City During A Pandemic: Insights From Canada’s Resilient Municipal Administrators
By The Canadian Association of Municipal Administrators The world is facing unprecedented times and it is uncertain how different everyday life will be as the world
Federal Government announces an accelerated Gas Tax Fund transfer to municipalities totaling $2.2 billion
Today, June 1st, the federal government announced an advanced transfer of the 2020-21 Gas Tax Fund for municipalities. In the coming weeks, $2.2 billion will
Financial Impacts of Covid-19 on Local Governments Featuring Huu-ay-aht First Nations
Canada’s municipal composition consists of urban, rural, northern, and remote communities that deliver a wide spectrum of services. Like individuals, no two communities are experiencing
A Guide to Open Source GIS Software for the Public Sector
Free and open source software (FOSS) is increasingly being used by public sector organizations. Recently, the Canadian government issued the directive that wherever possible open
The Need for a Holistic Decision-Making Framework to Achieve Better Infrastructure Levels of Service
A significant portion of a municipal capital and maintenance budget is allocated to annual projects within the municipal right of way (ROW). These projects include
