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Too Big, Yet Still Too Small: The Mixed Legacy of the Montréal and Toronto Amalgamations

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  • Zachary Spicer

    (Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs)

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Canada's two largest cities present interesting and very different cases of municipal amalgamation in Canada. Since amalgamation, Toronto's borders and governance model have remained largely unchanged, while Montréal has undergone a dramatic series of counter-reforms, including the creation of 27 new boroughts, and the "de-amalgamation" of 15 communities. More than a decade since the amalgamations, two recent IMFG Papers examine the impact these reforms have had on the finances and service delivery in the country's two biggest cities. This Perspectives paper highlights the key themes and arguments from the two papers.

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  • Zachary Spicer, 2014. "Too Big, Yet Still Too Small: The Mixed Legacy of the Montréal and Toronto Amalgamations," IMFG Perspectives 05, University of Toronto, Institute on Municipal Finance and Governance.
    • Handle: RePEc:mfg:perspe:05
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    1. Zachary Spicer, 2022. "Organizing Canadian Local Government," SPP Research Papers, The School of Public Policy, University of Calgary, vol. 1(Future of), May.

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