MUNISCOPE is Canada's national resource on municipal issues, an online service of the Secretariat of the Table of Provincial and Territorial Ministers Responsible for Local Government (SMLG). 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 2025–2026: HighlightsFederal Budget 2026: Highlights

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SMLG Strategic Plan 2026–2029Strategic Plan 2026–2029 of the Secretariat of the Table of Provincial and Territorial Ministers Responsible for Local Government (SMLG)

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NEW BOOKS

Aging Playfully: Reimagining the Possibilities of Age-friendly Community PlanningAging Playfully: Reimagining the Possibilities of Age-friendly Community Planning

/ Hartt, Maxwell Douglas. — Vancouver : University of British Columbia Press, 2026.

The Bylaw State: Encampment Evictions & the Struggle for Public SpaceThe Bylaw State: Encampment Evictions & the Struggle for Public Space

/ Flynn, Alexandra & Hermer, Joe. — Halifax : Fernwood Publishing, 2026.

Saving Toronto: 10 City Builders Tell Us HowSaving Toronto: 10 City Builders Tell Us How

/ Greenberg, Ken & Golden, Anne. — (Eds.). — Toronto : Dundurn Press, 2026.