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

City Politics in Canada: Forty Years of Continuity and ChangeCity Politics in Canada: Forty Years of Continuity and Change

Horak, Martin; Lucas, Jack; & Taylor, Zachary Todd. (Eds.). — Toronto : University of Toronto Press, 2025.

Inside Public-Sector Innovation: How Local Governments Put Ideas into ActionInside Public-Sector Innovation: How Local Governments Put Ideas into Action

/ Spicer, Zachary D.; Lyons, Joseph R.; & Romualdi, Tyler. (Eds.). — Montréal ; Kingston : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2026.

Logement: Crises partout, justice nulle partLogement: Crises partout, justice nulle part

/ Jolivet, Violaine & Héon Cliche, Catherine. (Eds.). — [Québec, QC] : Presses de l'Université Laval, 2026.