Research Guides: Scarborough, Ontario: Policy & Gov't Docs

University of Toronto Urban Studies Research Labs

Urban Policy Lab
The Urban Policy Lab is a training ground for urban policy professionals at the University of Toronto's Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, designed to inspire and prepare students for policy careers focused on cities.
The Lab offers students career development and experiential learning opportunities through graduate fellowships, skills workshops, networking and mentorship programs, and collaborative research and civic education projects (from website).
Affordable Housing Challenge
The School of Cities is bringing together scholars from across the University of Toronto, who are researching issues related to housing affordability from different disciplinary perspectives, with the objective of working together to research, discuss and debate the causes, processes, policies and consequences of declining housing affordability.
Mobilizing Justice
Mobilizing Justice is a multi-sector research partnership committed to solving transportation inequities in Canadian cities. (from website)
Urban Data Research Centre
Urban data is central to the design and planning of smart cities and will become ‘mission critical’ in its management and operations enabled by digital platforms and data systems. Most important, the need to share urban data across city services and external stakeholders is key to gaining insights, informing decisions, and improving the delivery of municipal programs and services for its citizens (from website).
School of Cities Research & Publications
The School of Cities is a unique multidisciplinary hub for urban research, education, and engagement creating new and just ways for cities and their residents to thrive. Based at the University of Toronto and in a fast-growing, culturally diverse, and economically dynamic urban region, the School of Cities supports leading scholars, practitioners, and community members spanning disciplines and lived experiences to co-create new understandings, policies, and practices (from website).

Canadian Think Tanks

Canadian Institute for Research on Public Policy
Canadian Urban Institute - Publications
The Canadian Urban Institute is a non-profit applied research organization dedicated to healthy urban development.
Think Tank Search (Harvard Kennedy School)

Urban Policy Organizations

United Nations Habitat
Use the Topics tab for policy documents. Use the Knowledge tab for data.
Metropolis
International association of large cities including Toronto. They also have data.
Federation of Canadian Municipalities
Please view menu tabs Focus Areas (policy documents) and Resources (data).

City of Toronto Resources

Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing of Ontario
Look for policy documents and relevant legislative documents.
Housing & Shelter - City of Toronto
HousingTO 2020-2030 Action Plan - City of Toronto
Please view various tabs for relevant information on housing.
City Government - City of Toronto
Find documents on municipal responsibilities, policy and accountability.

Where to Search for Grey Literature?

To find grey literature try to think of who would be publishing this information. Consider think tanks, government agencies, non-profits, professional associations, research institutes, and other organizations, based on the research you have already done.

Search Canadian federal, provincial & municipal government information (from Carleton University):

Paper distribution of the Government of Canada publications ceased in April 2014. Canadian federal government Information is now available in electronic format only. Many Canadian provincial and municipal government information is also available on the internet. Use the Google custom search box above as a place to start and also take a look at the Canadian Government Information Research Guide and the Foreign Government Information Research Guide

Search IGO's (from Carleton University) using this Google custom search:

Since the mid-1990s, many governments and international governmental organizations (IGOs) have made their publications available on the internet. Use the custom Google search above as a place to start. More information in Inter-governmental Organizations can be found in the UN & Intergovernmental Organizations research guide.

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