Year: 1959
Summary: A reference guide listing the contact information for the mayor, city council, and various municipal boards and services. Also lists contact information for metro Toronto representatives.
Year: 1980
Summary: Registration form for the Bureau's Annual Luncheon and seminar, May 16, 1980. Mayor John Sewell to speak on the role of Toronto in industrial development .
Year: 1958
Year: 1919
Summary: Defines commission government, its history, advantages and limitations.
Year: 1954
Summary: A reference guide listing the contact information for the mayor, city council, and various municipal boards and services. For the first time, includes listings for metro Toronto representatives.
Year: 1949
Summary: Describes trends in voter turnout and issues that could increase engagement.
Year: 1951
Summary: Analysis of voter turnout in the last elections.
Summary: Encouraging citizens to vote.
Year: 1914
Summary: Five provisions in Bill No. 45 "An Act Respecting the City of Toronto" specify emergency use of funds without informing electors or ratepayers. Taxpayers should inquire into the reason for all proposed expenditure.
Year: 1922
Summary: A summary of publications and achievements of the Bureau of Municipal Research from 1914-1922, including adoption of Bureau policy recommendations
Year: 1969
Summary: A reference guide listing the contact information for the mayor, city council, and various municipal boards and services. Also lists contact information for metro Toronto, suburban representatives, and children's aid.
Summary: Draws attention to important issues in the 1969 election.
Year: 1963
Summary: A reference guide listing the contact information for the mayor, city council, and various municipal boards and services. Also lists contact information for metro Toronto and suburban representatives.
Year: 1952
Summary: A reference guide listing the contact information for the mayor, city council, and various municipal boards and services
Year: 1939
Summary: Scan of major elections issues. Notes that those elected will oversee a $36 million budget, as well as additional oversight of a water works project worth $3 million. Suggests that the city extend council term limits to 2 years.
Year: 1925
Summary: A summary of the work done by the Bureau of Municipal Research for the year ending 1925. Work included community engagement, public debates and addresses, and publishing various bulletins. Civic government accomplishments and the city budget and taxes are outlined. Other steps to advance efficiency and economy are discussed. Bureau expenditures and subscribers at the end.
Year: 1978
Summary: A report considering the idea of raising the Bureau's media profile - and how this would affect the Bureau's credibility, fund-raising efforts, staffing, information gathering, and influence on public policy.
Summary: Suggests better candidate selection can lead to greater engagement of the public and better performance of the council
Summary: Encouraging use of the suggestion box run by the bureau; citizens can inform the bureau of local infrastructure problems and/ or other matters of local interest.
Year: 1948
Summary: citizens should be engaged not only in voting but also in the selection of candidates.
Year: 1933
Summary: Urges citizens to contact municipal representatives about the issue of civic expenditure.
Summary: Analysis of voter turnout.
Year: 1944
Summary: Highlights the importance of voting in the upcoming municipal elections. Suggests that voters should be involved in elections at the stage of candidate selection and not only in the actual voting. Provides a list of questions that one may put to candidates running in the election.
Year: 1918
Summary: Outlines planned revenue sources for 1917, and intended expenditure on municipal services.
Summary: Analysis of tax burden per capita and the proportion dedicated to education vs. other expenditure.
Year: 1964
Year: 1928
Summary: The Bureau suggests that low voter turnout could be improved by advancing all of the ideas about elections - longer terms, change of system, and the abolition of wards.
Year: 1945
Summary: Highlights issues in upcoming elections. Encourages the city increase the amount of voters by increasing the importance of the electoral body in the conduct of city affairs. Suggests that longer terms may bring better quality candidates and promote continuity of policy.
Summary: Suggests that citizens should be engaged not only in voting but also in the selection of candidates.